Blue Eared Kingfisher: Female

9th August 2017,  Sg. Congkak, Selangor

Local Name:  Pekaka Bintik-bintik

Scientific Name: Alcedo meninting

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

Rufous-Backed Kingfisher

9th August 2017,  Sg. Congkak, Selangor

Local Name:  Pekaka Api

Scientific Name: Ceyx rufidorsa

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

Blue-Eared Kingfisher [ Male]

8th July 2017,  Kemensah, Selangor

Local Name:  Pekaka Bintik-bintik

Scientific Name: Alcedo meninting

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

Blue-Eared Kingfisher

30th January 2017,  Kemensah, Selangor 

Local Name:  Peka Bintik-bintik

Scientific Name: Alcedo meninting

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

Rufous-Backed Kingfisher

25th December 2016, Sg. Congkak, Selangor 

Local Name:  Pekaka Api

Scientific Name: Ceyx rufidorsa

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

 

 

 

 

Press for Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UjSh7slrM8

Common Kingfisher

22nd February 2016,  Taman Melawati,  Selangor DE

Local Name:  Pekaka Citcit

Scientific Name: Alcedo atthis

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

 

 

 

 

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvRY2qgSshk

Blue Eared Kingfisher

21st January 2016, Taman Melawati, Selangor

Local Name: Pekaka Bintik bintik

Scientific Name: Alcedo meninting

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

Testing the Nikon V3

Common Kingfisher

22nd December 2015, Taman Melawati, Selangor

Local Name: Pekaka Citcit

Scientific Name: Alcedo atthis

Equipment: Nikon 1 V1 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G

(taken 090116)

 

 

Blue-Eared Kingfishers

8th February 2015, Kemensah, Selangor

Scientific Name: Alcedo meninting Local Name: Pekaka Bintik-bintik Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G   A handsome adult male   A sub adult female

Rufous Collared Kingfisher: Male

6th June 2014, Sg. Congkak, Selangor

Scientific Name: Actenoides concretus Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G

Blue-Eared Kingfishers

17th May 2014, Kemensah, Selangor

Scientific Name: Alcedo meninting Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G

Blue-Eared Kingfisher : Female Sub Adult

25th August 2013, Taman Melawati, Selangor

Species: Blue-Eared Kingfisher Local Name: Pekaka Bintik-bintik Scientific Name: Alcedo meninting Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G + TC20EIII

Mother’s Love: Blue-Eared Kingfishers

2nd February 2013, Selangor

Species: Blue-eared Kingfishers Local Name: Pekaka Bintik-bintik Scientific Name: Alcedo meninting Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G Few and far betweeen….. you do not stumble upon this kind of moment everyday. A juvenile (left)  getting a fish from her mom.

Blue-Eared Kingfisher

1st January 2013, , Selangor

Local Name: Pekaka Bintik-bintik Scientific Name: Alcedo meninting Equipment: Nikon 1 V1 + Nikkor AFS 400mm f/2.8-VR New Year bird. These were taken  right before a storm and her feathers  were fluttering in the strong wind.

Birds of Kuala Selangor

21st & 25th December 2012, Kuala Selangor, Selangor

Equipment: Nikon D7000 & , Nikkor 400mm f2.8 + TC20EIII                  Nikon 1 V1  + Nikkor 400mm f2.8 It is the rainy season now  and from my experience jungle birds tend to be  a little quiet and hard to find so it was Kuala Selangor again for some coastal birds   A pair of Asian Dollarbirds A Little Heron preening                                   The Chestnut-winged Cuckoo was  a pleasant surprise. A Collared kingfisher regurgitating something from her throat.   25th December 2012: A Grey heron A Black-capped KIngfisher Crested Serpent Eagle This catfish may be too big for the Black-crowned Night-heron to handle Sunda pygmy Woodpecker

Birds Nature & Us Gathering @ Kuala Gula

8th-9th December 2012, Kuala Gula  Sanctuary Resort, Perak

Birds Nature & Us  (BNU) is a bird photography group on Facebook that I belong to and  in the second week of December last year they organised a small gathering in Kuala Gula, Perak  with the aim of meeting members to renew old ties and forge new friendship. We had about 50 participants  who  made the journey to attend from various parts of the country.  Over the two days members  were given the opportunity to photograph birds in the nearby  mangrove forest. An informal talk  on bird photography  and birding etiquette was  also held  in  the evening. Enthusiastic lot Dawn at Kuala Gula   A  few good  flaps of the wings and this White-breasted Waterhen  was ready to go. A Common Kingfisher at her regular perch in front of the gates to the resort. A few Dollarbirds were busy snatching preys in mid flight.  It was too early for any  good shots of birds in flight as the lighting   was far from ideal The later part of the morning was spent in the mangrove forest. Ballet in the swamp, Little egret An extremely shy Black-capped Kingfisher waiting for the chance to dive. A Chinese Pond-Heron scanning the  waters from a vantage point A Little Egret  aimed and  pounced on  a  target. A small  reward for the effort   A Little Heron getting ready to dive,  the fish below  scattered and swam for their lives when she actually did. This mudskipper wasn’t so lucky.  It may seem cruel but it’s a life & death struggle that goes on everyday.   Dinner and Bird Talk   Another day at Kuala Gula One of a few resident Milky Storks which is part of a breeding program undertaken by the wildlife department.  She was out early   Waiting to shoot birds in flight  at the jetty.   This  Brahminy Kite had an extra-ordinary long hooked beak.   Great-looking Great Egret   In-flight meal.   Here she is again resting on a  nipah tree A Common Kingfisher looking for a simple kill… probably those mudskippers down below at the foot of the wall Tired but happy faces A Stork-billed Kingfisher and a Common Myna sharing the same  tree White-breasted waterhens are usually very skittish but this pair didn’t seem to be intimidated by our presence.   A tiny Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker  making her round in the mangove trees and at one point she came very close to where I was.   After hundreds of bird photos , good company, some good laughs….. I think everyone left Kuala Gula for home with a smile.