liewwk Nature Photography Blog
some of my collection of wild life , bird, Mammals, reptiles … etc
very special gliding mammals, which is nocturnal
1. Bornean Colugo, 婆罗洲猫猴, Galeopterus borneanus
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1. Bornean Colugo, 婆罗洲猫猴, Galeopterus borneanus
– lucky night, ours activities start with this weird creature with baby
– 幸运的晚上，好是带小孩。
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– it is another lucky night, managed to see this cute animal feeding on leaf .. and next night with young .few months ago actually managed to see or record how it drink water on tree.
– 非常幸运，可以看到他们怎么吃叶子。之前拍过他喝水。
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– It had been lucky day, while driving we saw a beautiful Blyth’s Paradise-Flycatcher and decided to make a stop. I hard some weird call, but everyone seem interested on the flycatcher as we already seen the Bristlehead. But one of the guest just spot it and they are low and nearby. Bingo ! The lucky just continue, the car opposite us told us there are many elephant on the road !!!, we just stop looking at the Bristlehead and drive for the Elephant and we did see ~12 of them and this is 2nd sight for the Borneo pygmy elephant
– 非常幸运的一天，还以为只是坐车到目的地后就休息。希望在路程可以看些普普通通的鸟就过了这么一天。可是，在半路中我看到了中南寿带。就停了下来，客人们都看到高高兴兴的。可是我听到奇怪的声音，我说可能是棘头鵙。可是他们都没什么兴趣，因为大家都看过了。可是在找寿带间，其中一位客人尽然看到了好几只棘头鵙就在不高/远处。就让我拍下来了。可是我们的运气还是很好，对头车。让我们知道前方尽然有象！我们二话不说立刻前往，也第二次看到婆羅洲侏儒象
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update 202305
– a place normally just heard and not easy to meet this bird but we saw it twice in 1 day. and this is close and stay long for us has good view.
– 这里时常都听到这鸟叫，就是看不到。可是这团客人超好运，一天2次
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update 202305
– even see this bird is not excited as in last 1 hour, we just saw Helmeted Hornbill close follow by Bornean Clouded Leopard
– 客人见到这鸟，一点都不兴奋了。因为在这鸟前，客人在一个小时内看到盔犀鸟,婆罗洲云豹.
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update 202305
– this lovely bird always accompany me when I looking for some special targets for guests. As usual, think one of most easy place to see this bird is Sabah.
– 这鸟每次当我找目标鸟时，它总是在附近叫不停。在沙巴这鸟应该很容易看到。
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update 202305
– this time cannot locate the day roosting, so look for it night time and stand high up.
– 没找到早上的。晚上它又站高高。气死人
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– my favorite bird and this make another favorite picture for me as it look at me for ~1s just like the way it stand and sing.
– 最喜欢鸟种之一，这也是我最喜欢照片之一。这样看我很可爱。
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update 202305
– just another good decision to make, we change ours original plan to looking for this beautiful bird and it did show quite well for all of us. Still one of most beautiful bird of Malaysia
– 我们赌了一把，换了原本路线。到这找找这鸟。尽然真的看到，还要蛮久。马来西亚最漂亮鸟之一吧。
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update 202305
– a lucky group have a close and low view of this bird before dusk. lovely loud call nightjar
– 幸运的客人，尽然遇上这鸟飞低还要没到夕阳时间就飞来飞去。
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update 202305
– while we walking for general birding after long wait for the partridge. All of sudden this bird calling from far, we toward the direction and this bird just stand ~10feet from us .. what a lucky day after Malayan Whistling-Thrush, Bamboo Woodpecker, Malayan Hawk-Cuckoo, Mountain Scops Owl and many good birds today.
– 等了一个小时的鹧鸪。终于可以普通看鸟。非常幸运，除了这鸟外。也拿下黄嘴角鸮， 棕腹鹰鹃,竹啄木鸟 等好鸟
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update 202305
– previous both Whitehead’s Trio, we ticked it pretty simple. This one bit tricky where we saw it fly and perch (1-2 persons saw it but no good view). And one evening, I decided to make a bet to wait this bird at either location we normally found it. It is lucky picked, saw the bird stay for more than 20 minutes for good view, pictures and videos
– 3只神山“白头”宝，咬鹃与捕蛛鸟都很容易拿下。就这一只，见了好几次都是飞来飞去。在最后一个下午，我决定来赌一把选2个我们下午较容易见到他的点选一。非常幸运，我们赌对了。在530左右，它叫了一会就飞了出来让我们看，拍的很好。
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update 202305
– one of my favorite bird of Malaysia, I heard Blue-headed Pitta, Striped Wren-Babbler & this bird calling and while I am hiding and waiting for Blue-headed Pitta to show. This bird suddenly appear as this, shooting 500mm at almost no crop.
