Under altostratus clouds br faded blue sky, br a predator swirls, drifts about, br blue gray eye searches for prey, br noises loud, high pitched call, warns br monkeys down below, exudes fear, br screams, swings from tree to tree br away from marauding stare, br so swift, lightning speed, swoops, br in minute hard earned prize br br Colugo, civets, snakes, lizards br are its other favorites gourmet br shaggy crest on crown, haughty, br adorned with long brown feathers, br resembles mythical gryphon, br dark face, creamy brown nape, br posterior dark brown, underside, br underwings, white, legs heavy, br yellow, powerful large dark claws, br huge deep bill, high arched bluish gray br br Wingspan a couple meters, world’s largest br that ever live on earth today, br a dominant hunter in virgin forest, br specie’s flight fast and agile br echos smaller birds of chase, br a national emblem, national pride br Pearl of the Orient yet br vanishing Haribon refuses to die, br choosing endless escape br down Pacific blue horizonbr br Noel Horlandabr br