Borneo Bird Photography Outing at Borneo Jungle Girl camp …

Invited by my friend to this Entomology camp which means it is rich with insects from morning butterfly and day insects with night fall moths and night creatures comes dancing with the lights. BORNEO JUNGLE GIRL Camp.

It is locate not that far from Kota Kinabalu , Sabah. But due to it is a forest reserve and the road is little bit tough so permit is require and 4 wheel drive is a must .

We arrive camp at ~12pm , lovely simple local lunch is prepare ready.

Than we begin our 2 evening and 2 morning birding Photography outing .. overall is not bad for evening we hear all 3 sub-montane Barbet any where Mountain Barbet, Bornean Barbet and Gold-Faced Barbet . Helmeted Horbill and Rhinoceros Hornbill also non stop calling but ar far distance …

White-crowned Shama , almost any where can find this special Sabah (Borneo) Endemic

Hill Blue Flycatcher (male)

Hill Blue Flycatcher (female)

3. Temminck’s sunbird, 特氏太阳鸟 (male)

Temminck’s sunbird, 特氏太阳鸟 (female)

4. Bornean Bulbul, 婆罗洲鹎

not that difficult here , can easily found near camp site

5. Bornean banded pitta, 婆罗洲蓝尾八色鸫 (female)

one of main target .. not too bad

6. Barred Eagle Owl, 马来雕鸮

saw one day time but too shy to get picture but one in night

7. Brown Fulvetta, 褐雀鹛

so common here , in the morning almost any where

8. Rufous-fronted Babbler, 红额穗鹛

just another babbler that moving fast pretty common in Borneo

Pellorneidae series: Babblers | 雀眉科 | liewwk Nature

9. Chestnut-backed Scimitar-Babbler, 栗背钩嘴鹛

very active bird as usual, lucky to have it open in the morning .. and trying to share some video soon too

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10. Chestnut-breasted Malkoha, 栗胸地鹃

lovely Malkoha, as the malkoha behavior.. seldom like to come open.. this one come out for the moth trap …

11. Spotted Fantail, 珠点扇尾鹟

come real close for the moth

12. Verditer Flycatcher, 铜蓝鹟

lovely flycatcher

I am on rush again and too bus to get all files share .. full bird list for the outing can been seen here

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June 19, 2019March 23, 2021

Wedge-tailed Pigeon … for me

saw this pigeon few times in Genting Highland but it is either without camera or backlight to have any picture of video . This time, finally have my light setup with me and it is not that high up but still not full open for better video or picture .

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December 14, 2018March 23, 2021

Dusky Eagle-Owl … just another lovely OWL

I always love to see owl, especially big one … this year we managed to found few sites to have this beautiful eagle owl . Dusky Eagle-Owl …

managed to have few luck on roosting and capture 2 in one .. flying in dawn, dusk etc

managed to captured footage

November 13, 2018May 6, 2020

North Sulawesi , Indonesia 2018 Photography

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

Sulawesi Woodpecker, 坦氏啄木鳥, Yungipicus temminckii,セレベスコゲラ, Caladi Sulawesi

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October 5, 2018January 16, 2024

Muscicapidae series : Whistling-Thrush | 鹟科 : 啸鸫 | liewwk Nature -3 [ update 20230813]

it is under Muscicapidae but I prefer to have 3 Whistling-Thrush found Malaysia + Borneo to share it here

1. Malayan Whistling-Thrush, 马来啸鸫, 馬來嘯鶇, Myophonus robinsoni, マラヤルリチョウ,TIUNG-BELACAN GUNUNG TITIWANGSA

2. Blue Whistling-Thrush, 紫啸鸫, 紫嘯鶇, Myophonus caeruleus, オオルリチョウ, TIUNG-BELACAN BIASA

3. Bornean Whistling-Thrush, 婆罗洲啸鸫, 婆羅洲嘯鶇, Myophonus borneensis, ボルネオルリチョウ, TIUNG-BELACAN BUKIT BORNEO

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51. Taiwan Whistling-Thrush, 台湾紫啸鸫, 台灣紫嘯鶇, Myophonus insularis, ルリチョウ

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1. Malayan Whistling-Thrush, 马来啸鸫, 馬來嘯鶇, Myophonus robinsoni, マラヤルリチョウ,TIUNG-BELACAN GUNUNG TITIWANGSA

– endemic to Peninsular Malaysia

– look very similar to Blue Whistling-Thrush but different in small details

– some different from Blue Whistling-Thursh, smaller/thiner bill, shorter neck

Peninsular Malaysia Endemic Birds | 马来西亚半岛特有种鸟

2. Blue Whistling-Thrush, 紫啸鸫, 紫嘯鶇, Myophonus caeruleus, オオルリチョウ, TIUNG-BELACAN BIASA

– common from lowland to submontane

– sight near small stream

– sometime confuse with Malayan

3. Bornean Whistling-Thrush, 婆罗洲啸鸫, 婆羅洲嘯鶇, Myophonus borneensis, ボルネオルリチョウ, TIUNG-BELACAN BUKIT BORNEO

– less bluenish

– endemic to montane Borneo

update 202308

– a pretty common Borneo Endemic found at KNP, dark overall

– Easy to found near roadside feeding

– 在沙巴神山公园，这婆罗洲特有种蛮容易看到，拍到的。通常在路边找吃。

51. Taiwan Whistling-Thrush, 台湾紫啸鸫, 台灣紫嘯鶇, Myophonus insularis, ルリチョウ

like other whistling-Thrush, stay near water (pond), dark area and active normally dusk and dawn.

