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Birding , Bird and Nature Photography have been a lonely one man show for me most of the time for the past one year. I tracked the quiet unpaved laterite road like this Rubber Plantation access road looking for birds and any interesting subject to shoot.
Rubber tree
Pará rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis).
the sap/latex is collected in the small container (plastic bag in this pics) . Coagulated latex is collected the next day ,sell to rubber dealer which then sell it to a rubber factory for end product manufacturing such as glove, tyre ,condom, etc
Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goaivier) and Weeping Fig (Ficus benjamina)
Benjamin's Fig or Weeping Fig (Malay: Pohon Beringin) can grow very tall (up to 100ft). The drooping branches made a good shade. Planted on the road side and for landscaping.
In old days Malay often associated this big tree with ghosts. If you walk alone underneath it dark shade at night, you never know when the 'ghost' or snatch thief will spring up.
The small ( 0.7-1.5 cm) red-orange coloured fruit are a favorite food of many bird species, like this Bulbul.
In old days Malay often associated this big tree with ghosts. If you walk alone underneath it dark shade at night, you never know when the 'ghost' or snatch thief will spring up.
The small ( 0.7-1.5 cm) red-orange coloured fruit are a favorite food of many bird species, like this Bulbul.
25 comments:
Awesome shots! I don't think I've ever seen a rubber tree. It was very interesting to see how the sap is tapped from the tree.
Superb images. What a glorious place to visit. Thanks for showing.
LOL Tabib I posted on the wrong photos. I really enjoyed these also. You take great photos! Hope you have a wonderful week. =)
Tabib: What a neat story of the rubber tree with neat photos. I love your bird photo with the red berry.
Take care when linking. Your link took me to an old post. I will fix it. FG My World Team.
Wow I love the green in those pics, I am very envious. Great shots.
Cheers!
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Excellent pictures of the birds. I never knew how rubber was tapped. We tap Maple trees in the same way to make Maple syrup here in Canada.
Wonderful photos of the Bulbul, I saw latex harvesting in Java and I am sure I saw these Bulbuls at the same time.
Wandering down that lane would be rather nice and cool in your hot climate.
Absolutely gorgeous shots. The colors are so brilliant. I don't think I've ever seen a rubber tree either. Thank you for sharing!
Wonderful photos! In Canada, the ficus is sold as a house plant. While it can live many years in a suitable environment, I do not think they ever get big enough to bear fruit.
Thanks for sharing!
Tabib, your bulbul photos eating the figs are perfect. The colours are great, the action is great, and the behaviour is fun. Cool.
Ouch..places where the leeches rules here in Sabah! anyway, Great colors!
What amazing bird pictures. Malaysia looks beautiful.
Beautiful bird and lovely close up images.
Wonderful photos!!! no birds flying in my area since Friday due to continous rains but I saw a few white color bird with long leg hanging around.
brilliant post!
Tabib, Thank you so much for these pictures of your world! So unlike my world in the US but beautiful! Your photos of the bulbul are exquisite! :) Thank you for commenting on my blog!
Great photos and post!!
Take care and thanks for sharing your part of the world with us.
Excellent post and photos.
Beautiful pictures. I don't think I've seen pictures of rubber tree sap being collected. Thanks.
And thank you for visiting my site.
Nice post. My Northern Mockingbird gets the berries down so fast that if you blink, you miss it. These shots are not easy to get, you you got two!
This is the first time I see someone using plastic bag to collect the rubber sap.
more than just flora and fauna...you are throwing in natural sciences and bits of folklore too...
great post
Ficus Benjamina is a small potted plant in my part of the world and I have never seen it fruit. I didn't know they could get so big given the right conditions. Thanks for sharing
Hi Tabib
Wonderful views or your world!
Fantastic picutres!
Luiz
awesome pics. it's been a while since i've seen rubber tree sap harvesting. I especially love the bird pics you took - in action!! my world is here
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