https://thenaturaltraveller.net/2026/03/30/birding-congkak-and-skytrex-area-kl-malaysia/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/spectacled-bulbul-2.jpgspectacled bulbul (2)spectacled bulbulhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/red-bearded-bee-eater-4-1.jpgred bearded bee eater (4)stunning red bearded bee eaterhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/red-bearded-bee-eater-3.jpgred bearded bee eater (3)last bird of the trip was the red bearded bee eater..much closer than the day before....https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/red-bearded-bee-eater-2.jpgred bearded bee eater (2)red bearded bee eater with green backhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/red-bearded-bee-eater-1.jpgred bearded bee eater (1)in flight!https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/hairy-beacked-bulbul.jpghairy backed bulbula blurry shot of the hairy backed bulbulhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/chestnut-breasted-malkoha-3.jpgchestnut breasted malkoha (3)a chestnut breasted malkohahttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/chestnut-breasted-malkoha-2.jpgchestnut breasted malkoha (2)then in the distance a large malkoha stirredhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/chestnut-breasted-malkoha-1.jpgchestnut breasted malkoha (1)whilst it also has a greenish beak, the body is much more colourful than the Green billed malkoha. https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/black-and-yellow-broadbill-5.jpgblack and yellow broadbill (5)black and yellow broadbill2026-03-30T00:12:57+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2026/03/29/birding-bukit-tinggi-kl-malaysia/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/stripe-throated-bulbul-4.jpgstripe throated bulbul (4)stripe throated bulbulhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/stripe-throated-bulbul-1.jpgstripe throated bulbul (1)The stripe throated bulbul posed for ushttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/siberian-blue-robin-f.jpgsiberian blue robin Ffemale siberian blue robin at the hidehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/red-eyedscaly-breasted-and-cinereous-bulbuls-3.jpgred eyedscaly breasted and cinereous bulbuls (3)Scaly breasted bulbul and cinereous bulbulhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/red-eyedscaly-breasted-and-cinereous-bulbuls-1.jpgred eyedscaly breasted and cinereous bulbuls (1)three bulbuls in a tree: LtoR red eyed, scaly breasted and cinereoushttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/red-billed-malkoha-2.jpgred billed malkoha (2)and then further up, we saw the red billed Malkohahttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/red-billed-malkoha-1.jpgred billed malkoha (1)Red billed malkohahttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/red-bearded-bee-eater-4.jpgred bearded bee eater (4)and last bird of the morning was the stunning red bearded bee eater from afarhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/orange-bellied-fc-female.jpgorange bellied FC femaleFemale orange bellied FPhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/male-orange-bellied-fp-3.jpgMale orange bellied FP (3)Male orange bellied flowerpecker was the first bird to show on the way up....2026-03-29T07:17:49+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2026/03/04/birding-bibra-lake-western-australia/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/white-heron-1.jpgwhite heron (1)white faced heron from the first hidehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/pink-eared-duck-20.jpgpink eared duck (20)Pink eared duck with typical stripes down the sidehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/pink-eared-duck-17.jpgpink eared duck (17)notice also the unusual lower beak....https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/pink-eared-duck-9.jpgpink eared duck (9)the pink ear isn't the easiest thing to see as it's a very small areahttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/pink-eared-duck-7.jpgpink eared duck (7)and then we finally got close enough to see the lovely pink eared ducks!https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/oreintal-reed-warbler-2.jpgoreintal reed warbler (2)oriental reed warblerhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/oreintal-reed-warbler-1.jpgoreintal reed warbler (1)oriental reed warblers were busy in the reedshttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/musk-duck.jpgmusk duckmusk duckhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/musk-duck-6.jpgmusk duck (6)musk duckhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/musk-duck-5.jpgmusk duck (5)the rather drab musk duck2026-03-04T15:10:01+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2026/03/03/birding-mandurah-western-australia/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/spotted-scrubwren-2.jpgspotted scrubwren (2)scrubwren https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/spotted-scrubwren-1.jpgspotted scrubwren (1)after the fairy wrens got all the attention, it was the turn of the spotted scrub wren...charming https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/spotted-pardalote-4.jpgspotted pardalote (4)and final bird of the morning was this tiny fellow way up high, blocked by twigs and hence blurry...but could just see enough to identify it as a spotted pardalote....what a beauty!https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/singing-honeyeater-7.jpgsinging