与其他地方的紫啸鸫，都喜欢活动在有“水”+暗的地方。

update 202401

– very first bird at Daxueshan, arrive accomodation late. Walk out for the checking and saw this bird just feeding near a small pond

– 大雪山第一只鸟，到达时一要天暗。见到一只黑黑的东西在池塘边活动。

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September 29, 2018March 23, 2021

Black Oriole …. another Borneo rare Endemic

I am just finish another Borneo Bird tour/visit to cover few missing species

one of the main target is Black Oriole, it is one of the rareness Borneo Endemic that found near Sarawak …

but it is not that difficult to see the bird but it is active and canopy to have better picture ..

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August 30, 2018March 8, 2024

Muscicapidae series: Shama | 鹟科 : 鹊鸲 | liewwk Nature – 4 [20240308]

song bird that attract many people attention, some been catch to be pet …

1. Rufous-tailed Shama, 橙尾鹊鸲, 橙尾鵲鴝, Trichixos pyrropygus, コシアカシキチョウ, MURAI-HUTAN EKOR JINGGA

2. White-rumped Shama, 白腰鵲鴝,白腰鹊鸲, アカハラシキチョウ, MURAI-HUTAN BIASA

3. White-rumped Shama (White-crowned), 白顶鹊鸲, 白頂黑鵲鴝, Copsychus stricklandii. シラガシキチョウ,MURAI-HUTAN UBUN PUTIH

4. Oriental Magpie-Robin, 鹊鸲, 鵲鴝, Copsychus saularis, シキチョウ, MURAI-KAMPUNG BIASA

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1. Rufous-tailed Shama, 橙尾鹊鸲, 橙尾鵲鴝, Trichixos pyrropygus, コシアカシキチョウ, MURAI-HUTAN EKOR JINGGA

update 202403

– another chance to photograph and see this bird.. this bird is not easy at most of the location except Danum Valley which is seem quite easier. Even after all people have a good look I still have chance to take a picture of this shy and active song bird

– 其实在很多地方，这鸟都是非常难看好+拍到。除了丹浓谷，我几乎每次都看到。。（当然不是拍到，还是非常活跃+害羞的）。。。这次，这鸟让全部看到后，还站了一会让我拍拍。还是有点暗

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update 202311

– a bird that pretty common and reasonable easy at Danum Valley… but not sure why so difficult to take a picture at Peninsular Malaysia

– 这鸟在西马很难看到，拍到。在婆罗洲几个地方反而较容易。

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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.

update 20200322

another close encounter of this shy and rare song bird

update 20191023

but this captured 2013, I am finally trying to clear those old files

– rare and very shy bird ..

2. White-rumped Shama, 白腰鵲鴝,白腰鹊鸲, アカハラシキチョウ, MURAI-HUTAN BIASA

very common song bird

3. White-rumped Shama (White-crowned), 白顶鹊鸲, 白頂黑鵲鴝, Copsychus stricklandii. シラガシキチョウ,MURAI-HUTAN UBUN PUTIH

– a very special Borneo endemic , which only at East-North Borneo Island which is Sabah

– lovely song bird

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4. Oriental Magpie-Robin, 鹊鸲, 鵲鴝, Copsychus saularis, シキチョウ, MURAI-KAMPUNG BIASA

– very common song bird that exist almost any environment, from mangrove, urban, edge of forest, lowland, sub-montane etc.

– male is dark blue and white, female is greyish with white

– 马来西亚最普通的鸟之一。几乎那个环境都见到它的踪影。

– 公鸟深蓝黑-白。母鸟灰黑-白。

update 202107

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August 22, 2018March 23, 2021

keep moving !!! Bornean Ground Cuckoo

a shy bird that everyone interest to it ..

Bornean Ground Cuckoo, 婆罗洲地鹃, Borneo Endemic

one of the Borneo Endemic

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August 21, 2018August 21, 2018

Gitzo Gimbal Fluid Head

after years birding, I am start looking for light setup and also suitable for Tropical rain forest environment …

we normally shooting in the dense environment , so low light, high ISO , low shutter speed are terms we always talk and trying to resolve ..

this new Gitzo fluid Gimbal head definite a light setup , and support for most the heavy setup light 400mm F2.8, 500mm F4, 600mm F4 … and etc . support is one concern but whats the success rate of shooting at comfortable shutter speed eg in Malaysia Rain Forest I always shooting 1/30 , ISO 1600-3200 at F4 .. if I always trying to get something can give me high success rate 1/30-1/60

my tests are simply practical , I swing the gimbal without lock and shoot with M mode, Fit aperture 4,7.1,8.0 but with 1/10,1/30, 1/40,/50,1/60,1/100 … with birds that move non stop …

*** no full lock of the head, just swing and press shutter , M mode fix shutter speed and Aperture but AUTO ISO , fast burst mode without remote cable

1/50 [ 5/7 in focus and no shake]