17th October 2010, Taman Melawati, Selangor |
It was quite a hectic schedule with two weddings to attend, last weekend was intended to be a non-birding weekend. Furthermore, I am without my gimbal head after sending it in for repairs but somehow things don’t always turn out as planned! I was having a quick cycle around Taman Melawati when I saw a group of birds on a large leafless tree about 300m from my house. I could see that they were Treeswifts but couldn’t immediately identify the exact species. I knew they couldn’t be the Whiskered Treeswifts since they usually go in pairs, not in a flock of 15-20 birds. In my mind I knew that this would be a lifer Treeswift for me. Dashed back to the house to pick up my gear ( plus my old velbon tripod) and returned to the location in a flash! True enough, they were Grey-rumped Treeswifts ( Hemiprocne longipennis)- a lifer. Luckily I had one bird perching against a green background. This one’s a male with the rufous ear covert . A female with the blackish ear covert. An adult and a juvenile male. |
wow last I saw them is in BT nice catch and so sharppp shots!
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What a shot, Madi! and doing it without your usual gear! May be you should spend more time around Tmn Melawati... Congrats on your lifer....
ReplyDeleteSuperb shot of the Grey-rumped.
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