Shots from five days spent in Tangkoko National Park from 18 August 2008 til 23 August 2008. Tangkoko is about 2 hours drive from Manado in the north-eastern corner of Sulawesi. Little lowland rainforest survives in the general area which sadly seems to be a just a single huge coconut plantation today. Tangkoko harbors some of the last primary forest around and is famous for its dense population of tarsiers. This seems to provide some protection and although some habitat destruction continues along the access road, it appears to be rather slow and can hopefully be stopped completely one day. For the birder, Tangkoko is a true paradise with all endemic Sulawesi kingfisher species occuring as well as pittas, hornbills, lots of pigeon species, the fantastic Red-backed Thrush, just to name a few of the more spectacular birds.