The pictures above are Copyright of the following person;- Sreedharan G - Sultan Tit Nelson Khor - Trogon jhseow - Male Large Niltava
ga_lee - female Large Niltava Wee Hiang Her - LongTail Broadbill Lim Kam Su - Blue Nuthatch
MS Garden Hotel now known as Grand Darulmakmur Hotel
I was surprised to find this 'Burung Punai' -Pink-necked Green Pigeon (Treron vernans) at the busy area, just outside the MS Garden Hotel swimming pool.
Apparently this bird roost at this "Beremban Bukit' tree - Duabanga grandiflora.
The female Pigeon pearched at the 'Jambu Batu' tree - (Psidium guajava).
I took this picture from the first-floor balcony, using a towel as a support for my lens.
This common winter migrant, the Brown Shrike, is foraging with an Asian Glossy Starling at dead tree.
I spotted this White-Bellied Sea Eagle very far away, about 1km from the hotel, flew over the Kuantan River.
I also saw Oriental Pied Hornbill not far from the hotel's car park.
This was my LIFER and target bird for last Friday birding at Fraser's Hill.
My method of bird photography is very simple, walk slowly on a trail and watch for any bird that perch on the branches, but frequently the birds fly away when I stumble upon it.
I never used bird song to lure the bird into view, except this one. The bird was photographed with the help of MP3 song that I downloaded from Xeno-canto Asia.
Download the mp3 file into my iPod nano and attached it to a small portable speaker (Altec Lansing iM207 Orbit).
I heard the song of this Niltava at Maybank Lodge's front gate and played the iPod. The bird called back and suddenly landed on the electric cable. Perched there for a few second, just enough for me to shoot a few frames.
Than I saw the male perched on a dead ginger plant a few feet away.
The use of of bird sound is frowned upon and discourage. I don't think I distress this bird for about three minute playback and nine minutes of photography. This Niltava is not in endangered or rare, and December is not a breeding season.
There is a lot of discussion in the bird forum about the ethics of using bird sound playback in birding and photographic. In my opinion, limited use that do not repeatedly loop back the song for a long duration with non endangered bird is okay.
In Malaysia, I don't think this will threaten the common bird, but logging, forest clearing and bird poachers are the main culprit.
Large Niltava (Niltava grandis) -female
male species
Click for the Song (taken from Xeno-canto Asia; recorded by Nick Athanas)
iPod Nano 3rd generation silver 2GB with protective cover and Altec Lansing iM207 Orbit Portable Speaker
Have a look for more bird pictures at the Bird Photography Weekly @ Birdfreak.
I went to Fraser's Hill again yesterday, took the opportunity of public holiday of Maal Hijrah (1st day of Islamic Calender).
I was late, arrived at the Jelai Resort at 7.30am. The weather was cloudy and misty.
Met an English couple birder there. They had been there since 7.0am waiting for this green bird.
They told me that the street lamps at that resort was not on, so no insects to attract the birds. As luck was with us, the green bird appeared with a bird wave at 7.35am. I took a few shots without flash, (can't use it in the cloudy misty condition). The couple was very satisfied with the great view, and went birding to another location after saying bye-bye to me.
Only when the pictures were downloaded at the computer, that I realized the bird was at the same perch as at 18 October 2009.
I don't believe in number that are lucky or otherwise, but this number 18 will always be in my mind for those beautiful Green Magpie.
This was photographed on October 18. If you don't believe me please view the EXIF data. ;)
