After years, finally back to this amazing island … this time we come here for 6 days Photography .. let share some pictures from this trip

one of the main attraction for this Black Macaques

 

just another day spend on Tangkoko National Park

1. Lilac-cheeked Kingfisher, 苏拉蓝耳翠鸟

another lovely endemic Kingfisher

 

2. Sulawesi Dwarf-Kingfisher, 小三趾翠鸟

a lovely and tiny endemic kingfisher

 

3. Knobbed Hornbill, 苏拉皱盔犀鸟

we were lucky to have this pair stand outside long enough before going back to nest to feed the chick

. another beautiful endemic

 

4. Ochre-bellied Boobook, 赭腹鹰鸮

another lovely endemic

 

5. Yellow-billed Malkoha, 火红嘴地鹃

as other Malkoha, keep moving not easy to have open picture. Another lovely and beautiful endemic

 

6. Ashy Woodpecker, 暗黄啄木鸟

another common endemic , but want to get a open and close picture is not really an easy work

 

7. Green-backed Kingfisher, 绿背翡翠

coming to Sulawesi North, top 5 endemic Kingfisher. and this this is one most common

 

8. Sulawesi Hawk-Eagle, 苏拉鹰雕

another lovely endemic , lucky to see it got it’s prey

 

9. Tabon Scrubfowl, 菲律宾塚雉

moving non stop on ground .. trying best already

 

10. Gray-sided Flowerpecker, 灰胁啄花鸟

another lovely and common endemic

 

11. White-faced Cuckoo-Dove, 白脸蕉鸠

so shy , but lovely endemic

 

12. Rusty-backed Thrush, 红背地鸫

wrong setting , record shot of this beautiful endemic

 

13. Speckled Boobook, 斑鹰鸮

lucky to have this endemic just for ~2 s looking at us

 

very relaxing, we go nearby a open hill spot for some dove, parrot etc .. we can see the birds mostly on or below eye level but little bit of distance ..

14. Green Imperial-Pigeon (Rufous-naped), 绿皇鸠

look different from where we saw in Borneo . look so beautiful ..

 

15. Silver-tipped Imperial-Pigeon, 苏拉斑皇鸠

another lovely pigeon, endemic to Sulawesi , so active in the morning.. but slowly disappear …

 

16. Finch-billed Myna, 雀嘴八哥

another very common endemic , any where but we didnt spent much time to get better picture .. too common here but beautiful

 

17. Sooty-headed Bulbul, 白喉红臀鹎

just another common bird found here

 

18. Azure-rumped Parrot, blue-backed parrot, 蓝背鹦鹉

many dove, pigeons, parrot found here . this is another amazing looking parrot

 

19. Sulawesi Hanging-Parrot, 苏拉短尾鹦鹉

like other hanging parrot small ..

 

20. Hair-crested Drongo (White-eyed), White-eyed Drongo, 发冠卷尾

21. White-rumped Cuckooshrike, Sulawesi Cuckooshrike, 白腰鹃鵙

– just another boring endemic , but still not that common to be seen .. only twice sight over 6 days

 

22. Purple-winged Roller, 紫翅佛法僧

another road side endemic, when we arrived, saw the bird just next to road side ..

 

23. Sulawesi Myna, 苏拉王椋鸟

very high up before rain come .. lovely endemic

 

24. Great-billed Heron, 大嘴鹭

while waiting tide to enter to forest for our main target … lucky these 2 birds doing alot of actions .. displaying .. flying for us

 

25. Great-billed Kingfisher, 大嘴翡翠

one of the main target to be North Sulawesi, top 5 endemic Kingfisher .. got it very easy by boat

 

26. Sulawesi Woodpecker

very small woodpecker , endemic to Sulawesi