– 我的最喜爱马来西亚鸟之一。在寻找大蓝八色鸫，突然蓝头八色鸫，纹鹪鹛与这鸟一起叫起来。当然，我躲起来等 蓝头八色鸫（客人还没看到）。可是这鸟竟然突然出现在～5尺内。
update 202305
– A tiny, little bit boring endemic. As usual, soon we arrive. Bird come close and few of them. This time we tried noon time seem same active.
– 小，还要有点闷的特有种。如常到了鸟很快到来，这次没等到下午。这次中午时分也很活跃。
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– a very lucky to have dancing ground, we monitor this bird clearing the dancing ground, calling with distance follow by slight close but the bird just ignore us. this bird will be at same spot for calling his mate. But we even heard it ~7-8pm after dark 🙁 .. hope it found it’s mate soon.
– photo taken with ~100mm and without hide.
– 非常幸运找到他跳舞的场地，我们在哪，从远到近的静静的看这鸟清理场地，叫的很大声。可是很奇怪，天黑了还在叫。希望他早点找到他的啊爱人。
– 只用了100mm 焦段。
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– after missed the Crimson-Headed partridge at common spot (after wait of ~1 hour), decided to continue to KNP and found this lovely tiny raptor. only with 500mm so it is a bit heavy crop but love to see it doing good and with lovely butterfly
– 在普通的红头林鹧鸪点等了～1个小时，鸟没出现。我们直上神山，幸运的我们尽然看到这鸟捉了蝴蝶去喂小孩。因为没准备好，只用了500 焦段。裁截了蛮多的。
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– a very lucky moment with this cat 3:57pm at Danum Valley BRL just at the road side. It stay for long for good view, pictures, and video.
– it is just amazing animal to be seen, so beautiful
– 非常可爱，漂亮的野猫。在沙巴，丹绒谷尽然在中午路上见到它。非常幸运的一次婆罗洲之行。
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update 202305
– very early morning on 2nd day, we arrived and heard the call immediate it show less than 5minutes of waiting with very good view. Still one of best looking bird in KNP
– 第2天一早，我们到达后不到5分钟就看到了。运气爆表。还是觉得神山最好看的鸟之一。
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update 202305
– a Borneo trip without Birstlehead, it going to be tough. We were worry so much but what a good view for everyone 2 times and low and near !!! lucky, as no one actually ask when we going to see the bird. everyone patient and with patient and luck we seen this one and immediate after with Pygmy Elephant !
– 婆罗洲行没看到这鸟，会觉得很对不起客人。这次非常幸运的客人，看了2次都很低+久。第2次还要拍了这鸟后立刻看到象！幸运+耐心。
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– a noisy and lovely Partridge, with the name of Sabah Partridge ** . We got it at Sabah and as usual this bird come to say “hi” to me again over the years same location.
– found and seen 2 birds at 2 locations. lucky group
– 非常吵的鹧鸪。它有了新名“沙巴鹧鸪”（应该只有沙巴特有）。这次沙巴观鸟行，幸运的2个点都见到它。在同一个点，这鸟已在这好几年。每次都蛮乖的。
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– we normal look for this bird dusk/dawn with almost no light situation. A very lucky moment while we walking, got this bird came out for very close for picture (not this) but love this while it standing
– 一直像僵尸一样的鸟，总是在没什么光线的时候出现。这次非常幸运在非常有光线时候出现还在5-10米左右出现。
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– misty day after rain whole night. reach to next destination, saw this raptor sit on fence and allow us take some pictures before flew away.
– definite my best 5 of 202305
– 很大雾的一天。在到达下个鸟点前，尽然见到这么稀有的鹰。还让我们下车看够够才飞走。
– 这一定是我2023 5月最喜欢照片之一。
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update 202305
– a very confuse feeling each time see this bird, happy+tired. Been told, this bird missing for days (after abandoned the nest). But after “walking session” we still managed to have this bird close for good view and pictures.
