Water hen on perimeter wall

 

There is a big monsoon drain beside my house, where this water hen frequent foraging for food.

Habitat: Various kinds of well-vegetated wetlands, pools and streams in open forest, mangroves and adjacent open areas,

Not shy but skittish and frequently forage in the open. It can climb up a low tree a  fly a short distance.

I have see the black young juvenile (chicks) , but difficult to photograph as its so skittish and hide on the thick bush.

picture by Lars Petersson | My World of Bird Photography
https://ebird.org/species/whbwat1

Wak-wak mengigal

Mengigal (me- + igal; pasif: ku/kau/diigal, terigal)

menegakkan dan membentangkan bulu ekor seakan-akan untuk memperagakan diri (seperti merak, kalkun): merak mengigal. (from Wikikamus)

white-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus  phoenicurus)

I have seen this solitary adult water-hen foraging and preening in a dry open area near the roadside.

Usually, it finds food in a monsoon drain and a river bank.

WB

 

White-breasted waterhen on Castor oil plant - Burung Wak-wak di Pokok Jarak

White-breasted waterhen  (Amaurornis phoenicurus) on Castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)

Morning Hike - Padang Golf Raub (Semantan Hulu, Pahang )

 Morning Hike Semantan Hulu, Pahang ☁️

Cloudy, 23°C, Feels like 24°C, Humidity 95%, Wind NE 1m/s

9:24 AM on Sunday, December 27, 2020

Lama tak memburung sejak PKP Covid 19. Kamera dan telephoto tersimpan sejak sekian lama.

Pada ahad 27/12/2020, saya pergi ke tempat biasa - Padang Golf Raub.

Tiada burung hijrah , luar biasa atau lifer.

Burung Tempua, Female Baya Weavers, tak  jumpa pulak spesis jantan atau sarang.

Puas mengejar kumpulan tempua ni, dua gambar di atas je yang sharp.

A Sepasang  'Terkukur'  Spotted Dove (Stigmatopelia chinensis)

Wak-wak, White-breasted Waterhen, sangat pemalu lari ke dalam parit

Murai Gila - Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica),  di pokok senuduk. Tak dapat pulak  gambar masa ekor kembang.

Sepasang Burung Punai -Pink-necked Green Pigeon (Treron vernans), jauh bertengek didahan pokok leban.

Sekawan Pipit Pinang -Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata), makan rumput di tepi kolam Padang Golf Raub.

Seekor monyet berehat atas pokok mati

Birding during COVID-19 Pandemic

Birding at my backyard is a solo activity , that don't involve large crowd gathering.

Friday, 13 Mar 2020, 10:23 PM MYT - Malaysia positive cases = 197 cases, 0 death.
UPDATE:
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PKP (Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan)
FASA 1: 18 MAC - 31 MAC 2020
FASA 2: 01 APR  - 14 APR 2020
FASA 3: 15 APR  - 28 APR 2020
FASA 4: 29 APR  - 12 MEI 2020
FASA 5: 13 MEI  -  09 JUN 2020    (PKPB)
FASA 6: 10 JUN - 31 OGOS 2020  (PKPP)

*(PKPB) - Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan Bersyarat

*(PKPD) - Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan Diperketatkan

*(PKPP) - Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan Pemulihan

SARS-CoV-2 virus illustration from CDC
This Corona virus believed to be originated from bats.

Above picture from my posting on 11 January 2009 - baby bat  Myotis muricola
As all Ministry resource are focusing on Corina Virus, don't neglect on the old Dengue virus.

A worker doing fumigation to kill adult Aedes mosquito at my backyard.
"Dengue fever cases in Malaysia reached an all time high, hitting nearly 80, 000 cases and 113 deaths reported from January until Aug 3 2019" - Deputy Health Minister Lee Boon Chye

Happy New Year 2020 - Happy Birding

White-breasted Waterhen on Papaya leaf lamina

White-breasted Waterhen on Papaya leaf lamina

Jumping

This in flight picture below is not mine, but by Romy Ocon Philippine Bird photographer
https://romyocon.wordpress.com/2011/04/19/white-breasted-waterhen-in-flight/

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Testing Canon EOS 5D Mark IV with EF400mm f/5.6 USM + Tamron SP 1.4x teleconverter

Testing telephoto lens EF400mm f/5.6 L USM + Tamron SP 1.4x white teleconverter at my backyard.
I removed the tape that cover the 2 pins (that I used in 50D camera, so that fool the camera for center auto-focus-non reporting aperture data).
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV have no problem with Tamron 1.4x TC, excellent AF at f8, not only in center but all the 21 cross AF points.

 Bulbul Single, ISO 6500, 1/640sec, f8, focal Length: 560mm

Murai Kampung, ISO 400, 1/400sec, f5.6, 400mm

 Bamboo (Buluh), ISO 1600

 BulBul Pair, ISO 1600, 1/320sec, f8, focal Length: 560mm

 Bunga Raya, ISO 3200, 1/60sec, f8 focal Length: 560mm

 Waterhen (WakWak), ISO 1600, f8, 1/125sec , focal Length: 560mm

Juvenile Tree Sparrow, ISO 1600, 400mm, f8, 1/640 sec