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Alcedinidae series: Kingfisher | 翠鸟科 | liewwk Nature 15-5 [update 20230429]

Halmahera, Indonesia Bird Photography | 哈马黑拉岛: 鸟摄 | liewwk Nature [update 20230426]

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– a beautiful Kingfisher, and for the first time feel such a beautiful bird such annoying. Each time the Pitta come near, this bird will fly from far to flush the Pitta away 🙁 no choice to wait and wait until it get bored.

– 非常漂亮的翠鸟。可是竟然一直追赶我们的目标八色鸫，每次八色鸫要出来时。他就从某处飞过来。我们没办法的等它厌倦。

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Sulawesi, Indonesia: Bird Photography | 苏拉威西: 鸟摄 | liewwk Nature [update 20230427]

Yellow-breasted Racquet-tail, 红斑扇尾鹦鹉, 黃腹盤尾鸚鵡, Prioniturus flavicans, ズアカウチワインコ

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– always seeing this flying for the pass and finally before got “tick attack” (suspect we got the 200-400 tick bites here)we got this bird sitting good for good view to all and some picture opportunity.

– 每次都见他飞，终于在被”tick” 钉了200-400包后。（蜱螫伤）终于看得到这鸟停了一会让大家看到清清楚楚，还让我拍下几张照片。

Bucerotidae series: Hornbill | 犀鸟科 | liewwk Nature 10-2 [update 20230427]

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– never get bore to see this bird again and again. even from far distance it is still lovely and beautiful bird.

– 从不厌倦重复看这鸟。从远到近还是这么好看。

Sulawesi, Indonesia: Bird Photography | 苏拉威西: 鸟摄 | liewwk Nature [update 20230427]

Nectariniidae series: Sunbird | 太阳鸟科: 食蜜鸟 | liewwk Nature – 10-1 [update 20230427]

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– last evening birding, we enjoy the cold weather. surprise so many small birds come to same area in close range. It look like we are birds photography instead of watching.

– we enjoy so much all the small bird such a good view and pictures

– the good evening light make the “black” bird so beautiful.

– 最后一个下午，在高山上。还以为轻松的过，可是非常忙碌因为非常多小的鸟到这个小地方。搞得我们好像拍鸟团，非常近距离观鸟。

– 好的夕阳光线把这“黑”鸟变得非常漂亮。

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Pittidae series: Pitta | 八色鸫科 | liewwk Nature – 12-6 [update 20230427]

Halmahera, Indonesia Bird Photography | 哈马黑拉岛: 鸟摄 | liewwk Nature [update 20230426]

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– post this before I get busy months again. This is one of the most amazing experience on this trip. When day 1 arrived with heavy rain, after rain stop we did quick birding surrounding our homestay. when we walk near the river, owner say why not we go for quick try on the Pitta and keep mentioned “if the bird is nearby or little bit distance he can do pick-up service” !! (I am thinking pick-up service hmmm). But the bird came without long wait or any issue. (so we missed the pick-up service show)

– next day after Standardwing BOP, we walk back to homestay and pass by the Pitta spot. We would like to try for this pitta again for male. After long wait (~15minutes) , he say the bird is far lets’ him pick-up the pitta .. I was like hmm how ? But he walk into the bush and use whistler/call. After ~10minutes wait, we heard the bird call getting nearer and soon we saw him walking out from the bush. and you can see the Pitta is following him coming out from the bush (may be ~10-15m away) !!!!!! “pick up service”

– 觉得需要把这先写下，这是我在这11天团里觉得最不值得分享经验之一。（或在这一生中也蛮特别）。我们经过一天的飞机-车-八色鸫-船-车-大雨的折磨。终于到了民宿。雨停后我们也不闲的去看鸟，当然我是唯一带相机的我就拍拍记录照给大家。走走的到了河边，民宿主人问我们要试试八色鸫吗？我们觉得时间不多了，怕不出来浪费时间。可是他说，不怕鸟不在。“我可以去接它过来” ！！！心想什么鬼，接！！！可是我们到后八色鸫一下就出来让我们看的兴奋了。（主要目标之一达标）

第二天一早我们先去看/拍幡羽极乐鸟。容易地拿下后。大家也想回去八色鸫的点看有运气看到巨大的公鸟吗。可是这次等了15分钟等候完全没声音，”他“就说没问题。我去接它过来！（心想又夸口）。他走了近草丛，大概10分钟后我们听到八色鸫叫了。然后他从草丛里走了出来，然后最不可思议的事。八色鸫在跟随他（大概10-15米）后跳了出来！！！我们都讲，这样都可以？我终于知道人-鸟是一起这样的。”接送服务“！

– picture after the “pick-up” service

– 被接送后的照片。

Tytonidae series: Owl | 草鸮科 | liewwk Nature – 2-1 [update 20230426]

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– 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。

Sulawesi, Indonesia: Bird Photography | 苏拉威西: 鸟摄 | liewwk Nature [update 20230426]

STRIGIFORMES series: Owl | 鸮形目 : 猫头鹰| liewwk Nature 15-3 [update 20230426]

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lucky day for us !!!