– the male with bright red
– 每次见这鸟的心情都是“兴奋+疲累”。再拍到这鸟前，很多人都没见到这鸟。以为会错过，可是还是幸运的拍下。
– 雄鸟可是红色的。
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– it is surprise to see it at this elevation again and this time not that high up at canopy, but backlit with quite a lot of shadow and highlight recovery.
– very cute bird as usual. look like a Panda
– 第二次在这么高海拔见到它还要站的不是太高。。可是背光太厉害，后期用了点时间。
– 非常可爱的小熊猫。
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– after back from Sulawesi-Halmahera, really missed all the pigeons, dove songs. Here Malaysia do not have so many of them. This species is one of my favorite. This male stand there for long, need patient to see its’ small movement.
– 从苏拉威西+哈马黑拉岛回来后，很想念那的鸠叫（很多种类）都会叫不停。马来西亚没很多鸠，可是这是我最喜欢的一种。
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– another visit to the famous BPP site, many of friends waiting long or missed this bird. make us worry and decided to have 2 days try. today after breakfast heading to the “hide” and got in ~8am. surprise we only wait 2.5 hour which is a joke with friend day before we make appointment with the bird at 1030am !!! and it appear 10:32am. stand there and feed for quite long.
– and today a bit weird behavior which keep making calls
– 又到这个美丽的孔雀雉点。我们几个月以来，蛮多朋友都等很久或没看到这鸟。昨天，几位鸟友也等到4pm.鸟才出来一会。我们也很担心，可是今天他尽然在10:32am就出现了。（昨天我们还开玩笑，不怕。我们约了鸟10:30am).太幸运了。
– 今天也蛮特别的，很少会听到它一直叫的。叫了一个早上
57. Bornean Peacock-Pheasant, 加里曼丹孔雀雉, 婆羅洲孔雀雉, Polyplectron schleiermacheri, ボルネオエボシコクジャク, KUANG-CERMIN BORNEO
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– another visit to the famous BPP site, many of friends waiting long or missed this bird. make us worry and decided to have 2 days try. today after breakfast heading to the “hide” and got in ~8am. surprise we only wait 2.5 hour which is a joke with friend day before we make appointment with the bird at 1030am !!! and it appear 10:32am. stand there and feed for quite long.
– and today a bit weird behavior which keep making calls
– 又到这个美丽的孔雀雉点。我们几个月以来，蛮多朋友都等很久或没看到这鸟。昨天，几位鸟友也等到4pm.鸟才出来一会。我们也很担心，可是今天他尽然在10:32am就出现了。（昨天我们还开玩笑，不怕。我们约了鸟10:30am).太幸运了。
– 今天也蛮特别的，很少会听到它一直叫的。叫了一个早上
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– finally completed another Borneo special task. But not really a good trip as almost everyday raining. Bird activity as expected still low. But this main target show well without long wait and come close.
– what a nature beauty. For me bird is far beautiful than human.
– 2022 最后一次婆罗洲特别鸟团。不是太理想，每天都很大雨。鸟况如预期，还是很不好。可是这主要的鸟还是没让我们失望。没太久来很近。
– 自然的美，与其他的美很不一样。给我选，鸟美大于人美。
update 202207
– even not a lifer for me, but see it near and stay is a totally different feeling. This bird is so beautiful when lighting hit at the right position of the body.
– 虽然见过这鸟，可是近距离+停留（之前见到的都是在跑的），这鸟真的很漂亮。
– a very rare Borneo endemic and it is recently found outside from Borneo-Indonesia (Balikpapan) after such a long missing period it is recently confirm found 2016
– please to have chance to photograph this rare and beautiful bird
– 非常稀有的婆罗洲特有种。再2016 前，很多人还以为这鸟一在婆罗洲北部绝种。在一群森林研究工作人员拍到照片后终于肯定了，这鸟没在婆罗洲北部（马来西亚）绝种。
在疫情后一段时间我终于有机会拍到这鸟。
– a lovely and beautiful pheasant with beautiful white tail.
