Denis Degullacion | Birding | Digiscoping | Photography |: October 2010

29 October 2010

Shortwings

Male

Female

Shortwings are not that easy to see or find around Kinabalu Park but this time both pairs came out for this picture. Alim Buin one of the senior park ranger told me about this pair one day earlier but it rain so heavy that we could only see the birds hoping in and out from the shrubs.
Both birds were so active that I can only managed an ID picture for now. Will try again next visit.

Happy birding.

Borneo Parrots

Blue-crowned Hanging Parrot
(loriculus galgulus)

Worldwide c.332 species, 5 in Borneo. Tiny green parrot with blue crown-patch and crimson bib.
Usually solitary or in pairs. Fast flying and feeds on seeds, nectar, flowers, buds and fruit.
The dextrous bill and tongue sometime use as third foot and the feet are zygodactylic (the fourth toe is reversible, both these features allowing great agility. All species are cavity nesters.

Happy birding.

Perigrine Falcon

Peregrine Falcon / falco peregrinus

This bird apparently was stocking itself for a long journey. Luckily it made so much noise that it gave its position. This was crop heavily to see what was the prey and judging from the feathers falling down from the tree, a very unlucky Pink-necked Pigeon was the menu.

Happy birding.

22 October 2010

RDC- Rainforest Discovery Centre (Sandakan-Borneo Sabah)

Crested Serpent Eagle / spilornis cheela

Friends, its been a great Bird festival this year. Everyone seem to agree. Including the birds.

Here are few pictures to share and enjoy.

Copper-throated Sunbird / leptocoma calcostetha

Juvenile White Crown Shama / copsychus stricklandii

Rufous-collared Kingfisher / actenodies concretus , just patiently waiting to be photograph.

It was a hot day (2nd day of bird festival) Rufous-winged Philentoma / philentoma pyrhoptera having a bath.

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo / dicrurus paradiseus, posing but flew quickly when it was attracting a crowd.

Ruddy Kingfiher / halcyon coromanda

The prize bird this year. Birders with or without digiscope just could not stay away from the site it was perching, hoping to get a glimpse. Even professional and amateur photographer flock to get a picture. It was all worth the waiting.

Crimson Sunbird / aethopyga siparaja

This was photograph outside the visitor building of Sepilok Orang Utan Centre. Its a personal achievement for me because I can never get it with digiscope. Use Nikon D3oo with Sigma 70-300mm APO lens.

Black and Yellow Broadbill / eurylaimus ochromalus

This is a female, both sexes looks similar but can be differentiate with the female does not have complete breast-band.

On a final note, any one who are interested to visit Rainforest Discovery Centre especially birders and photographer. I can be contact as per my contact reference in my blog.

Happy Birding.

12 October 2010

Jan Job Van Vulpen - Tabin Excursion

Diard's Trogon

Jan and wife (both formerly guide groups to South America and Africa)

Now enjoying life and doing what they like most, traveling and enjoying Borneo as much as they can. Jan wanted to see a Pitta or Trogon and their wish came true. I wish they will be able to remember my blog and write me back.

Wild-orang Utan - adult

This White-Crown Horbill was sighted at the back of the Riverlodge. But it was still shy and did not really gave us much time to photograph it.

The Black and Crimson Pitta that finally responded to my call. It was quite a sight especially if there were two of them calling back. But I only managed to photograph one of them.

Vekvet-fronted Nuthatch

Happy Birding

08 October 2010

Dark-sided flycatcher

I am a dire situation here. Got this flycatcher few days ago but could not figure out which this one belong to. Thanks to some friends, it is now known.

Happy birding.