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Before the Hari Raya gathering above, I made a quick 2 hours birding trip at the back of Sek. Keb. Kampung Tengah, Temerloh. Wake up early and started walking at 7.00am
The usual back lane gate that I frequent was closed..
Because of this new building construction. This two Indonesian workers have to work even on 2nd Raya Holiday.
I have to take another route in front of the school, and welcome by this yellow carpet of fallen angsana flowers.
A short walk later I reached the Rubber Estate with row of rubber trees. Look like nobody taping it for the past few days.
and noticed the water bottle was cut and used as latex collection pot. Good recycling..
My objective of birding that day was met by a close encounter with this beautiful Banded Woodpecker (Picus miniaceus)
and I was very lucky to witness this natural phenomena - woodpecker mating.Here, the male jumped on her back...
Shooting Date/Time 22/09/2009 7:26:36am
quickly followed by cloacal contact...
it was all over in less than 8 seconds.Shooting Date/Time 22/09/2009 7:26:44am
"Hey!.. You, Peeping Tom, why you are looking at us"
Ok, we finished doing it, let make a home for our baby...
and they made their home on dead tree. Both of them take turns digging the hole.
after that woodpecker flew away, I saw this small flock of Black-headed Bulbul(Pycnonotus atriceps) at lifeless tree.
When I tried to have a better look, it flew away.
except for this one which keep on singing...
On my way back, I noticed this Red Grasshawk Dragonfly- (Neurothemis fluctuans) soaking in the morning sun.
and this Warps (Vespa affinis) was having it breakfast on Straits Rhododendron flowers (Melastoma malabathricum).
This the track log that I upload from GPS 60SCx to google earth.
and here the elevation profile and distance covered (on the upper part of the track).
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My head always looks up for birds that I nearly stomped on this animal waste. You have been warned. (Please forgive me if any of you feel offended by this picture).
and this dead chick - look like Common Iora
I warn you NOT to click this Read more button!
My head always looks up for birds that I nearly stomped on this animal waste. You have been warned. (Please forgive me if any of you feel offended by this picture).
and this dead chick - look like Common Iora