– 非常漂亮与害羞的鹇，走动时白色尾巴摇摆。非常漂亮
– 暂时在这放2023，3月的一些更新
Dusky eagle-owl, 乌雕鸮, 烏雕鴞, Bubo coromandus, ウスグロワシミミズク, BURUNG-HANTU BERTANDUK KELABU ASIA
Fire-tufted Barbet, 火簇拟鴷, 火簇擬鴷, Psilopogon pyrolophus, アカフサゴシキドリ, TAKUR API
Red-whiskered Bulbul, 红耳鹎, 紅耳鵯, Pycnonotus jocosus, コウラウン, MERBAH TELINGA MERAH
continued from previous CANON R7 sharing
3 days with CANON R7 + RF600mm F4 – IS, Battery life, AF, ISO samples
This test mainly concentrate on AF tracking (on subject – bird). Even I dont have enough chance to shoot many AF tracking and this is not my normal testing AF condition. Where I normally test AF, AF tracking with “un-plan” flying subject. Where I do not have any idea where the bird flying from-to and just use camera reaction to lock focus and track to capture the pictures.
This is a “pre-known” the bird will flying toward us or left/right.
i. lock focus the Bird eye
ii. AI Servo
iii. tracking enable
From the series pictures show, the bird is focus in every frame and also can see the tree is out of focus slowly at last few frame where the bird flying away from the tree. This show the bird tracking is working perfectly
a species that mostly vagrant for Malaysia.
1. Black-faced Spoonbill, 黑脸琵鹭, 黑面琵鷺, Platalea minor, クロツラヘラサギ, SEKENDI-SUDU ASIA TIMUR
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1. Black-faced Spoonbill, 黑脸琵鹭, 黑面琵鷺, Platalea minor, クロツラヘラサギ, SEKENDI-SUDU ASIA TIMUR
a vagrant 2021 and should be 2nd visit of Peninsular Malaysia. Thanks Dr. Nur Munira for the found and share
She is co-ordinate
one of the main person of the Malaysia Shorebirds together with Dave Bakewell.
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I am glad to given a chance to have a unit CANON EOS R3 to have a series of test on Birds/Nature Photography.
As for other camera, I plan to have series of tests which related to Tropical forest birds Photographer concerns eg. ISO performance, AF performance, Raw files dynamics range etc.
After days of basic understanding the camera (actually it is like a upgraded version of my old CANON EOS 1dxm2). I will try share other view of the camera later in other posts, here lets share one of the major concern : AF performance.
For this test, I am using
CANON EOS R3
CANON EF 500mm F4 IS2
CANON 1.4x TC III
No feeding, No nesting and no idea what bird flying to/from which directions. Just base on what you see and trying the Camera capability to focus and capture.
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Test1
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most of the species are winter visitors to Malaysia. Small and active birds, look-alike, and sometimes difficult to ID without pictures taken and call recording.
1. Mountain Leaf Warbler, 山柳莺, 山柳鶯, Phylloscopus trivirgatus, ミナミムシクイ, CEKUP-DAUN KUNYIT GUNUNG
* North Borneo, Kinabaluensis
2. Yellow-browed Warbler, 黄眉柳莺, 黃眉柳鶯, Phylloscopus inornatus, キマユムシクイ, CEKUP-DAUN KECIL BIASA
3. Arctic Warbler, 极北柳莺. 極北柳鶯, Phylloscopus borealis, コムシクイ, CEKUP-DAUN ARTIK
4. Yellow-breasted Warbler, 黄胸鹟莺, 黃胸鶲鶯, Phylloscopus montis, チャガシラモリムシクイ, CEKUP-KACAMATA MELAYU
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101. Bianchi’s Warbler, 比氏鹟莺, 比氏鶲鶯, Phylloscopus valentini, インドシナモリムシクイ
1. Mountain Leaf Warbler, 山柳莺, 山柳鶯, Phylloscopus trivirgatus, ミナミムシクイ, CEKUP-DAUN KUNYIT GUNUNG
* North Borneo, Kinabaluensis
