The Tambunan Rafflesia Park forest were fruiting and this attracted some attention and interest of the birds. The Ashy Drongo was the last bird that I managed to take before making it a day.
I have yet to get a better shot of this Adult Blue and White flycatcher.
This Mugimaki Flycatcher was so active that it annoyed all of us. It would not sit still even for just a minute. I was not happy with this picture but Jonathan had a sharp picture of him.
With abandon fruits available, most birds were so preoccupied with eating that it did not bother to get close to them just like this Endemic Bornean Flowerpecker (formerly known as Black-sided Flowerpecker)
Its quite common to see the Chestnut Crested Yuhina around the park but not an easy bird to photograph. To ensure a sharp and detailed pictures of this bird, one has to invest a prime lens or you can also ask the bird not to move about during taking its picture.
Happy Birding.
Large and noisy bird but not easy to photograph. I forgot to post this last year hopefully you all will enjoy it.
Happy Birding.
Another great find to start the new year. However this was the only picture that I managed to get yesterday.
The Common Kestrel is not common to Sabah Borneo and its considered uncommon winter visitor. This was sighted around housing area and the pictures suggest it was sitting on a construction debris but nevertheless it "Majestic" posture really take away your breath.
Hopefully it will continue visiting us in the near future.
Happy Birding.
Native to Java and Bali but never really populated in Kota Kinabalu - Sabah Borneo.
However it was a delightful find to start the new year 2012.
Happy Birding.
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 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.