honeyeater (7)singing honeyeaterhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/singing-honeyeater-6.jpgsinging honeyeater (6)singing honeyeater in flighthttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/singing-honeyeater-3.jpgsinging honeyeater (3)singing honeyeaterhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/sebas-song-mandurah.jpgseba's song mandurahThis is the called Seba's Song in Mandurah....the last car park and the gravel trail to the statue was where we did all the birdinghttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/new-holland-honeyeater-4.jpgnew holland honeyeater (4)new holland honeyeater in flighthttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/new-holland-honeyeater-2.jpgnew holland honeyeater (2)new holland honeyeaterhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/inland-thornbill-5.jpgInland thornbill (5)inland thornbill2026-03-03T00:54:32+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2026/03/02/birding-margaret-river-busselton-bunbury/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20260222_perthsouth_2221849.jpg20260222_perthsouth_2221849finally the sun set over the big swamphttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20260222_perthsouth_2221835.jpg20260222_perthsouth_2221835pair of dotterelshttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20260222_perthsouth_2221825.jpg20260222_perthsouth_2221825such a pretty birdhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20260222_perthsouth_2221693.jpg20260222_perthsouth_2221693and as the sun set, the black fronted Dotterel made an appearancehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20260222_perthsouth_2221665.jpg20260222_perthsouth_2221665Little corellas were everywherehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20260222_perthsouth_2221628.jpg20260222_perthsouth_2221628new holland honeyeaterhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20260222_perthsouth_2221605.jpg20260222_perthsouth_2221605ringneckhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20260222_perthsouth_2221575.jpg20260222_perthsouth_2221575common bronze winghttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20260222_perthsouth_2221567.jpg20260222_perthsouth_2221567a lovely common bronzewinghttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/20260222_perthsouth_2221526.jpg20260222_perthsouth_2221526and as the evening wore on , a kindly local birder brought us to see another tawny forgmouth!2026-03-02T13:31:57+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2026/03/01/birding-joondalup-lake-yellagonga-regional-park/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/welcome-swallow.jpgwelcome swallowwelcome swallowhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/red-tailed-black-cockatoo-2.jpgred tailed black cockatoo (2)red tailed black cockatoohttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/red-tailed-black-cockatoo-1.jpgred tailed black cockatoo (1)there were quite a few red tailed black cockatooshttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/pink-galah-3.jpgpink galah (3)pink galah, a common birdhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/pink-galah-2.jpgpink galah (2)pink galahhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/pink-galah-1.jpgpink galah (1)pink galahs squabblinghttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/male-red-capped-parrot-3.jpgmale red capped parrot (3)and then the rather more spectacularly coloured male red capped parrot appearedhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/male-red-capped-parrot-2.jpgmale red capped parrot (2)late lunchhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/male-red-capped-parrot-1.jpgmale red capped parrot (1)beautiful posehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/female-red-capped-parrot-2.jpgfemale red capped parrot (2)a rustle in the trees above showed a colourful parrot2026-03-01T11:30:15+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2026/02/28/birding-herdsman-lake-ii-perth-western-australia/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/wandering-whistling-duck.jpgwandering whistling duckA wandering whistling duck was the first to show.....the tawny frogmouths were nowhere to be seen....so we shot around the lake..https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/pacific-black-duck.jpgpacific black duckPacific black ducks were everywherehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260220_herdsman2_2200754.jpg20260220_Herdsman2_2200754a red wattlebird bade us goodbye https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260220_herdsman2_2200711.jpg20260220_Herdsman2_2200711he opened his eye to check us outhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260220_herdsman2_2200695.jpg20260220_Herdsman2_2200695https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260220_herdsman2_2200680.jpg20260220_Herdsman2_2200680and just a little further along the branch was the second....and just behind him you can glimpse the top of the head of the third frogmouth.https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260220_herdsman2_2200673.jpg20260220_Herdsman2_2200673the light was dim, but we were able to pick out the tawny frogmouth from yesterday....so brilliantly camouflagedhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260220_herdsman2_2200661.jpg20260220_Herdsman2_2200661and as the sun got lower, this magnificent fellow popped outhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260220_herdsman2_2200638.jpg20260220_Herdsman2_2200638the