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– small and active found >800 asl
– black crown, no wing-bar
– this overall dull gray-greenish, no yellowish
– in North Borneo (KNP, Crocker Range etc) both Yellowish and this Gray-light greenish exist
– 小而活跃。通常在海拔800米以上
– 黑头。翅膀没纹。在北婆罗洲（沙巴）有黄 或 这灰-浅绿 两种。
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2. Yellow-browed Warbler, 黄眉柳莺, 黃眉柳鶯, Phylloscopus inornatus, キマユムシクイ, CEKUP-DAUN KECIL BIASA
– Small, active warbler with greenish upperparts, white underparts, distinct pale yellowish eyebrow, and distinct pale wingbars (upper wingbar short and less distinct) *Ebird
– 是小型食虫鸟类，嘴细尖。头部色泽较深，在头顶的中央贯以一条若隐若现的黄绿色纵纹。背羽以橄榄绿色或褐色为主，上体包括两翅的内侧覆羽概呈橄榄绿色，翅具两道浅黄绿色翼斑。下体白色，胸、胁、尾下覆羽均稍沾绿黄色，腋羽亦然。尾羽黑褐色，雌雄两性羽色相似。虹膜暗褐色；嘴角黑色，下嘴基部淡黄；跗蹠淡棕褐色。
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3. Arctic Warbler, 极北柳莺. 極北柳鶯, Phylloscopus borealis, コムシクイ, CEKUP-DAUN ARTIK
– Dull, relatively unmarked olive-brown warbler with a prominent yellowish-white eyestripe, faint wingbars, and pale whitish underparts. Visually inseparable from Japanese and Kamchatka Leaf Warblers; listen for song, an electric chattery trill. Also gives a metallic two-noted call and a short harsh buzz. Breeds in shrubby areas, often near water, throughout the Eurasian taiga. Breeding range extends to Alaska, where it is the only leaf warbler. Winters in lowland and foothill forest, forest edge, and gardens, primarily in Southeast Asia. (Ebird)
体长11-13厘米，体小偏灰橄榄色，具明显的黄白色长眉纹，眼先及过眼纹近黑。上体概呈灰橄榄绿色；具甚浅的白色翼斑，大覆羽先端黄白色，形成一道翅上翼斑；中覆羽羽尖成第二道模糊的翼斑；下体白色沾黄，两胁褐橄榄色；尾下覆羽更浓著。第6枚初级飞羽的外翈不具切刻。虹膜暗褐色；嘴黑褐色，下嘴黄褐色；跗蹠和趾肉色。
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4. Yellow-breasted Warbler, 黄胸鹟莺, 黃胸鶲鶯, Phylloscopus montis, チャガシラモリムシクイ, CEKUP-KACAMATA MELAYU
– a very active montane bird, but it is always attract our’s attention with the bright yellow color
– 非常活跃高山小鸟。非常吸引我们的眼光。
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– a tiny, active and beautiful bird commonly found at KNP, Gunung Alab at Borneo
– 小，活跃，美丽的小鸟。在神山都蛮容易看到的鸟。
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101. Bianchi’s Warbler, 比氏鹟莺, 比氏鶲鶯, Phylloscopus valentini, インドシナモリムシクイ
One of a number of mind-numbingly similar Seicercus warblers. Greenish-yellow above and bright yellow below, with a faint wingbar, a yellow eyering, and a grayish crown marked by two black stripes. Gray of the crown is weaker than that of White-spectacled and Plain-tailed Warblers, but this feature is difficult to see in the shade of the understory, where it usually forages. Breeds in submontane and montane forest up to the treeline; averages higher Martens’s Warbler. Descends into submontane and hill forest in the non-breeding season. Song is an unremarkable but lively burst of whistled notes, lower in pitch than that of Plain-tailed Warbler. [Ebird]
一种看起来极为相似的冠鹛类鸟（Seicercus）。上体呈绿色偏黄，下体明黄色，带有一条淡淡的翼斑、黄色的眼圈以及灰色的头顶，头顶上还有两条黑色条纹。头顶的灰色比白眶鹛（White-spectacled Warbler）和单尾鹛（Plain-tailed Warbler）更弱，但在其常活动的林下阴影处，这一特征难以看清。繁殖季节栖息于亚山地和山地森林中，分布高度可达森林界限；平均分布高度比马氏鹛（Martens’s Warbler）更高。非繁殖季节会下迁至亚山地和丘陵森林。鸣声是轻快的、普通的哨音片段，音高低于单尾鹛的鸣声。
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A tiny warbler with a sudden flash of “yellowish” plumage appeared, and I immediately thought, “It’s a new bird!” Naturally, everyone quickly grabbed their cameras to capture it. It only showed up briefly while we were casually waiting for birds to come to the water.
