Take-off and Landing

Pacific Swallow Take-off and landing

Landing

Wild flowers - Flame of the Forest

This flowers are really in the forest (not as a shade planted at the roadside).
I took this pictures at a logging trail, during one of my birding trip.

Please visit the Today's Flowers , produced by:
TODAY'S FLOWERS TEAM
LUIZ SANTILLI JR. - DENISE GULLICKSON - LAERTE PUPO - DENISE B. CASTRO

Ashy Tailorbird at my backyard

I have seen Common Tailorbird countless time at my backyard, but this Ashy species is my lifer.

Ashy Tailorbird (Orthotomus sepium) - Juvenile

Adult, compare to the Common Tailorbird below.

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Whiskered Treeswift - SkyWatch

Whiskered Treeswift (Hemiprocne comata) -

Layang-layang Berjambul Kecil
This is a female - without the chestnut ear-coverts. Thank you Madibirder for info.

Road to MRSM Kuala Lipis - SkyWatch Friday

I went to Kuala Lipis to visit my son Firdaus at a boarding school (MRSM) last month.
With my wife at a driving seat, I took the opportunity to snap a few pics.

the straight road

and the winding road

the final left bend to MRSM K. Lipis

MRSM Kuala Lipis, view from the main road

Yellow Day Flying Moth - Kupu-kupu terbang siang

Day flying moth (Dysphania subrepleta) - Kupu-kupu terbang siang

Sesumpah - Green Crested Lizard - Chameleon

1 Rejab 1430H

Green crested lizard (Bronchocela cristatella)

Purple-naped Sunbird at Taman Negara Kuala Tahan

This spiderhunter looks very much like the Streaked Spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna) that I found at Fraser's Hill. You can find the streaked at Montana forest, but the Grey-breasted at low land like Kuala Tahan. So the different species between magna and modesta
EDIT: this is Sunbird NOT spiderhunter!

Purple-naped Sunbird (Hypogramma hypogrammicum) - ID by Smathi Chong. Thank you!
Local name: Kelicap Rimba

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Bird Photography at Fraser's Hill Bird Race

As I said in the previous entry that I did not take part in the race, but just having fun and showing my friend Razak Ramli and Hairie what bird photography is all about.
We went to Abu Suradi trail and managed to shots a few birds, no new bird/lifer for me today.
This is a view at Jalan Pecah Batu Fraser's Hill, in front of the Tamil Primary School.

two birder (Hairie & Tabib) at one of Fraser's Hill trail - photo by Razak Ramli

That's me sporting the new binocular harness, in front of the closing ceremony stage. The prizes and medal presentation of Bird Race was held at 2.30pm .

I visited the exhibition booths and met Jason Tan from Trifid Optical Supplies and brought a lens pen from him. There I also met our hardworking organizer of the event Dato' Shafik Fauzan, Pahang Tourism, Arts and Heritage Committee chairman. Then I bought a binocular harness and MNS Cap at Malaysian Nature Society booth. That "Bin Harness" will relieve the stress on my neck from the weight of heavy binocular.

This pic of Little Pied Flycatcher was taken at the roadside - at roundabout near the children's play ground. This tiny (12cm) bird perched on Melastoma tree and was so obliging, allowing us to take pictures for a few minutes. My friend was so excited to see this.

Little Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni)

This is how two excited photographers (Tabib & Hairie) in action - pic by Razak Ramli

that pink flowers are Melastoma shrub.

very common Long-tailed Sibia aka Sky Rat (Heterophasia picaoides)

and not so common Little Cuckoo Dove (Macropygia ruficeps)

abundance and noisy Chestnut-capped Laughing thrush (Garrulax mitratus), but difficult to  get a good picture of this feeding chick.

Unlike this common Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica) that nesting and feeding the chicks at the old house in front of the Tamil Primary School.

Pacific Swallow feeding her chicks