Monday, July 18, 2011

Somewhere ...

Olive-backed Sunbird
Nectarinia jugularis



Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis

Saturday, July 16, 2011

Have we met before ....

BIF



Lesser Whistling-duck
Dendrocygna javanica



Friday, July 15, 2011

I spied on a couple frolicking in the stream ...

Naughty couple caught in the act.

Bulbul

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Repah birding

Unchartered regions of repah.

Chestnut-breasted Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus curvirostris



Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus



Need help with ID
Scarlet Minivet (F)
Pericrocotus flammeus



Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Gunung Tampin surprises ...

Surprise before the rain, chasing after this forktail. The more I try to get close, the further it runs in the opposite direction. Not so clear picture as light is fading with the dark clouds moving in. Record shot of this lifer.

Chestnut-naped Forktail
Enicurus ruficapillus



After the rain, heard some noises up on the tree. Finally located this pair of parent and child feeding. Lifer.

Crimson-winged Woodpecker
Picus puniceus

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Gunung Tampin regulars

Ashy Bulbul
Hemixos flavala



Red-throated Barbet
Megalaima mystacophanos



Grey-bellied Bulbul
Pycnonotus cyaniventris

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Belum landscape

View of the lake in the evening.




Trailing lights of vehicles passing by the Banding bridge at night.




Zooming in for abstract feel...




UFO in Belum ...... flying insects attracted to the light + rain.




The Belum lake monster .....




High way stop ...... really the highest RnR point on Malaysian highway. View of the Titiwangsa range.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Belum Birding

You have not yet bird in Belum if you didn't catch a glimpse of the famous hornbill.

I was eagerly waiting for the sun to rise the next day only to be doused with early morning rain.



Oriental Cuckoo
Cuculus optatus



Unidentified eagle

Monday, July 4, 2011

Air Banum Tree Swift

Lifer, along the RPS Air Banum. Sky was getting dark, with the clouds moving in. After finishing the photo shoot, it rained cats and dogs.

I realise the next day, the other half was nesting on another tree beside. This bird distracted me from finding its mate. Sitting silently the camouflage work very well for them.


Whiskered Treeswift
Hemiprocne comata

Friday, July 1, 2011

Genting Highland birding

Caught this family at the temple along Genting Highland road. The single parent was busy ferrying catch back to their baby.


Juvenile Black-eared Shrike-babbler
Pteruthius melanotis


Black-eared Shrike-babbler
Pteruthius melanotis