一只小小的、突然出现的“泛黄色”的鹛类鸟，让我立刻想到：“新鸟！”于是大家赶紧举起相机拍摄。这只鸟只出现了一会儿，当时我们其实只是在随意等候鸟类来饮水。
these are sort of “grass-owl” family
1. Eastern Barn Owl, 仓鸮, 東方倉鴞, Tyto alba, メンフクロウ, SERAK BIASA
2. Oriental Bay-Owl, 栗鸮, 栗鴞, Phodilus badius, ニセメンフクロウ, PUNGGUK-API BIASA
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51. Sulawesi Masked-Owl, 苏拉仓鸮, 蘇拉威西蒼鴞, Tyto rosenbergii
52. Minahassa Masked-Owl, 米纳仓鸮, 米納倉鴞, Tyto inexspectata, ミナハサメンフクロウ, Serak Minahasa
53. Sri Lanka Bay-Owl, 斯里兰卡栗鸮, 斯里蘭卡栗鴞, Phodilus assimilis, スリランカメンフクロウ
1. Eastern Barn Owl, 仓鸮, 東方倉鴞, Tyto alba, メンフクロウ, SERAK BIASA
– small pale owl, normally found near palm oil plantation, paddy field etc
– Pale owl; white below and orangey with gray spotting above. Heart-shaped white facial disc. (ebird)
– common almost anywhere Malaysia, use to control pest at paddy
update 202504
Met up with a customer-turned-friend who hasn’t really been birding for the past 2–3 years. He mentioned he needed a bit of a spark to get back into it and wanted to learn more about the post-shooting workflow too.
We started the day missing our main target — no luck with the Rail-babbler — but he was totally fine with that. After a heavy rain, things turned around quickly. In just over 90 minutes, we saw 7 owls! What a fantastic night.
This was one of his main targets — and not long after we arrived, we got a great view of it staying around for quite a while!
和一位从客户变成朋友的人见面，他已经有两三年几乎没怎么赏鸟了。他说自己需要一点“火花”来重新找回赏鸟的感觉，也想了解一下拍摄后的工作流程。
我们一天的开始并不顺利，错过了主要目标—鸫没出现。但他并不介意。大雨过后情况迅速好转，在短短90多分钟内我们看到了7只猫头鹰！真是一个精彩的夜晚。
这正是他此行的主要目标之一 —— 我们刚到不久，它就出现了，还停留了好一阵子让我们好好拍照！
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update 202303
– a tour with so much of rain, missed both owl at Fraser due to full day raining. Luckily got 5 lowland owls happen in one day. we had ~7-8 this owl for 1 hour and this is one quietly sit and enjoy the meal.
– 这一团真的很多雨。福隆港2只猫头鹰都错过了（下了24+小时的雨）。幸好，今天的5只猫头鹰全拿下。在1个小时内，7-8只。这只乖乖在旁边享受它的老鼠。
update 202204
– time to get some night birding….
– 是时候出去看看野鸟
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2. Oriental Bay-Owl, 栗鸮, 栗鴞, Phodilus badius, ニセメンフクロウ, PUNGGUK-API BIASA
one of the most common can found , near garden, 2nd forest and primary forest .. just always hear but not seen
update 202504
“It’s been a wonderful week for owls—spotted 1 out of the 8 owls! It’s a shame it didn’t show well on the second visit, but still great to see it again here. ***Interestingly, it seems like the other owls don’t like this one—many came by to check it out while we were searching for it.
这是猫头鹰周 —— 我们在八只猫头鹰中看到了其中一只！虽然第二次拜访时它没有很好地现身有点可惜，但能再次在这里见到它还是很棒。***有趣的是，似乎其他猫头鹰并不喜欢这只猫头鹰 —— 当我们在找它的时候，好几只猫头鹰过来查看情况。
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update 202410
– a lovely owl, always give a cute look, overall white
– while we walking into forest .. heard the Bay owls calling to each other .. keep looking .. ohh. it is just in-front of us .. but standing not that low this time ..
– 非常可爱的小猫头鹰。前身很白。
– 当我们走进森林时，听到好几只在叫。找了也蛮久还是没找到，可是突然我发现较高的树上有东西动。哦，这次站的还不很低。一只对叫。
update 202407
– I do not have much luck on this special looking and cute owl … but last tour, I had 2 different locations which included this sight at Danum Valley and 3 of them standing surrounding me and making very soft call
– 我与这鸮几乎没什么缘分。可是上一团，我竟然在 2 个点看到，拍到他。在丹浓，竟然遇上3只很近的围着我叫了起来
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update 202405
– another success night birding just less than an hour, we had nightjar (nesting) and this lovely small owl.
