I recently took a quick vacation to Cherating Pahang during the Chinese New Year holiday.
I went birdwatching at the beach after checking into my accommodation.
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Cherating beach map |
Step out under the scorching heat around 4:40 p.m. and walk 3.22 km from Holiday Villa Beach Resort to the Mouth of Cherating River and back.
I found an animal footprint. Initially, I thought it was from Sea-otter; later I found out who was doing it.
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animal (dog below) track along the beach |
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Black and white Telomian Dog
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Common Myna singing on the Holiday Villa signpost
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I found my target bird about one kilometer north of the hotel. Although I saw this blue kingfisher on my last visit to Cherating, I would like a better picture. I'm overjoyed to have a good frontal and lateral view. Initially, the bird perched in dead wood about a meter from the ground near the beach, but when I approached, it flew high up to the pine tree.
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The collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris humii) |
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lateral view |
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back view |
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The boat's snap-back ropes, in the far background is the Raja Chuilan Hotel. |
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Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus intermedius), far up in the sky. |
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Yours truly cast a shadow on the Cherating River delta. |
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Fishermen towing a blue container |
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Three Pink-necked green pigeons (Treron vernans) fly pass |
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Fisherman boats at the mouth of Sungai Cherating |
Six in the family are washing the "KASIH SAYANG" two-engine recreational fishing boat with registration number CKT 60200 P.
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lone Eurasian lady strolling along a beech |
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Fishermen village |
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Pusat e-Pengisytiharan Pendaratan Ikan LKIM Kawasan Cherating |
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Tired but happy photographer |
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A boy and a girl are playing the kite. |
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It will fly higher if the string is not too short. |
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The next morning I went for another visit along the beach. No lifer but all the common birds.
We waited for sunrise early at 6: 30 a.m. (after sSbuh prayer). Wait and wait, but the low clouds blocked it. Then at 7:20 a.m, it shows out partially already high up above the horizon.
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Sunrise, pic with Sony RX100 Mk VII |
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waiting |
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Good morning! |
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What are these Common Mynas quarrels about? I think the left is a female, haha! |
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Scaly-breasted Munia. (Burung Pipit Pinang) |
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Asian Glossy Starling |
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Yellow-vented Bulbul with breakfast |
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a big Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator), in the pond in front of the hotel |
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Common Myna on a dead wood near the hotel. |