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| Daun muda Pokok Beringin (Ficus benyamina) |
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The northeast monsoon starts from November to March. The weather forecast stated that this week heavy rain in my area will begin from Monday to Wednesday. This morning (7: 30 AM) the weather outside my house is dark with drizzling rain. But bird photography has to go on, rain or shine.
I see a wave of bulbuls and starlings in a feeding frenzy catching the termite swarmers (kelkatu).
I have to push up the ISO to 20,000 to achieve a manageable shutter speed of 1/ 200 s . Then I saw an unusual bulbul with a dark/black head ad red patch on the cheeks, fired a couple of shots before it flew away.
Here are a few decent photos for my record.
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| Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus pattani) - the tall black crest is not priminent here because of rain. |
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| Red-whiskered Bulbul - after denoise |
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| Red-whiskered Bulbul and Yellow-vented Bulbul |
This is the list of 17 bulbuls that I have seen:
Stripe-throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus finlaysoni)
Black-headed Bulbul( Microtarsus melanocephalos)
Ochraceous Bulbul (Alophoixus ochraceus sacculatus)
Scaly-breasted Bulbul (Pycnonotus squamatus webberi) .
Black-crested Bulbul (Pycnonotus melanicterus caecilii)
Ashy Bulbul (Hemixos flavala)
Red-eyed Bulbul (Pycnonotus brunneus)
Mountain Bulbul (Hypsipetes mcclellandii)
Cream-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus simplex)
Spectacled Bulbul (Pycnonotus erythrophthalmos)
Olive-winged Bulbul (Pycnonotus plumosus)
Stripe-throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus finlaysoni)
Black-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus atriceps)
Buff-vented Bulbul (Iole charlottae)
Streaked Bulbul (Ixox malaccensis)
Hairy-backed Bulbul (Tricholestes criniger)
Yellow-vented Bulbul ((Pycnonotus goiavier analis)
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| Yellow-vented Bulbul - Drenched in the rain |
