30 September, 2012

Drongo Cuckoo

26th August 2012, , Kemensah, Selangor

Local Name: Sewah Sawai

Scientific Name: Surniculus lugubris

Equipment: Nikon D7000, Nikkor AFS 400mm f2.8ED VR+TC20EIII

There were lots of catterpillars that day which provided this Drongo Cuckoo with a hefty breakfast.

 

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29 September, 2012

White-Bellied Sea-Eagle

20th August 2012, , Bukit Keluang , Terengganu

Local Name: Helang Siput, Helang Laut

Scientific Name: Haliaeetus leucogaster

Equipment: Nikon D7000, Nikkor AFS 400mm f2.8ED VR+TC20EIII

An adult Sea-Eagle was resting and preening on a tree right beside the edge of a 100 feet vertical cliff.

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26 September, 2012

Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo: Phew!

20th August 2012, , Bukit Keluang , Terengganu

Local Name: Sewah Horsfield

Scientific Name: Chrysococcyx basalis

Equipment: Nikon D7000, Nikkor AFS 400mm f2.8ED VR+TC20EIII

It taught me a lesson never to delete any photos until they have been properly scrutinised. I took  a lot of photos of this bird, deleted quite a few and kept only four just for record purposes. In my mind she was a Little Bronze-Cuckoo which I‘ve shot on many previous occasion, but I had noticed that she had strange looking streaks at the throat. Left the photos in the computer for three weeks thinking they were nothing special. Only after going through the Birds List of Peninsular Malaysia did I realise that there was another specie of Bronze Cuckoo. The Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo is a ‘vagrant’ and according to the information I received, this could be only the second record for Peninsular Malaysia.

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The barring are limited  to the flanks.

 

13 September, 2012

Javan Mynas

22nd August 2012, , Salor, Kelantan

Local Name: Burung Gembala Kerbau

Scientific Name: Acridotheres javanicus

Back in my hometown for the Raya celebration. Nothing much to shoot except for these mynas. They provided some entertainment for my itchy trigger finger after a month of rest during the fasting month of Ramadhan.

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