beautiful buff barred railhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260220_herdsman2_2200611.jpg20260220_Herdsman2_2200611buff barred rail2026-02-28T15:29:22+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2026/02/27/birding-herdsman-lake-perth-western-australia/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/tawny-frogmouth-10.jpgtawny frogmouth (10)https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/willie-wagtail-3.jpgwillie wagtail (3)Willie wagtail in flighthttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/tawny-frogmouth-9.jpgtawny frogmouth (9)not one, not two but three tawny frogmouths welcomed ushttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/striated-pardalote-4.jpgstriated pardalote (4)another star bird...the striated pardalotehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/striated-pardalote-1.jpgstriated pardalote (1)striated pardalotehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/red-wattlebird.jpgred wattlebirdred wattlebirdhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/purple-swamphen-3.jpgpurple swamphen (3)The lovely purple swamphen illuminated by early morning sunlighthttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/pied-stilt-2.jpgpied stilt (2)a boardwalk behind the discovery centre skirts the lake....here a pied stilt in flighthttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/oriental-reed-warbler-1.jpgoriental reed warbler (1)the red wattlebird whilst common in WA, is a very attractive birdhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/new-holland-honeyeater-4.jpgnew holland honeyeater (4)new holland honeyeater2026-02-27T15:39:20+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2026/02/17/the-elusive-fairy-pitta-in-singapore/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/green-back-of-fairy-pitta.jpggreen back of fairy pittaback view of green wings ....the chestnut head is fringed by a yellow line separating it from the eye and its black surroundhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fairy-pitta-7.jpgfairy pitta! (7)at last, the fairy pitta!https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fairy-pitta-6.jpgfairy pitta! (6)https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fairy-pitta-5.jpgfairy pitta! (5)A Pitta lifer is always worth the effort!https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fairy-pitta-4.jpgfairy pitta! (4)the fairy pitta hails from north asia and winters here in the tropics although it has rarely eben seen in Singaporehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fairy-pitta-3.jpgfairy pitta! (3)hellohttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fairy-pitta-2.jpgfairy pitta! (2)also known as the the little forest angelhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fairy-pitta-1.jpgfairy pitta! (1)Greenish wings with the blue flash and a chestnut headhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260215_fairypitta_2150064.jpg20260215_fairypitta_2150064electric blue flash in the foliage2026-03-18T12:45:24+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2026/01/03/brunei-revisited-seeking-the-bornean-bristlehead/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/20260103_160116-1.jpg20260103_160116Belait Riverhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/p1030207.jpgP1030207a pair of beautiful wrinkled hornbills, the male below with the red casque and brown proximal beak ...another lifer!https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/p1030193.jpgP1030193at the end of the 15km road was this lovely Belait River....https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/p1030176.jpgP1030176black winged flycatcher shrike sitting on her eggshttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/p1030102.jpgP1030102a black winged flycatcher shrikehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/p1030078.jpgP1030078At long last, I had not only seen but managed to photograph the elusive Bornean Bristleheadhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/p1030070.jpgP1030070no apologies for yet another picture of this beautyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/p1030063.jpgP1030063the magnificent and stunning Bornean Bristlehead.. Pityriasis gymnocephala with its prickly bristle like yellow headhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/p1030049.jpgP1030049we can see here that the thighs are also red https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/p1030044.jpgP1030044and then a golden red head appeared...2026-01-28T04:11:38+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2026/01/01/birding-chinese-garden-singapore/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/indian-cuckoo-3.jpgIndian cuckoo (3)indian cuckoohttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ashy-minivet.jpgashy minivetas were the ashy minivetshttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/sunda-woodpecker-1.jpgsunda woodpecker (1)Sunda woodpeckerhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/scarlet-backed-flowerpecker-1.jpgscarlet backed flowerpecker (1)scarlet backed flower peckers were activehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/indian-cuckoo-2.jpgIndian cuckoo (2)and finally the easiest of the cuckoos, the Indian cuckoo next to the bridgehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/blue-crowned-hanging-parrot-1.jpgblue crowned hanging parrot (1)and on the powder puff and bottlebrush trees next to the main bridge, the blue crowned