Burung Sawah Padi di Paya Ladang, Chenor, Pahang

Peringkat Pertumbuhan Padi

Fasa Vegetatif (Hari 1 – 55): Peringkat percambahan benih, pembesaran pokok, dan pembiakan anak padi (beranak).

Fasa Reproduktif (Hari 56 – 90): Tempoh padi mula bunting dan mengeluarkan tangkai bunga.

Fasa Pematangan (Hari 91 – 125): Proses pengisian susu pada biji padi sehingga ia mengeras, bertukar warna kuning keemasan, dan sedia dituai.

(sumber:Wikipedia)
 

Alor ayer

Fasa Vegetatif: Padi hidup subur, bila kah masa berbuah dan kuning?

Lone Great Egret (Casmerodius alba modestus)

Great Egret in flight

Two Great Egrets take off when I went near 

Five of them

 

Little Egret at Taman Tasik Raub

Gotcha -strike

lets fly

swallowing the small fish

 

Great Egret at Taman Tasik Raub

Great Egret (Casmerodius alba modestus)

First time see this big bird in Raub.

Great Egret head and bill characteristics.

The dagger mark (gape line) that extends behind the eye.

Great Egret on the orange coloured concrete platform in the middle of Raub Lake.

Non-breeding plumage black legs 

A small yellow bump or callous on the left leg.

It flew away when I approached. 

Wadding in shallow water. It has been dry and hot recently.

A bird lifts itself out off the water.

It landed at the concrete dam on the far side of the lake.

Compare the sizes. Greater on the left and little on the right.

The little egret (Egretta garzetta) Courtship behavior?

The little egret (Egretta garzetta)

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Selamat Hari Malaysia - Birds with Malaysia Flag colours

SELAMAT HARI MALAYSIA 2023

SEGULAI SEJALAI (TOGETHER  IN UNITY)

Bird Malaysia Flag, image from Shutterstock

Black-naped Orioles (Oriolus chinensis maculatus) - adult
Yellow of the Sovereign, the country’s protector

"Segulai Sejalai" means "Together in Unity"

Grey-chinned Minivet (Pericrocotus solaris) -male

Red represents steely will.

Large Niltava (Niltava grandis) - male

Blue for all of us in unity

The Malaysian Flag is called Jalur Gemilang, which has 14 alternating red and white horizontal stripes and is an embodiment of the nation’s 13 member states and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and Labuan. Yellow is a royal colour of Malay rulers in Malaysia. Blue represents the harmony of the people. The crescent moon acknowledges Malaysia's official religion of Islam. Red, white, and blue – represent Malaysia as a country belonging to the Commonwealth.

Little egret (Egretta garzetta)

White represents a clean and kind character.

Birding at Taman Tasik Raub

Taman Tasik Raub is a lake that originated from the activity of extracting gold.

Raub has a well-known history for its gold mining industry. The term Raub comes from the term "Raub," which refers to the act of digging or searching for gold.

People come here for walking or jogging every morning and evening. A few are present to unwind with their loved ones. I arrived with a large camera lens to photograph the beauty of this location.

Taman Tasik Raub, Pahang

A pair of Baya Weaver.  The breeding male has a bright yellow crown.

Male Baya weaver (above left) bringing food to the chick

Active nest of Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus  infortunatus)

New fresh (green) nest

                           

Early morning view of the lake from the far end

Five egrets in a blurry shot

Little egret landing

Little Egret ow fly passes the Taman Tasik Lake bank.

The Intermediate egret (Ardea intermedia )- in flight

A flock of Pacific Swallows and House Swifts foraging close to the water surface.

A few of them scoop the water on the fly, or are they catching food?

 

A mix of Pacific Swallow and House Swift.

I have seen the Pacific Swallow drink water on the fly, but this action is not drinking because the swoop is forceful.

Could they forage for insects on the water surface that float, like water striders, fishing spiders, and mosquitoes?

I shot from this yellow concrete platform. It is very difficult to focus on those tiny and fast-flying swallows.

Jogging starts from the front, near the car park. One loop or lap equals 1km.

Striated heron with a nesting material (stick).

The striated heron (Butorides striata)

foraging in the Willow tree, (Salix species).

                                                                    

Three juvenile Striated Herons hiding in the willow leaves

An adult-striated heron is not hiding from the photographer.

This Brown-throated Sunbird (male), head is partially hidden also on a willow tree.

You can't ignore this Common Tailor-Bird chirping loudly on the bush on the lake bank.

This yellow-bellied Prinia (Prinia flaviventris) also makes a loud call to show its presence.

The Asian water monitor (Varanus salvator  macromaculatus) shows its forked tongue.  

uses its forked tongue to sense from which direction a smell is coming and swims toward it.

Link from Smithsonian Magazine

searching for food at the lake's dam

                                                                          

Red Leaf Heliconia

 A man is sitting in a chair, looking at his phone, or is he photographing me?

                                                                 

sunrise 

concrete-paved path