29 February, 2016

Red Bearded Bee-Eater

13th February 2016, Kemensah, Selangor

Local Name:  Berek-Berek Janggut Merah

Scientific Name: Nyctyornis amictus

Equipment: Nikon 1 V3 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8 ED-VR

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26 February, 2016

Rusty-Breasted Cuckoo Again

13th February 2016, Kemensah, Selangor

Local Name:  Sewah Dada Oren

Scientific Name: Cacomantis sepulcralis

Equipment: Nikon 1 V3 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8 ED-VR

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25 February, 2016

Green-Backed Flycatcher

13th February 2016, Kemensah, Selangor

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Scientific Name: Ficedula elisae

Equipment: Nikon 1 V3 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8 ED-VR

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Male

 

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Female

21 February, 2016

Grey-Bellied Bulbul

13th February 2016, Kemensah, Selangor

Local Name:  Mebah Dada Kelabu

Scientific Name: Pycnonotus cyaniventris

Equipment: Nikon 1 V3 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8 ED-VR

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20 February, 2016

Plaintive Cuckoo (Male)

9th February 2016, Kemensah, Selangor

Local Name:  Sewah Mati Anak

Scientific Name: Cacomantis merulinus

Equipment: Nikon 1 V3 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8 ED-VR

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18 February, 2016

Tiger Shrike [Moulting]

9th February 2016, Kemensah, Selangor

Local Name:  Tirjup Rimau

Scientific Name: Lanius tigrinus

Equipment: Nikon 1 V3 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8 ED-VR

Drying herself after taking a dip  in a  nearby stream. Surely a most welcomed relief especially on a hot day like this.  She appears to be moulting, growing the distinctive grey and black feathers on the head.

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14 February, 2016

Blue-Tailed Bee Eater

9th February 2016, Kemensah, Selangor

Local Name:  Berek-Berek Sawah

Scientific Name: Merops viridis

Equipment: Nikon 1 V3 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8 ED-VR

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12 February, 2016

Drongo Cuckoo

9th February 2016, Kemensah, Selangor

Local Name:  Sewah Sawai

Scientific Name: Surniculus lugubris

Equipment: Nikon 1 V3 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8 ED-VR

 

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11 February, 2016

Whiskered Treeswifts

9th February 2016, Kemensah, Selangor

Local Name:  Layang-Layang Berjambul Kecil

Scientific Name: Hemiprocne comata

Equipment: Nikon 1 V3 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8 ED-VR

I was tempted to shoot these birds although the lighting condition was very harsh. Usually they would be on a branch way up high but today they had decided to sun themselves where I was able to get some eye level shots.

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A handsome male with the red ear covert

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The female

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07 February, 2016

Buff-Rumped Woodpecker [Male]

7th February 2016, Kemensah, Selangor

Local Name: Belatuk Awan

Scientific Name: Meiglyptes tristis

Equipment: Nikon 1 V3 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8 ED-VR

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