hanging parrots were very activehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/yellow-vented-bulbul-1.jpgyellow vented bulbul (1)a very common but still beautiful yellow vented bulbul posed with flowers for breakfasthttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/purple-heron-with-food.jpgpurple heron with foodand on the river bank next to the main bridge, a purple heron with food in mouthhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/pied-triller.jpgpied trillerpied trillers were commonhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/large-hawk-cuckoo-1.jpgLarge hawk cuckoo (1)there was movement across the river and a long tail and striped belly eventually led to the Large Hawk Cuckoo emerging...a lifer!2026-01-01T08:47:42+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2025/12/28/dairy-farm-birding-singapore/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/straw-headed-bulbul-6.jpgstraw headed bulbul (6)First bird of the morning was the female ASian Fairy Bluebird.....not as dramatically blue as male but still prettyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/straw-headed-bulbul-2.jpgstraw headed bulbul (2)straw headed bulbulhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/banded-woodpecker-3.jpgbanded woodpecker (3)then posing in the sunshinehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/banded-woodpecker-2.jpgbanded woodpecker (2)banded woodpeckerhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/banded-woodpecker-1.jpgbanded woodpecker (1)First bird to show was the Banded Woodpecker....here its red head popping up https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/asian-fairy-bluebird-m-5.jpgAsian fairy bluebird M (5)the male Asian Fairy Bluebirdhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/asian-fairy-bluebird-m-3.jpgAsian fairy bluebird M (3)the back of the head is spectacularhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/asian-fairy-bluebird-f-1.jpgAsian Fairy Bluebird F (1)First bird of the morning was the female ASian Fairy Bluebird.....not as dramatically blue as male but still pretty2025-12-28T15:54:48+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2025/12/26/marina-grove-birding-3/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pc250966.jpgPC250966and just before we left after an hour and a half....the bare trees hosted a white throated KF and two blue crowned hanging parrots......https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pc250920.jpgPC250920checking out the world aroundhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pc250913.jpgPC250913Junior waiting to be fedhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pc250892.jpgPC250892we then walked over to the short end of the pond where we had seen the lineated barbet fly, and she duly obligedhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pc250850.jpgPC250850action!https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pc250841.jpgPC250841Interestingly, these little grebe parents had had an earlier brood, now nore than 2 months old.....https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pc250777.jpgPC250777the ornate sunbird in eclipse plumage joined ushttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pc250755.jpgPC250755the blue tailed bee eaters welcomed ushttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pc250718.jpgPC250718a female pied triller watched us bird watchinghttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pc250659.jpgPC250659Baillon's Crake2025-12-26T20:49:48+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2025/12/23/marina-grove-2/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251221-pc210474-1.jpg20251221-PC210474and with siblinghttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251221-pc210620.jpg20251221-PC210620yellow fronted canaries https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251221-pc210200.jpg20251221-PC210200success..tiddler in mouthhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251221-pc210205.jpg20251221-PC210205the strikehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/yellow-bittern.jpgyellow bitternaiminghttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/bluetailed-be.jpgbluetailed BEfirst bird was the blue tailed bee eater with breakfasthttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/black-browed-reed-warbler.jpgblack browed reed warblerthe lovely black browed reed warblerhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251221-pc210482.jpg20251221-PC210482happy familyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251221-pc210461.jpg20251221-PC210461the little grebes were productive! Here a new born chick on mama's backhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251221-pc210392.jpg20251221-PC210392yellow bittern2025-12-23T01:58:42+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2025/12/17/marina-grove-singapore-reclaimed-land-birding/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/yellow-bittern-2.jpgyellow bittern (2)a very handsome yellow bittern was huntinghttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/oriental-reed-warbler-2.jpgoriental reed warbler (2)a very pretty oriental reed warblerhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/oriental-reed-warbler-1.jpgoriental reed warbler (1)oriental reed warblerhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/lesser-whistling-ducks3.jpglesser whistling ducks3First to show were a few lesser whistling duckshttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/lesser-whistling-ducks-1.jpglesser whistling ducks (1)lesser whistling duckshttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/bcfull.jpg.jpgBCfull.jpgA quite handsome birdhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/baillons-crake-8.jpgBaillon's Crake (8)and finally after hearing it for a while, my target bird, the Baillon's Crake emerged...