辛运啊。

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– 2023 April Sulawesi-Halmahera Bird watch trip end. Today finally got to sleep until 6am and wake up for proper breakfast. Tomorrow another new challenge.

– a special boobook, with special call.

– this bird is first ever bird we saw so tame, it stand there for such a long time for us to have good view.

– 2023 苏拉威西-哈马黑拉岛观鸟行。终于完成了。经过11天的时差，天气炎热的折磨。今天终于可以睡到6点，吃个正规早餐。

– 这鹰鸮，很不一样。叫的像青蛙。

– 也是我来苏拉威西这么多次，第一次见到这么乖的。站哪有好几分钟。

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Paradisaeidae series: Birds-of-Paradise | 极乐鸟科 | liewwk Nature – 11 [update 20230425]

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another special tour, which has main target of this Standardwing Bird-of-Paradise.

It is a real good experience to be Halmahera, we just spend 3 nights. We easily got ours’ targets seen.

This is our main target, on 2nd morning. We hike 3.7km straight to the “hide” (on the way, we heard owlet-nightjar which is my favorite bird but we failed to see the bird and also rushing to the hide for main target.

Arrived before 6am, while every still dark. We can heard many of them already calling infront of us but just very brief view. after 30minutes, finally we got clear view of this amazing beautiful bird. But I still only got some extreme high ISO picture even with my CANON RF400mm F2.8.

Long story short, the birds stay for long and from ISO 25600 – ISO800, Managed to have perfect view of the bird and pictures… oohh video too .

Immediate of this target, we walking out and birding. There is another very good story to talk about “pick up service for the Pitta”

– 非常不一样的一次特别目标鸟团。我们其实主要3 只鸟加最好看完可以看到的猫头鹰。可是，来到这么好的鸟点。我们几乎没浪费任何时间（天气太热，我们还是有2-3小时中午到房间休息）

– 这只天堂鸟是我们主要鸟。我们到了哈马黑拉岛后第二天早山立刻步行3.7公里到鸟点。在路中听了好几次鼻鸱可是我们只是停留很短时间。所以没看到。大概1.5小时后到达鸟点，还是很暗（6am)可是这鸟已在叫不停。我们还只是看到影子而已。过了30分钟。终于看到清楚了。大家都高兴了。可是，我还是用ISO25600 (还是用CANON RF 400mm F2.8) .可是很幸运，鸟留下来到天蛮亮的。终于看到拍到。

– 回程中，我们再次去看白胸八色鸫. 当地导游竟然让我们知道人是可以与动物共处的。之前他一直讲不用担心八色鸫，他们不在的话。他会去“接“它！让我有机会下次再写写那个故事（希望有时间，完了这团后又要很忙到9月了。

Pellorneidae series: Wren-Babbler | 雀眉科: 鹪鹛 | liewwk Nature 9-1 [update 20230410]

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– same place different group, we had shorter time this time. the bird just stand less than 3seconds and disappear. But still make everyone happy .

thanks CANON R3 animal eye detection, without it I dont think this picture will be focus in such complex and dark environment.

– 同一个点，应该同一只鸟。可是这团，这鸟没这么乖了。只站了～3秒。可是客人看到，我拍到。谢谢R3他和眼部对焦，没R3绝对没这么快对焦到这张照片。

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– a very active bird, lucky to have few moment captured it calling but too bad I can’t handle the 400mm well with handhled. can see shaky
– as usual it making funny calls, it change call for more than 4 differents

– 非常活跃的鸟，跳不停。可是幸运的客人，这鸟停哪蛮久。客人看后，我还可以拍下视频。喔还是手持不了佳能400mm F2.8 . 太钭了。
– 这鸟换了4种叫声。2种还是我没听过的。

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Picture Collection of Borneo Endemic Birds, 婆罗洲特有种鸟照片集 | liewwk Nature [update 20230413]

