27 February 2011

Hide and Seek


Had a nice day yesterday with Karim aka sinooorita and this Chestnut Hooded Laughing Thrush was playing hide and seek. It was challenge trying to photograph it with Kowa TSN 603, adapter FSL for Nikon and D300. Manual focusing and adjusting the AV + and - was really a feat. Anyway I was really happy with this experiment.


Happy Birding.

24 February 2011

Baya Weaver - scope with Kowa TSN603 with D300


Baya Weaver - Ploceus philippinus philippinus

It been a slow month for me in terms of birding so decided to check out my hometown, Sandakan (famous for its Orang Utan Centre, Rainforest Discovery Centre, Sukau, Gomantong and Turtle island) but it turn out the weather was not that great. There were some occasional rain showers that I thought would not affect my birding but no luck. It started to rain from 10 am and only stop at 2pm and this was at RDC. Had to abandon RDC and called my brother Neil if there is any place that worthwhile checking out. And he mentioned this Baya Weaver nesting around his housing estate area but not sure if it is still around. Well luck was still smiling for me and took this shoot (not to brag about) and I had only like 5 second window. It was standing there about 50 meters away but could not get near it because of the thick vegetation. My last sighting was in 2009 and missed it last year.
Hoping to go back again maybe next month....

Happy birding

12 February 2011

Swift

Swift sps..Collocalia esculenta affinis

I was never good in identifying swift when they are airborne or even clinging on the walls just like this one.
Took this at Kinabalu Park office area and wanted to take more pictures but the rain started to come down and it rain the whole day.
At last, I was advise to ask Mr Alim Buin (birder) and a senior park ranger from Kinabalu Park and he confirmed that most of the swift that is flying around the park office are
Glossy Swiflet Collocalia esculenta affinis. Thank you to those who help me to identify.


Happy Birding

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