26 June 2010

Taken with Minolta 500mm mirror lens - Frank Gardner

Got some pictures that I would like my readers to give comments on the mirror lens that is used for taking this pictures. You could say it was luck or faith to meet this gentlemen that gave me another reason to live my life the way I wanted (with God grace). He inspire me to see life further from it's context. Hardship is just another illusion for failure if we succumb to it.
Mr Frank Gardner is a journalist and a correspondent for BBC Security Correspondent.
Mr Gardner also the author of Sand and Blood *best seller ( a story how he and his cameraman was gunned down during their work as journalist in Riyadh, Saudi Arab. He was shoot six times but miraculously survived the ordeal. However he needs a wheel chair or supporter to move around this days but this has not deter his determination to live as he has lived before.
With his courtesy and kindness he gave some shots for memories.


Little Pied Flycatcher - common resident of Mt Kinabalu

Chestnut Hooded Laughing Thrush - Mt Kinabalu endemic

Bornean Whistler - Mt Kinabalu endemic

All the shots was taken with Sony Alpha DSLR / Minolta 500mm mirror lens

Happy Birding.

22 June 2010

Ochraceous Bulbul - criniger ochraceus

Common resident at Mt Kinabalu and Borneo mountains and hills. One of three common mountain bulbul (Ashy and Pale-faced)
Digiscope with Kowa TSN603 attachment TSN-Cm3-N for DSLR and Nikon D300

21 June 2010

Long and Slow Week

The weeks were slow in birding and here are some shoots that I managed to get.
Pied flycatcher just drop from nowhere. But did not wait long enough to get a better shot of him.


This Eyed-browed flycatcher was seen sitting on the same place as last year. But maybe not the same bird I think? Anyway it was quite obliging.


Rain just stop around the city and this Little Green Heron was trying to balance itself to fish.


After the rain some of this birds (Scaly-breasted Munia) was busy drying themselves and trying to resume their meals as it was almost 6pm when I took this last bird flying away.

A juvenile Pied Thriller was trying to find a tree to perch but could not find a near tree and end up resting nest to me. But it was a quick sudden landing that i did not get a sure shot on it. What a big miss..



Rufous Night Heron and this Black Cap Night Heron was busy flying back and forth collecting nest material. It was about 7am and they were seem to be unperturbed with me presence. I think they know that I was quite far from the nest and it was quite a spectacle to see them both on the same tree trying to build the best spot on the mangrove tree near by.

Happy Birding.

06 June 2010

Japan 17-24 May 2010. Part 3

The two birds ( i mean the feathered ones) was getting freebies from this 2 girls, the Black-tailed Gull and Black-headed Gull (juve) at Ueno public park lake.


Great Egret that is found through out the year.


Rock Dove - feral variant

Black-tailed Gull winters locally in N. Japan but fairly common in Central and South Japan. Frequents parks (ref: Mark Brazil - Birds of East Asia)

Large-billed Crow, a common bird but not in numbers. Seen it flying around rice fields, mountains, lakes and city. Split has been proposed, giving Japanese Crow c.japonensis (including connectens and osai) and Large-billed Crow c.macrorhynchos (including mandschuricus and colonorum)


Eastern Spot-billed Duck (anas zonorhyncha) having a nap. Formerly considered a race of Spot-billed Duck a.poecilorhyncha and also known as Chinese Spot-billed Duck.

04 June 2010

Japan 17-24 May 2010. Part 2

Ueno public park, very close from the train station. Besides this Spot-billed Duck, I spotted the Black-tailed Gull swooping across this lake and saw an individual resting on a floater. Took some picture of the Gull and sighted Grey Heron, Straited Heron, Great Egret and Black Headed Gull (which was in the middle of the lake and could not take it's picture - unfortunately). And Yes Eurasian Tree Sparrow..they where everywhere.




The Black-tailed Gull taking rest on the railings. What a difference?


Saigo-san, one of the revered figurine in Japan History. I was told that he played an important role to build the New Japan Era.

Temminks Sunbird female

Temminks Sunbird female

Temminks Sunbird

Temminks Sunbird

Indigo flycatcher

Indigo flycatcher

Yellow Breasted Warbler

Yellow Breasted Warbler

Black Collared Starlings

Black Collared Starlings
2 birds , winter from South China

Starlings Video

Little Heron

Little Heron

Grey Tail Tattler

Grey Tail Tattler

Crested Myna

Crested Myna

Chesnut Cheeked Starling-Sturnus phillipines

Chesnut Cheeked Starling-Sturnus phillipines
Second Lifer

Pink Necked Green Pigeon - video

Crested Myna video

Pink Necked Green Pigeon

Pink Necked Green Pigeon
My best ever effort with digiscoping

Cattle Egret!!

Black Collared Starlings

Black Collared Starlings
Lifer of the Day....spot at Penampang-Dongongon roadside

Oriental Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole
At the road side Penampang/Dongongon bypass

Black Headed Munia

Black Headed Munia
Shot at padi field at Penampang

Waders feeding

Waders feeding
digiscope

Ruff - digiscope

Ruff - digiscope
Only bird / Penampang rice field

Black Wing Stilt - digiscope

Black Wing Stilt - digiscope
Taken at Penampang roadside

Wimbrel - digiscope

Wimbrel - digiscope
Sighted at Lok Kawi Mud flat

Pacific Egret - Grey Form

Pacific Egret - Grey Form
digiscope

Snipe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHP6RE_IS_k

Sunset

Sunset
Nature

Digiscoping Equipment

Digiscoping Equipment

Equipment use for birding

  • Nikon D300
  • SLIK tripod / Monfrotto ProB tripod with Monfrotto Video Head 701HDV
  • Kowa Universal adapter
  • Canon G9 / Nikon L16 Coolpix
  • TSN603 with 45X wide angle / 20X wide angle
  • Nikon Monarch 10x42

Birding at Tambunan

Birding at Tambunan
Mountain Barbet / Andrew and Karim in action

Birding Time with Good Friends

22 April 08

Late updating, few trips with Jason and CK. We had a good sight of the Whitehead Spider Hunter. They took pictures (digiscoping). Have not seen it yet.

Jason on the scope for Whiteheads broadbill

Jason on the scope for Whiteheads broadbill
Broadbill quest

CK (front carrying his scope) and Jason

CK (front carrying his scope) and Jason

Jason - Tabin restaurant platform

Jason - Tabin restaurant platform

Tabin

Tabin
Jason - bird spotting