Click the above LOGO for more participation from all over the world.I heard a lot about the birding trail at Genting Highland in Malaysia, particularly the Old Pump House trail at GohTong Jaya. I always wanted to go there, but didn't have a time to join the MNS (Malaysia Nature Society) trip last year. Last weekend my dream come true as I had an opportunity to birding there and guided by my new found blogger friend - Wai Yen. - Thank you Yen!
I supposed to meet Yen at 7.0oam at the Sri Malaysia Hotel at GohTong Jaya, so I woke up at 5.00am then driving all the way up the mountain. Arrived 10 minutes before 7.00 and noticed a lot of activities there and rows of cars with Electcoms logo. Electcoms Jelajah Malaysia (Tour of Malaysia Bicycle Race) - Stage 7 (which end at Genting) competition going to take place in front of that hotel.
Tours of Malaysia Support Cars
We saw a lot of birds, but only ONE Lifer for us that day.
Dusky Broadbill (Corydon sumatranus), size: 28cm
Dusky Broadbill (Corydon sumatranus)
We miss the Scarlet Rumped Trogon and had a glimpsed of Great Hornbill that make a loud call at a very tall trees.
Grey-chinned Minivet (Pericrocotus solaris) - female above and male below
Orange-bellied Leafbird (Chloropsis hardwickii) - male
Dusky Leaf Monkey or Spectacled Leaf Monkey (Trachypithecus obscurus)
wild orchid - probably Arundina graminifolia
These two little dogs are guarding the pump house - pretty harmless!
This is the end part of the road to the Old Pump House - Oil tanker just arrived to refill the pump engine. The road is about 3 km one way, so we walked six km carrying more than 7kg of photography gear - that with tinny 400mm (1.25kg) lenses. I don't know how those photographers carrying 500mm (3.9kg) and that 600mm bazooka (5.4kg)
The legendary Old Pump House.
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14 comments:
I loved this tour of your part of the world. Wonderful photos, enjoyed them all, thank you!
What a wonderful tour, Tabib! Marvelous photos! So much fun to see a part of Your World! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful photography, excellent I'd say.
Wow lovely photos of the nature. I only associated Genting Highland with the casino...lol.
Beautiful series Tabib. The images of the Dusky Broadbill is a first timer for me.
fantastic birds photography as usual.
Thanks for sharing !
Lovely birds...I enjoyed the trip.
Hi Tabib,
A very nice report of this tour. the Dusky Broadbill is a very strange bird, and we can easily see what it got this name :-) Again, thanks for showing us your environment!
tabib
so enjoyed you sharing your tour with us...that broadbill bird was fantastic...of course i have never seen one and the other birds were/are lovely too. thank you as always for sharing your world with us. enjoyable.
You have some amazing birds and some fabulous images. So envious of the array of wildlife.
Wow!!!!wonderful tour,look at the birding shot..wonderful.
Thanks for sharing and have a nice day.
You saw and photographed so many beautiful coloured birds and flowers. Your world is very pretty. I like the monkey too.
great birding.
Great captures all Tabib! The Dusky Broadbill is an amazing looking bird.
Thanks for the super tour of photos from Malaysia! The monkey is really cool too!
Great pictures. Can you please tell me where exactly this Old Pumphouse Road is, and how to get there? I can't find it on the map.
Thanks so much in advance!
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