I was lucky to visit , monitor, study and capture another rare Borneo Endemic , Dulit Frogmouth . A real great tour which need to transit flights, 4 wheel, walking over the bamboo bridge ..
A bird I dream to get it picture for so long .. and finally I got few good open shots while casual shooting while assist Ahli Chung (http://www.endemicguides.com/) for a bird watching group… with his good experience we actually managed to see this bird open but I was away from the team for short moment and I missed the first chance .. and I was lucky saw it again few hours later and managed to have few minutes with it …
one of the best articles describes the difference from Dave Bakewell https://digdeep1962.wordpress.com/2017/02/07/identification-of-paddyfield-richards-and-blyths-pipits-in-malaysia/
4. Olive-backed Pipit, 树鹨, 樹鷚, Anthus hodgsoni, ビンズイ, APIT-APIT POKOK TIMUR
1. Black-thighed falconet, 黑腿小隼, Microhierax fringillarius,モモグロヒメハヤブサ,RAJAWALI-BELALANG MELAYU
– normally stand on top of dry tree
– move fast and prey dragonflies, small insects
update 202411
– The only species in Peninsular Malaysia which also one of the world’s smallest raptors, often seen perched high, watching for prey.
– While testing the new Canon R1’s Pre-continuous Shooting and AF performance, I captured one of many frames. I’ll share more from the full sequence in the near future.
– it came so close, have a close view and low view for this bird just simply awesome. lovely
– 这鸟下来太低了。在这么好角度看,这鸟太漂亮了。
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update 202211
– lovely morning with lovely small raptor.
– 美好的每一天。这小猛禽还是很可爱。
update 202206
– months monitor the cute little raptor, finally fledged
– captured with the pre-production camera and lens
– 几个月的观察,这小猛禽终于出巢了。
– 摄于这套富士的工程机。
update 202103
– one of the smallest raptor of the world and it fly real fast
– 世界上最小的猛禽之一。飛的很快。
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update 202101
- feeding a bird? lucky to see this world's smallest raptor feeding and show some face rection
世界最小猛禽,在吃小鳥?
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update 2020 Aug
update 2015 Feb 25
2. White-fronted Falconet, 白额小隼, 白額小隼, Microhierax latifrons, ボルネオヒメハヤブサ, RAJAWALI-BELALANG DAHI PUTIH
[Bornean Falconet, 婆罗洲小隼, 婆羅洲小隼]
– special to East-North Borneo Endemic
– almost same behavior of black-thighed falconet, small, stand high
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update 202405
– a very tiny special Endemic of Sabah. Cute and normal stand high up to look for prey
– another lucky came to this spot normally just for “bird seeing” which the small bird just stand 30-40m above from ground .. but when we arrive and looking for this bird just for bird watch. But after I walk around, I call everyone down it is low !!!! and 2 together ..
– it is weird this bird seem disappear from all common sites, especially almost not found at Danum Valley BRL, Kinabatangan River and etc… but this family found quite near to KK town ..any how, due to location, not all visit can be make there but for last special targets tour. We special arrange to be there and award with 2 in one frame
– 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
– 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.
– Found across the globe; considerable plumage variation across subspecies
(ebird)
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update 202104
– we were actually searching the shorebirds near the beach and all of sudden all birds take off and we found this world’s faster bird dive down and trying to hunt the Lesser Sand Plover but it failed… and again it trying to hunt for another 2x Curlew Sandpiper but it failed again and leave without any success.
– it really dives down and flying all direction fast and make many frames out of focus. It can reach over 320 km/h while diving for hunting.
– while I am spending time to look for the Pheasant, this bird keep entertain me.. even at ours’ accommodation area, 1 pair seem very tame and flying around
pitta – a bird normally long leg, short tailed, hopping around on forest floor for food , shy ….
many of the bird photographers just enjoy this bird very much and spend years, months, days, hours .. stay inside hide just to view, photograph this forest gem ..
*** will be keep updating this along my pitta fever *** so please book here 😀
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八色鸫 – 通常都长脚,短尾,害羞的在森林的地面,到处乱窜乱跳的找食物…
我们观/拍鸟人都很喜爱这种鸟。有些更会用上几年/月/星期/天躲在帐篷里等它的出现 ….
1. giant pitta,大蓝八色鸫
update 2018 Oct 4
update 2018 Aug 24
another good found, birds nearby there for months .. just need patient and luck to see it
update 2016 Oct 1
– one of my favor … saw how it behave different
2. Rusty-naped pitta 栗头八色鸫
update 2016 Oct 1
update 2015 Nov 17
3. Hooded pitta, 绿胸八色鸫 (Borneo)
update 2020 May 19
update 2020 May 18
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4. Mangrove Pitta, 红树八色鸫
update 2020 May 23
update 2020 Jan 16
a missing or shy “Kuala Lumpur Mangrove Pitta” for almost whole year 2019 birding season … it finally return 2020 hope the small left over Mangrove can be protect for it
1. Oriental Pratincole, 普通燕鸻, 普通燕鴴, Glareola maldivarum, ツバメチドリ, KEDIDI-PADANG BIASA
– a bird always rest on the ground .. nest on the ground … not too shy to human
– Adults are brown overall with an elegant black necklace and pale yellow throat. When in flight, note dark flight feathers, chestnut underwing coverts, bright-white trailing edge to the wings, and a flashing white rump. (ebird)
update 202105
– a non-breeding bird
– 非繁殖羽
update 2014 Jun 15
2. Small Pratincole, 灰燕鸻, 灰燕鴴, Glareola lactea, ヒメツバメチドリ, KEDIDI-PADANG KECIL
– a smaller brownish bird, white eye ring, short bill