| 9th July 2011, Ulu Perdik, Selangor |
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A beautiful male Jambu Fruit Dove. Usually they would see them in pairs so the female must have been somewhere in the area. Lighting wasn’t great but fortunately he landed on a branch which was partially lit by sunlight. Only my third encounter with this species.
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| 3rd July 2011, Ulu Perdik, Selangor |
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This was only my second sighting of the lovely Maroon Woodpecker. This male wasn’t too bothered about getting close to the group of people shooting him.
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| 3rd July 2011, Ulu Perdik, Selangor |
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I went to Ulu Perdik after hearing that the Green Broadbills were around hoping to close the chapter on my Malaysian broadbills. Unfortunately for me the Broadbills decided to have an off day. These Trogons were a pleasant consolation for what would have been a rather unfruitful outing. She looks like she has just been bathing at a paint factory……..simply an amazing myriad of colours on one bird.
The more colourful male.
He came down low enough for me to get some detailed shots.
The female |
| 19th June 2011, Kemensah, Selangor |
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It was fairly quiet in Kemensah, not many birds were out and about. Then my luck changed when a pair of Tickell’s blue flycatchers flew onto a nearby bamboo tree. I’ve never photographed a pair in one frame before so this was a great opportunity not to be missed. The male ( right) has a darker blue plumage than the female and a blackish patch around the face.
The male giving me the eye!
The straight/ clear cut orange colour on the breast is the distinctive feature of this flycatcher.
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| 8th May 2011, Kemensah, Selangor |
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A fig tree attracted many species of birds which came to feast on the ripe fruits, among them was the Blue-crowned Hanging parrots. The first photo is of the juvenile and the second, an adult female.
A long range shot of an adult male
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| 22nd May 2011, Kemensah, Selangor |
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What can I say about this guy……. he’s a happy chap. He was calling and calling and calling……
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| 22nd May 2011, Kemensah, Selangor |
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These birds have been receiving a lot of attention lately. At last I found a bit of time to actually sit down and observe their behavior in their natural habitat. This is what I saw…. A young female resting on her favourite perch…a bamboo overhanging a pond. The male came with a small fish and started moving closer and closer towards the female.
He gestured with his head indicating that he was offering the fish to her. She took the fish . The shutter speed ( 1/125s) was not fast enough to freeze the movement of the heads at the moment when the fish was passed to the female. Gulp. The male was probably thinking ‘Ok, was that fish enough to get her undivided attention?’.
 Both birds started diving into the pond below to clean themselves. The male flew off after igniting the booster rocket! The young female left but she came back later with a sizeable fish between her bill and… she had the whole fish for herself ! |
