The Luzon Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba luzonica) is one of a number of species of ground dove in the genus Gallicolumba that are called “bleeding-hearts”. They get this name from a splash of vivid red colour at the centre of their white breasts. The Luzon Bleeding-heart is the species in which this feature is most pronounced, and on first sight it is hard to believe that the bird has not recently been wounded. This is also partially due to a reddish hue extending down the belly, providing the illusion of blood having run down the bird’s front.
at first i thought “this bird has been seriously hurt and needs medical attention. put down the camera and take it to a vet,” but then i read and yeah not so much.
We keep it real in the Philippines. Even the birds. I don’t even know what I mean.
Jaena Rae 