Selamat Tahun Baru Masehi 2012

Happy Holiday!

Let's add some colours - Silver-Eared Mesia

Boring to see brown and black & white birds?

Clear view of Brown Shrike

Yesterday evening at 6pm, I noticed the shrike perched on top of a mangosteen tree. This time I got the dorsal view that confirm the ID - Brown Shrike

Quick shot from kitchen window - Brown Shrike

Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus)

400mm out of the dry box

After nearly 2 months of hibernating, finally, my telephoto is out...
and here are a common species in my backyard

Can you spot the similarities between this  Rhipidura javanica and  Canis lupis familiaris ?

House Crow at Tasik Titiwangsa

House Crow with Nokia N8 - telephoto lens in dry box ...

House Crow (Corvus splendens)

Slaty-backed Forktail at Jeriau Fraser's Hill

Slaty-backed Forktail (Enicurus schistaceus)

Cameron Highland Ride 2011

Not active birding because of this...

Cameron Highland Ride 2011, originally uploaded by 2121studio.

Gold-whiskered Barbet at dead coconut tree

Gold-whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon)

Dollarbird - Dollar is falling

Blue-throated Bee-eater - Landing

I did a quick bird photograph during the recent Hari Raya holiday.

Wet Hari Raya

Verditer Flycatcher

humble down to earth bird - Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassina)

Location: Jelai Resort, Fraser's Hill, Pahang.

Zebra Dove in flight

Blue-winged Minla

Blue-winged Minla (Minla cyanouroptera sordidior) - juvenile

Location: Jelai Resort, Fraser's Hill, Pahang.

In Memory of Malaysia Bird Photographer : Choo Tse Chien

I opened Nelson Khor's Facebook this morning and got sad and shocking news.
Choo Tse Chien passed away yesterday at 2 p.m.  He had a cardiac arrest at the young age of 41.
I knew him from a few birding trips at Fraser's Hill and Bukit Tinggi. Wonderful nice chap, and he sent me two CDs of the bird song of SEA free of charge. The Bird Photography community will surely miss you...
Condolences to all family members.

This picture was taken by him at Bukit Tinggi while waiting for Orange-headed Thrush in January 2010.

This picture was taken by me at Frazer's Hill while waiting for Rufous-browed Flycatcher

You can see his work on his web sites:

1.http://www.pbase.com/tsechien
2.http://www.aviannaturescapes.net
3.http://www.facebook.com/tsechien

EDIT: those sites are no longer available.

Birding during Nuzul Al-Quran Holiday

Silver-eared Mesia (Leiothrix argentauris)

One hour before IFTAR - part 2

Common backyard birds

Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia),  Local name:   Burung Kunyit Kecil

Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malaccensis), Female, Local name:   Kelicap Mayang Kelapa

One hour before IFTAR

I went to my usual birding spot one hour before iftar (breaking the fast), and this is what I got. All common birds on the Raub Golf Course.

Crested Mynas in flight

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker - male singing

Yellow-bellied Prinia

Yellow-vented Bulbuls at on Siam Weed (Chromolaena odorata).

Tiung - another Banana Series

No cycling and bird hiking during Ramadhan... this very common bird will do...

Birds at Banana Leaf

Flash flood at Raub Golf Course

No time to go out birding/photographing birds,  so I keep my telephoto in a dry box.
My favorite hunting ground after the rain is to keep this blog alive - prevent it from 'bersawang' (spider web).

Sunning Zebra Dove

Starling with Kelkatu

Mak kami lapar ! - Mumy we are hungry !

FH - Silver Bird

Location: Fraser's Hill, Pahang

FH - Bluebird on King Fern

Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassina) at Giant/King Fern (Angiopteris evecta)

Location: Fraser's Hill, Pahang

Scaly-breasted Munia

Location: Backyard, Raub, Pahang

Mountain Leaf Warbler

Mountain Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus trivirgatus)

Location: Gunung Ulu Kali, Genting Highland, Pahang.

Yellow-breasted Warbler

4th and final lifer from Gunung Ulu Kali, Genting Highland

Yellow-breasted Warbler (Seicercus montis)

Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malaccensis)

Brown-throated Sunbird - side/ventral view	Juvenile Male -dorsal view

Location: Backyard, Raub, Pahang