– small owl that normally not that shy to human
– 另一个美好的夜观，一只夜鹰，加这只漂亮的小猫头鹰。
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update 202309
– another view of the favorite owl of Malaysia… it is so cute and found one tame.. it can stand there for hours
– 马来西亚最喜欢鸮的另一个角度。非常可爱，如果找到一只乖的。可以站那好几个小时
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– another main target of the tour… the owl seem calling each other in the forest. walk slowly and managed to found where it perch and calling .. thanks for the group, we got some pictures and leave the owl alone
– 这次团的目标鸟之一。刚进入森林，这鸮就叫了。没很久就找到它叫与停的地方。还有感谢团员，很快的拍下照片。就没打扰这鸮太久。
update 202305
– one of the highlight night time, this bird call and stay long enough for us. Captured this one hand with torch and another with Camera.
– a cute owl always love to see this bird
– 一个晚上，听到这鸟叫了。找不久就看到他了，还让我们拍照。画质不很好，单手拿电筒，另一个手拿相机拍的。
– 非常可爱的家伙，每次看都很高心
update 202210
– what a cute owl to be seen again. Cute and stay close for us
– 蛮可爱的的小鸮。通常站在同一地方叫不停。
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A very large barn-owl with a gray facial disk, gray crown, and rufous upperparts and wings with scattered dark markings. Prefers open country, like agricultural land, plantations, and forest edge, from lowlands to mountains. Limited to Sulawesi. Distinguished from smaller Minahassa Masked-Owl by gray face, gray forecrown, more extensive dark markings across wings and upperparts, and preference for open country.[Ebird]
与仓鸮非常像，叫声也像。在苏拉威西北部不很普通。这次在最后一晚见到斑鹰鸮后。竟然听到这鸟叫。在天空上飞。
update 202410
– a Sulawesi endemic with very Barn Owl look alike and call alike … white overall compare to Minahasa Masked Owl more “light rufous” and slight look different
– a owl that we tried many times, many location.. but after few tried what a surprise to see it in one dusk but missed the picture opportunity. But went for 2nd night and got it flying on the sky .. and lucky to have CANON focus monster R3 with RF400mm F2.8 to have this ..
– 苏拉威西特有种，与普通仓鸮很像+叫声也像。都是较白色。
– 一只在苏拉威西北部找了好几次的鸮。竟然在一个找夜鸟的时候在最普通的地方见到。可是第一天见到拍不到，很快就消失。第二天再去，见到他们飞过。幸好带上佳能R3 （在这种时候对焦应该没什么问题）加上RF400mm F2.8 … 轻松拿下
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update 202304
– last night of birding, after Speckled Boobook, immediate got this rare endemic and managed to capture few flying (not really enough shutter speed for sharp picture) . It flying high up with torch the light still not enough for any picture opportunity. Thanks CANON R3 it lock focus in such dark environment and track it down.
lucky day for us !!!
– 最后一晚，过了斑鹰鸮。立刻见到这稀有特有种。可是在高高的飞，还好有佳能R3 。晚上对焦+追焦几乎没什么问题。可是还是不够光线+速度。还好有几张可以看看的照片。
辛运啊。
update 202308
– almost time to finish off Malaysia tours, and time for lovely places again. I am going Sulawesi and Halmahera again Oct. Anyone interest on 2025 ? 2024 full 😀
– hopefully see this owl again, lovely and wait for me.
– 2028马来西亚的团几乎圆满（季节也差不多了）终于可以去些不一样的地方。我会又到苏拉威西与哈马黑拉岛。有人2025要去？2024满了
– 希望见到这鸟。非常特别。
52. Minahassa Masked-Owl, 米纳仓鸮, 米納倉鴞, Tyto inexspectata, ミナハサメンフクロウ, Serak Minahasa
A forest barn-owl with rich rufous coloration over its entire body. Particularly note the rufous facial disk and forecrown to aid identification. Juvenile is browner-winged, with speckled gray underparts. Inhabits forest understory within lowlands and mountains, avoiding open country. Confined to Sulawesi. Smaller and more richly rufous-colored overall than Sulawesi Masked-Owl, with a rufous facial disk and forecrown and fewer dark markings on the wings and upperparts. Also note preference for closed-forest habitat. Call is a single long piercing screech: “SHEEEEEEEER.” [Ebird]
update 202310
– a special owl, seem everyone wanted to have a look at Sulawesi (included the local) as believe lucky ? but it is always challenge to looking for one.
