Friday, April 30, 2010

Quicky birding ...

A very quick and short birding trip...

Brown Shrike
Lanius cristatus



Have problem id these pigeons, they all look the same ...
All taken from the same tree .... maybe there are few species
feasting together or maybe just male & female?
or

Orange-breasted Green Pigeon
Treron bicincta


The head of this fella seems to be green... but the white
stripe in the wings seems consistent

Large Green Pigeon
Treron capellei

Monday, April 26, 2010

Kg Paya birding ...

Gold-whiskered Barbet
Megalaima chrysopogon


Red-eyed Bulbul
Pycnonotus brunneus


Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Food photography ...

Was invited to do a food photo
shoot at a pub in Malacca.


Celebration of colours and glorious food ...

Drink #1


Drink #2


Drink #3


Drink #4


Drink #5


Drink #6


Drink #7


Group photo with all drinks ...


Lamb chop ...


Chicken chop without gravy ...


Ikan bilis ...


Chicken chop with gravy ...


Satay ...


???


Cheese sandwich ...


Egg sandwich ...


Burger ...


Bird ???


Ox tail soup ...


Mixed rice ...


Fried noodles ...


Shrimp salad ...


Identity of drinks below are substituted
in order not to provide free advertisement
to companies involved.

Photos below goes to show beauty of stained glass.

Nice green glass ...


Nice red glass ...


Nice blue glass ...


Nice grey glass ...


Nice brown liquid ...


Black gold ...


Real gold ...

Sunday, April 11, 2010

Another great day at Gunung Datuk

Post mountain climbing event just a day before at Gunung Datuk.
The wait is fruitful even though there are no appearance of barbets ...


Olives and black head are very common here.

Olive-winged Bulbul
Pycnonotus plumosus



Black-headed Bulbul
Pycnonotus atriceps



The guy with David Beckham hair-do got us all excited ...

Chequer-throated Woodpecker
Picus mentalis

Sunday, April 4, 2010

A day at the beach ... Belimbing

White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis



Belimbing invasion ... that was not reported in newspapers



Black Baza
Aviceda leuphotes

Black Bazas identified from their under body pattern and wing shape,
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Baza)
thermaling over small town Belimbing.



Black Baza
Aviceda leuphotes

All 19 of them ...