Juvenile Male : Scarlet-Rumped Trogon

9th  July 2011, Ulu Perdik, Selangor

He looks  very similar to an adult female but this is a  juvenile male. The red feathers on the rump is just  barely visible. See the adults here

Emerald Dove

30th July 2011, Ulu Perdik, Selangor

A Dove was on the list of target birds on this trip for a few members of the group but unfortunately it was a different Dove that came. I think this one could be a male judging by the whitish patch on the wings.

Green Broadbills: At last!

9th July 2011, Ulu Perdik, Selangor

You mean you haven’t got your Green Broadbills yet!  It’s the usual reaction that I get from other bird photographers/ birders when I tell them that I’ve yet to photograph this Broadbill. Finally I can  close the book on  Broadbills after photographing my lastl species taht can be seen here  in Malaysia. The day started with this beautiful female   The male has  black ear coverts , has more feathers on the upper mandilble       It seems that the female is more approachable and tend to stay longer on one perch than the male. The same was observed when we saw the female again on 30/07/11. The male came and went in  a matter of a few seconds. Most probably the same female shot on 30/07/11

Jambu Fruit Dove

9th July 2011, Ulu Perdik, Selangor

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.

Marooned in Perdik

3rd July 2011, Ulu Perdik, Selangor

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.

Scarlet-Rumped Trogons

3rd July 2011, Ulu Perdik, Selangor

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