– 蛮特别的鸮，几乎每个观鸟的到这都想看到。（本土人也很希望看到，代表幸运）
53. Sri Lanka Bay-Owl, 斯里兰卡栗鸮, 斯里蘭卡栗鴞, Phodilus assimilis, スリランカメンフクロウ
– one of 2023 Dec Sri Lanka Birding trip main target, missed it day1 and got it ir after heavy rain and all wet ..
– look slight bigger and brown compare to ours Oriental ?
update 202312
– we looking for last endemic bird of the tour, Red-faced Malkoha after got it with record picture .. heavy rain came and all wet, after basic lunch at village house. We thought of going back hotel for rest but ours local guide told us someone found Bay-owl .. without wait we straight go the spot for the owl
– 我们第九天看完（拍到）最后一只特有种（第33种）红脸地鹃。大雨突然下了起来。我们全湿，在一个小村庄家里吃了午饭后原本要回酒店休息。可是当地导游说村里有人找到我最想拍的斯里兰卡栗鸮。我们立刻就去拿下。
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The large, mostly white raptor that cruises over lakes, rivers, and coastal waterways in search of fish. Impressively widespread: found on every continent except Antarctica. Mostly white head and underparts; dark brown back. In-flight holds wings with a kink in the wrist (shaped like an “M”).
1. Osprey, 鹗, 魚鷹, Pandion haliaetus, ミサゴ, HELANG-TIRAM
1. Osprey, 鹗, 魚鷹, Pandion haliaetus, ミサゴ, HELANG-TIRAM
– perch near the pond, river, beach-ready to catch fish for food
The osprey or more specifically the western osprey (Pandion haliaetus) — also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk — is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor, reaching more than 60 cm (24 in) in length and 180 cm (71 in) across the wings. It is brown on the upperparts and predominantly greyish on the head and underparts.
***https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osprey
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refer waders, normally long-legged, very fine-bill and all 3 we have here are black-white
1. Pied Stilt, 澳洲长脚鹬, 澳洲長腳鷸, Himantopus leucocephalus, オーストラリアセイタカシギ, KEDIDI KAKI-PANJANG AUSTRALASIA
2. Black-winged Stilt, 黑翅长脚鹬, 黑翅長腳鷸, Himantopus himantopus, セイタカシギ, KEDIDI KAKI-PANJANG BIASA
3. Pied Avocet, 反嘴鹬, 反嘴鹬, Recurvirostra avosetta, ソリハシセイタカシギ, KEDIDI PARUH-CEKUNG UBUN HITAM
1. Pied Stilt, 澳洲长脚鹬, 澳洲長腳鷸, Himantopus leucocephalus, オーストラリアセイタカシギ, KEDIDI KAKI-PANJANG AUSTRALASIA
– rare migrant for Peninsular Malaysia. very similar to Black-winged
– more common at Borneo
update 202105
– a rare migrant or first record happen at Johor, Malaysia (202008)
– 马来西亚西马稀有候鸟（南）
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2. Black-winged Stilt, 黑翅长脚鹬, 黑翅長腳鷸, Himantopus himantopus, セイタカシギ, KEDIDI KAKI-PANJANG BIASA
– common winter visitor, normally big group
– overall black-white making very noisy sound
update 202105
3. Pied Avocet, 反嘴鹬, 反嘴鹬, Recurvirostra avosetta, ソリハシセイタカシギ, KEDIDI PARUH-CEKUNG UBUN HITAM
– beautiful bird with up-curve billed
Striking and essentially unmistakable, with elegant shape, boldly pied plumage, long bluish-gray legs, and long, slender, upcurved bill. Curve is stronger on female. Usually breeds in small colonies; nesting birds call noisily. Nonbreeding flocks locally number in hundreds. Feeds while wading or swimming, sweeping its bill side to side. Most common in coastal wetlands and brackish lagoons and estuaries, but will also appear inland, particularly on or near large lakes. (Ebird)
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