Marsh Sandpiper?

14th October 2011, Bidor, Perak

A noisy bird, making her presence known as she circled the pond several times before continuing her journey  to her next waypoint.   Please do correct me if I’m wrong with the ID.

Cattle Egret’s Buffalocade

14th October 2011, Bidor, Perak

Cattle King: Is the ferry service ready Mr Buffalo?… That’s probably what the egret was enquiring. Mr Buffalo: At your service  Cattle King Mr Buffalo: Hop on…. a few extra  bodyguards just to be sure.       Cattle King: Oh oh….What’s up  Special Agent Myna? Agent Myna:  Looks like we have some security issues, better not leave this Buffalocade. There’s a funny looking guy eyeing us through a scope! Cattle King: Oh… come on, this is Bidor. They don’t shoot Egrets  out here… do they? Agent Myna: ‘One can’t be too sure Cattle King. From what I hear things are quite bad in Kuala Selangor, they are not locals and egrets are their delicacy!'

Little Ringed Plover

14th October 2011, Bidor, Perak

A lone Little-ringed Plover  looking bit lost. Maybe she strayed off course and ended up in Bidor .

Lesser Whistling Ducks

14th October 2011, Bidor, Perak

5 Lesser Whistling Ducks  were resting on the opposite side of the pond. Took some shot and attempted to move closer but these ducks just would not tolerate anybody approaching them on foot. They  took flight once I  entered their comfort zone.

Blue-Winged Leafbird

9th October 2011, Semenyih, Selangor

A colourful male Blue-winged Leafbird stopped to rest underneath some shade, away from the burning sun.

Buff-Rumped Woodpecker

9th October 2011, Semenyih, Selangor

It has been quite sometime since I last saw this woodpecker. On this occasion a pair decided to feed  on a low tree not far from my position.  It is usually the male that is more colourful in the animal kingdom and in this case the male  has a red patch on the cheek and denser vermiculation on the face compared to the female. The male

Common Kingfisher

9th October 2011, Semenyih, Selangor

All my previous shots of this beautiful migrant Kingfisher were taken when the birds were on a man-made structure. This time I was lucky to have this Common Kingfisher hunting in a  more natural surrounding.     Some kind of insect larva  that she snatched up from the  stream.