A plantain squirrel building a nest

A plantain squirrel with coconut husk nest material

on top perimeter concrete fence

Banana leaf on its mouth

squirrel walking on electric wires with coconut husk

carrying a full length of dead banana stalk

Peeking from a partial complete nest

looking at photographer

Birding Temerloh Riverbank

Birding at Temerloh River Bank

TEMERLOH

I went to Temerloh for business and spent time photographing birds and activities along the Pahang Riverbank.

The Pahang River mainly flows through the state of Pahang, Malaysia. Its drainage basin covers its Pahang and the neighboring state of Negeri Sembilan. At 459 km in length, it is the longest river on the Malay Peninsula. (Wikipedia)

River banks are a vital habitat for many birds because they provide food and shelter. 

How do river banks attract birds? 

Food: Birds are attracted to river banks to feed on fish, invertebrates, insects, crustaceans, and tadpoles

Shelter: River banks provide shelter for birds

Biawak hidup, lidah bercabang

Javan Myna

Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis tigrina)

Bird and Nature Photography

Migratory bird -  Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)

I visited a village in Kampung Tengah and found this Grey wagtail on the TV antenna, as well as this Eurasian tree sparrow.

Tree sparrow

West Bank - 4 bridges (the new and old bridges, the ECRL bridge)  and fishermen

East Bank - Boat, old bridge, car (Proton X50), fisherman and rumah rakit Pak Jamal (raft house).

Sg Soi boat with Indian passengers

Buah Ara (probably Ficus hispida) - di tapak pekan sehari Temerloh

Magpie Robin by Chat GPT

Murai kampung

A plantain squirrel (Callosciurus notatus miniatus) - Tupai

 What is in the squirrel's mouth? A yellow coconut?

Kedai Kancil D'Patin Bangau Tanjung, DEN691 Pembekal Patin & Talapia

February 2022 Backyard photos

Yellow-vented Bulbul fly with food (insect)

Greater Caucal with food (Garden Snail)

Glossy Asian Starling forages on fruiting tree Salam fruits (Syzygium polyanthum)

Brown-throated Sunbird  - female

Kelicap Mayang kelapa (female Brown-throated Sunbird sucks nectar on the coconut flowers)

Magpie Robin and Yellow-vented Bulbul

Merbah menyorok di celah daun nyiur

Brown Shrike on a bamboo tree

Brown shrike preening

Rose Jepun - Portulaca grandiflora

Wild flowers - Pokok bunga balung ayam (Celosia argentea ) - ID by Junn Junaidah Hashim

Lalang,  Cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)

Bokeh
Rumput Gajah Elephant Grass (Pennisetum purpureum)

Oren (Oyen)

 

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