Malaysia has 2 species and both very cool looking bird
1. Whiskered Treeswift, 小须凤头雨燕, 小須鳳頭雨燕, Hemiprocne comata, コシラヒゲカンムリアマツバメ, Layang-Layang Berjambul Kecil
2. Gray-rumped Treeswift, 灰腰雨燕, 灰腰雨燕, Hemiprocne longipennis, カンムリアマツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG BERJAMBUL PINGGUL PUDAR
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1. Whiskered Treeswift, 小须凤头雨燕, 小須鳳頭雨燕, Hemiprocne comata, コシラヒゲカンムリアマツバメ, Layang-Layang Berjambul Kecil
– this bird use to stand on high up on dry tree
– with high up angle is common for photo of this bird
update 202407
– arrive Bukit Tinggi noon time which is not much thing we can do, but trying to look for this lovely bird. Stop at first spot and found this bird stay not that high up. But there is a path to climb up to have eye level. Very soon I found it and spoke to small kid (Dev) without any delay he follow me climb up ~20-30m for this picture .. while we going down only he found out we actually climb up quite high 😀 good work boy
– 我们到达鸟点时已中午，其实没什么鸟。可是我们还是希望找些鸟来拍。第一个点就找到这么一只漂亮的鸟。可是它就如平常一样站的不是太高/矮，可是突然我见到一个小步道可以爬上去应该可以拍平视角。我一讲，客人（12岁）立刻跟随我爬上去。上去后就拍下这么一幕，当我们下去时，他就有点害怕（有点高）。小孩还是无惧很多东西。
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update 202301
– a bird that always high up on canopy. this one not that high up and give us a good view by looking down
– 通常都高高在上。这鸟站的不高，再看下来。还不错。
update 2020 Sept
update 2016 May 17
update 2015 April 13
2. Gray-rumped Treeswift, 灰腰雨燕, 灰腰雨燕, Hemiprocne longipennis, カンムリアマツバメ, LAYANG-LAYANG BERJAMBUL PINGGUL PUDAR
update 202408
– honor to try out the new CANON R5mii, most of us really wish firmware upgrade for R5marki for better AF features. but we know while the markii launch mean the hope will fall on the new R5markii. Yes, the AF improve dramatically, it have AF function like R3, R7, R6markii with add on of new feature too.
– this bird fly quite low and any direction, I track it quite well too
what I like
i. animal detect, eye detection now included for single point, 5 points, any zone and also full area
ii. add on new focus area which disable all animal detect !!! it back to old AF method “point AF” .. very useful for condition for the camera difficult to detect the animal !!!
iii. the animal detect simply awesome, it pick up the animal so fast even at complex environment.. hope I can share more soon
iv. tracking is good too, even it is nothing compare to new R1 .. and may R3 (may be so use to the R3, feel the R3 pick up faster and track more “sticky”)
v. the .5s continuous pre-shoot is a real good feature !!! for wildlife .. I dont have many chance test this but it should be one of the best feature !!! all other brands may also follow this soon 😀
– 非常幸运马来西亚佳能，借了我新的R5markii用了3天。相信大家都有与我一样的“希望”。对焦。对焦。对焦。
对我3天的用，我一些感想。
i. 终于，它有了与R3,R7, R6makrii一样的对焦功能，加上新的“点”对焦。吧对焦区域直接换这个，就会想久的对焦方式。不会用上动物对焦。（在很多情况下，这会帮我们对焦上AI 找不到动物）
ii, 动物对焦真的很快，复杂的情况也很快找到。追焦，还是可以。可能用习惯R3， 感觉R3还是追焦好点。等2-3星期后再试。
iii. 那个半秒一直预先拍下半秒的照片，这应该是这几的最好的创新吧（相信其他品牌应该也会用这个吧）。拍下半秒加上继续的1-2秒。只要不是过了相机buffer,相机是一只普通的拍的。不用像以前所有的预拍功能要等上好几秒才可以继续用相机。这真的是太好了。
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always flying or perch high up
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More pictures from Flickr: Hemiprocnidae series: Treeswift | 凤头雨燕科 | liewwk Nature
More Videos: Hemiprocnidae series: Treeswift | 凤头雨燕科 | liewwk Nature
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