Blue-throated Bee-eater communal roosting

communal roosting

on a tall River Tamarind (Leucaena leucocephala)  tree

This is the third episode I have seen of this bird communal roosting. The first at the Brown Mallet-wood tree linked HERE

Tidur berjemaah atas pokok petai belalang

Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis)

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Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis)

 

Lama tak hujan - Birding in the rain

It didn't rain for some time, so when it rained this evening everybody was happy.

 Barn Swallow - juvenile - above and below

Pied Fantail forages on the Belimbing Buluh tree (Averrhoa bilimbi)

Barn Swallow in Bougainvillea tree, IN focus above and OUT of focus below.

Canon 5D Mark IV failed to focus on that small plastic pole, but locked into the background flowers.

I have to do the manual focus and wait for the swallow to land.

A flock of Bee-eater fly pass 

Oleander (Nerium oleander), - pokok beracun - cardiac glycosides, saponins, digitoxigenin, oleandrin.

Daun pokok ini sangat pahit, jadi kemungkinan untuk termakan  adalah kecil

Pacific swallow on the wire at my backyard

Blue throated Bee-Eater fell down

My clinic assistant found this Blue-throated Bee-Eater at her backyard.

She brings it to me for identification. I said this bird eats bee and insect.

The bird refuses to eat anything, and die after two days.

Birding in Bad Haze Weather - Memburung dalam Jerebu

The Air Pollution Index - increased to moderate level (border line of unhealthy) at my area this evening

Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis) in flight

Bad weather

Skywatch Friday ;)

Common Birds for Sultan Birthday

Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus)

Common Hari Raya Birds

One hour birding at my mother in-law's house backyard on second Hari Raya holiday

Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis)

Yellow-vented Bulbul

Common Myna

Coppersmith Barbet

Blue-throated Bee-eater - Landing

I did a quick bird photograph during the recent Hari Raya holiday.

Roosting Blue-throated Bee-eater

Beautiful sight - I was so excited and speechless watching this large flock of Blue-throated Bee-eater swirling and chirping around the Brown Malletwood tree, before landing for roosting. Exactly 5 minutes before magrib.
The same site that I posted in Dec 2009 - HERE

Location: Telekom Store complex, Raub, Pahang.

Bee Eater at Taman Mutiara Raub

I was cycling around Taman Mutiara yesterday morning when I saw a flock of Bee Eaters perched very near the road.  I rush back for my camera. By the time I set up my Betterbeamer and tripod, the flock already left. Only a few perched very high on top of dead trees.

Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis)

Today I determined to get that bird. I'm not cycling. Set my photography gear and by 7.15am already parked my car near the big dead tree. Sure, at 7.20am a flock of about 30 birds perch on that tree, making noise and flying around to catch their breakfast. A few fly low and perch about 15 meters from me, and stay there for a few seconds. That is enough for me to shoot a few frames at a very high ISO2500 before the birds fly to their next destination.
Picture UPDATE:

This picture was further edited with PhotoFiltre (free for private use) and noise reduction with Noiseware Community Edition.

Happy New Year 2011

Happy New Year 2011

Location: Kampung Tengah, Temerloh, Pahang.

Colourful Nature