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)

 

 

Black & Red Broadbill

17th May 2015, Kemensah, Selangor

Local Name: Takau Rakit Scientific Name: Cymbirhynchus macrohynchos Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G

Speckled Piculet: Better Luck Next Time

26th April 2015, Awana, Pahang

Local Name: Belatuk Belang Scientific Name: Picumnus innominatus Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G   I’ve seen this bird once before, since then I‘ve been hoping that one day I would be able to bring home some decent photographs of this fast moving little beauty. And what a let down. The  only photo of  the face and underparts turned out blurry. I’ll get her next time; hope it wont be another ten years of waiting! It’s this kind of frustration and  at the same time the excitement that keep you going.

Lesser Fish-Eagle

4th April 2015, Kemensah, Selangor

Local Name: Helang Kangok Scientific Name: Ichthyophaga humilis Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G

Black & Yellow Broadbill

4th April 2015, Kemensah, Selangor

Local Name: Takau Kasturi Scientific Name: Eurylaimus ochromalus Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G   The female The male

Asian Fairy Bluebirds

22nd March 2015, Kemensah, Selangor

Local Name: Murai Gajah Scientific Name: Irena puella Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G                                             The iridescent blue of the male is really visible against the greens of the forest.

Yellow-Breasted Flowerpecker

21st March 2015, Kemensah, Selangor

Local Name: Sepah Puteri Raja Scientific Name: Prionochilus maculatus Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G

Buff-Necked Woodpecker [Male]

21st March 2015, Kemensah, Selangor

Local Name: Belatuk Leher Kuning Scientific Name: Meiglyptes Tukki Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G

Greater Green Leafbirds

8th March 2015, Kemensah, Selangor

Local Name: Burung Daun Besar Scientific Name: Chloropsis sonnerati Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G      A male bird        A female

Orange-Bellied Flowerpecker [Male]

8th March 2015, Kemensah, Selangor

Local Name: Sepah Puteri Dada Oren Scientific Name: Dicaeum trigonostigma Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G

Scaly-Breasted Bulbul

1st February 2015, Ampang, Selangor

Scientific Name: Pycnonotus sqamatus Local Name: Merbah Sisik Dada Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G

Black Crested Bulbul

1st February 2015, Ampang, Selangor

Scientific Name: Pycnonotus flaviventris Local Name: Merbah Jambul Hitam Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G

Rofous Woodpeckers

7th February 2015, Kemensah, Selangor

Scientific Name: Micropternus brachyurus Local Name: Belatuk Biji Nangka Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G   Rufous woodpeckers

Gold-Whiskered Barbet

3rd February 2015, Kemensah, Selangor

Scientific Name: Megalaima chrysopogon Local Name: Takur Pipi Kuning Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G

Asian-Fairy Bluebird (female)

3rd February 2015, Kemensah, Selangor

Scientific Name: Irena puella Local Name: Murai Gajah Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G

Grey-Bellied Bulbul

3rd February 2015, Kemensah, Selangor

Scientific Name: Pycnonotus cyaniventris Local Name: Merbah Perut Kelabu Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G + TC2.0IIIE

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

Cattle Egrets in Flight

12th December 2014, Sabak, Kelantan

Local Name: Bangau Kendi Scientific Name: Bubulcus ibis Equipment: Nikon 1 V2 + Nikkor AFS-VR 400mm f/2.8G     Looks  like a good morning of Grasshopping for these Egrets.

Drongo Cuckoo

15th November 2014, Kemensah, Selangor

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

Sultan Tit

15th November 2014, Kemensah, Selangor

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