Birding at Bukit Rengit 2nd day Raya Haji

I took the opportunity of Hari Raya Haji holiday for a short 3 hours birding at Bukit Rengit near Lancang.
Got 2 lifers. (no a good pictures, but enough for my record)
After refering to bird book actually I got 3 lifer, with that Cinnamon-rumped Trogon that I thought as a juvenile Diard's

1. Rufous Piculet (Sasia abnormis)

2. Diard's Trogon (Harpactes diardii) - Female - preening

3. Cinnamon-rumped Trogon (Harpactes orrhophaeus) - female

Local name: Kesumba Pelandok

I met veteran birder Mr.Tee Lian Huat aka ATee. that showed me that Diard's.

Munia on Christmas Bush

Pipit Tuli di atas Pokok Kapal Terbang

White-rumped Munia (Lonchura striata) on Siam Weed (Chromolaena odorata).

Reach for the Moon

Selamat Hari Raya Korban - SkyWatch Friday

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Dragonflies

Blue Dragon
Ictinogomphus decoratus

Macrodiplax-cora - female (above) and male (below)
Red Grasshawk - (Neurothemis fluctuans)

Wild Honey Bee Swarm

I found this Bee Swarm at the small forest not far from Raub Magistrate Court, about 30 feet from the road that lead to District Officer house.
This is not a permanent nest, usually disappear within 24 hours. Bee Swarm are usually not aggressive because of no hive and food store to defend.

Gold-whiskered Barbet Under the Rain

The heavy rain stopped, but light drizzled continue when this bird suddenly perched on a dead banana leaf about 20 feet from me.
I wish for a better smooth background (bokeh) than that green banana leaf. With the rain and overcast sky, what more you can ask for?.
ISO 400, f5.6, shutter 1/25, EV +1.7, No flash

If you look at this picture below, the yellow colour was overexposed - that yellow at the bird's cheek and part of the old banana leaf. The EV + 1 2/3 compensation was too much, but for the bird that perched for a few second, I had no time to view at the camera's histogram to correct the set-up.

Birds in The Rain

I can't go out for birding /photography this weekend because of non stop raining.
The next best thing to do was to wait for bird at my backyard from the window.
This is what I got.

1. Pied Fan-Tail at cloth wire.

Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica)

2. Tree Sparrow at my neighbor house roof

Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)

3. Javan Myna singing under the rain.

Javan Myna (Acridotheres javanicus)
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Barn Swallow at Raub JPJ Roof Top

I pass by the JPJ /RTD (Road Transport Department) building every day on the way to work.
Usually a large flock of Tree Sparrow preens and drying their feather on the roof up there.
Yesterday I brought my camera to work and planned to photograph them. It rained all day, so I photographed this from the car . Viewed the image later at home that I realized this was not Tree Sparrow but migrant Barn Swallow.

Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)

Photographed this later at noon. Notice the raindrops at the electric cable down there.

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Pacific Swallow taking a bath

Photographed this last Saturday evening at a small lake near Raub here.
Initially I thought this bird was catching a fish, but when I checked the pictures later at home no food or fish found at the beak.
When I searched the web, than I knew that this swallow was taking a bath.

Pacific Swallow, drink and bath on the wing.

Fraser's Hill Sky

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Giant Ferns at Telecom Loop /Girdle Road.

Pine Tree at Buona Vista.

Morning light at Mager Road.

Mammals of Fraser's Hill

White-thighed Surili (Presbytis siamensis siamensis)

Himalayan Striped Squirrel (Tamiops macclellandi)

Black-throated Sunbird - Female

Feeding on nectar of Fuchsia flowers.

Black Throated Sunbird (Aethopyga saturata) - female

and at Bottle-brush flowers.

Fire-Tufted Barbet - Mission Accomplished

There was no rain at Raub for the past two days, I searched at Malaysia Meteorological Department website looking for Fraser's Hill weather. The Sunday was favorable weather (Morning:Cloudy, Afternoon & night:Rain), so I made my 4th trip up there targeting the Fire-Tufted species.

I waited at the bird feeder of Shahzan Hotel as usual, but that feeder seem to be empty (no food or fruit). No bird came in, not even the 'Sky Rat'. I give up after forty-five minutes.
I thought that was another fruitless trip, until I made a hike at Mager Trail.

Saw this at Mager Trail, very far from about 20 meters at a fruiting tree @ 8.20am

Fire-tufted Barbet (Psilopogon pyrolophus)

It was nearly 11 am when I was about to walk back to my car when I hit a jackpot.
I saw one lonely bird at a very low perched, just above my head - at Valley Road, just at the end of Hemmant Trail.

It stayed there oblivious to my presence and flash light.

It said goodbye to me when my CF card nearly full to the brim. Thank you 'Takur Api' see you again!
My bird pictures quality no way near Con Foley, but I went home very happy for successful Mission Fire-Tufted.

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Wagtail and Yellow Flowers at Lady Guillemard

My second encounter with the same bird that I posted last week (Bungalow Guard).
This bird apparently stayed at this site - Junction between Lady Guillemard Road, Peninjau Road and Valley Road. It feed on insects that attracted to the street light.
Like last week, it was very obligating and not afraid of my camera and flash light.

Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) and Honey bee (Apis sp.)
Miror miror of the car, who is pretiest of all?
Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) looking at an insect (probably a wingless termite soldier, that we called Mengkiak /Cengkiak)
Marigold Flowers (Tagetes erecta) - ?Bunga Tahi Ayam

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