Accipitridae series: Harrier, Eagle Hawk | 鹰科 | liewwk Nature – 24-2 [update 20230413]

Mountain Serpent-Eagle, 山蛇雕, 山蛇鵰, Spilornis kinabaluensis, キナバルカンムリワシ, HELANG-KUIK KINABALU

– exclusive Borneo montane endemic, KNP, and sometimes see it calling and flying around

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– it is not that often to see this beautiful raptor close, this bird flying low and close after ours guests insist to wait for this amazing raptor after heard its’ call

– 很少机会见到这漂亮的猛禽飞的这么近与地。感谢客人的执着，等了蛮久的。

Pellorneidae series: Wren-Babbler | 雀眉科: 鹪鹛 | liewwk Nature 9-1 [update 20230410]

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– lucky guest to see this bird for 2 times in 2 days. He insist to have a better look at this target bird. But the first bird seem does not cooperate for him to have good look. Next day , next destination this bird stand long for us.

– active, shy bird as usual

– 辛运的客人，2天内在2个地方看到这害羞与活跃的鸟。第一个点客人没看很清楚。要求我们再试试这主要目标之一。第2天，在另一个点。竟然听到它叫，然后站了蛮久让我们拍够。

1. Marbled Wren-Babbler, 石纹鹪鹛, 石紋鷦鶥, Turdinus marmoratus, ウロコサザイチメドリ, KEKICAU-MURAI BESAR BUKIT

– a sub-montane bird which big in size .. shy and move fast

– normally low almost close to ground

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– as usual, this shy bird always hiding behind something. But this time with CANON R3, using single point to touch any part of the bird body. The bird eye will be lock focus and track. So simple compare to old time.

How I wish can spend more time with this beautiful bird, but guests still has targets.. lets move on.

– 与之前一样，这害羞的鸟每次都是找东西挡着自己。可是这次，用了佳能R3，只要对焦点碰到鸟任何一部分。鸟眼就会被对焦鱼追焦。

– 非常希望可以拍多点照片，可是客人还有很多目标鸟。我们还是只是早早了事。下次吧。

Columbidae series: Dove, Pigeon | 鸠鸽科 | liewwk Nature 20-2 [update 20230408]

13. Yellow-vented Green-Pigeon, 白腹针尾绿鸠, 白腹針尾綠鳩, Treron seimundi, シロハラハリオアオバト, PUNAI GUNUNG BAHU MERAH

– big green pigeon wont miss it’s blue eye-ring connect to bill, long needle-pointed tail, yellow vent

– rare and shy big green pigeon

– normally sight sub-montane

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– another lucky day for guests, with minimum walking, Large Wren-babbler again and much better view, Black Magpie, and this beautiful pigeon with amazing view.

– 幸运的客人，行动不是很方便。可是也看到拍到大鹪鹛，白翅鹊与这只害羞+稀有的鸠。

20230408, Bukit Tinggi, Pahang, Malaysia

Podargidae series: Frogmouth | 蟆口鸱科 | liewwk Nature [update 20230407]

4. Gould’s frogmouth, 鳞腹蟆口鸱, 鱗腹蟆口鴟, Batrachostomus stellatus, ウロコガマグチヨタカ, CUCUR BINTIK EMAS

– another bird that you do not want to miss … it call softly in night . stay like dry leaf

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– guests had specify species to look for but dint mentioned frogmouth before meet up. But the route make us difficult to arrange. But we tried few locations still can’t have any frogmouth until day 8. We went a trail for birding just before it rain, we saw this bird shaking just ~10 feet from us. what a lucky moment for guests and immediate after this bird we also saw a female Malaysia Peacock-Pheasant too than follow by heavy rain for next 2- hours. Today highlights for customer: Gould’s frogmouth, Malaysia Peacock-Pheasant, Large Wren-Babblers, Red-naped Trogon, Crested Shrikejay

– 客人这次来是为了指定目标来的。可是来到后，非常渴望看到蟆口鸱。可是路程已安排，不容易有机会看到。可是我们也尽量尝试，在第8天下午。我们还以为在酒店度过因为乌云密布。可是我们还是去了一个步道，到不10分钟这鸟在我们前放10尺摇动。天啊！这么幸运。可是幸运之神还没离去。在看到这鸟后。尽然也把凤冠孔雀雉拿下。今天，尽然拿下凤冠孔雀雉，冠鸦, 鳞腹蟆口鸱, 大鹪鹛等。