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/baillons-crake-6.jpgBaillon's Crake (6)Here we can see the typical green beak and the less green but still green legs...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/baillons-crake-4.jpgBaillon's Crake (4)Baillon's Crakehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251217_103210.jpg20251217_103210Arriving there just past 10am, a small crowd of birders were there...the Marina Bay Sands Hotel can be seen in the 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woodcreeperhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/spotted-tody-flycatcher.jpgspotted tody flycatcherspotted tody flycatcherhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/roadside-hawk.jpgroadside hawkhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ringed-kf.jpgringed kfRinged Kingfisherhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/peruvian-warbling-antbird.jpgperuvian warbling antbirdperuvian warbling antbirdhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/palm-tanager.jpgpalm tanagerpalm tanagerhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/olive-manakin.jpgolive manakinolive manakin2024-01-24T11:52:03+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2024/01/02/birding-juma-lodge-2/2024-01-02T13:15:11+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2024/01/01/birding-juma-lodge-amazonia-1/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/dscn9643.jpgDSCN9643Here is the male Amazonian KF...with the brown 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toohttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/spinetail.jpgspinetailhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/solitary-sandpiper.jpgsolitary sandpiperhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/rufous-casiornis.jpgfemale flame crested tanager2024-01-01T05:24:30+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2023/12/25/manaus-and-the-journey-to-juma-lodge/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/dscn5984.jpgDSCN5984where we were welcomed by a Silver beaked tanager in the fading lighthttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/dscn5967.jpgDSCN5967we docked on this pontoon with swimming pool, before climbing up a steep staircase to the receptionhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/dscn5954.jpgDSCN5954and grey dolphins folickedhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/dscn5950.jpgDSCN5950first view of Juma Jungle Lodge, our home for 3 nights....they are on stilts and in the wet season, the water is almost up to the level of the rooms https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/dscn5941.jpgDSCN5941a cocoi heron flew next to ushttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/dscn5938.jpgDSCN5938we encountered rain nearing the resort but the sunlight breaking through the clouds welcomed ushttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/dscn5885.jpgDSCN5885at the bus/boat interchange a greater kiskadee watched ushttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/dscn5863.jpgDSCN5863https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/dscn5823.jpgDSCN5823some were less pink...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/dscn5819.jpgDSCN58192023-12-25T02:50:44+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2023/12/09/birding-inhotim-minas-gerais-brazil/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/dscn9018.jpgDSCN9018https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/yellow-tyrranulet-capsiempsis-flaveola.jpgyellow tyrranulet capsiempsis flaveolahttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/yellow-olive-flatbill.jpgyellow olive flatbillYellow Olive Flatbillhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/white-barred-piculet.jpgwhite barred piculetand just after shooting the manakins, this cute little white barred piculet settled down at eye levelhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/white-barred-piculet-3.jpgwhite barred piculet (3)He was very busy pecking at small branches and twigs for his breakfast...the charming white barred piculet, a small woodpeckerhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/swallow-tail-hummingbird.jpgswallow tail hummingbirdcolours were stunning from another anglehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/sombre-hb.jpgsombre HBLikely to be the Sombre Humming Birdhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/sombre-hb-3.jpgsombre HB (3)yet another hummingbird..https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/sombre-hb-2.jpgsombre HB (2)https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/social-flycatcher-2.jpgSocial Flycatcher (2)And this Social Flycatcher also welcomed us in2023-12-10T01:07:20+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2023/10/21/chengdu-birding-2-guexi-eco-park-panda-base-and-san-xing-dui-museum/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/l1020707-2-1.jpgL1020707-2so contentedhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dscn8241.jpgDSCN8241entrance to west side of park2023-10-21T01:33:55+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2023/10/18/chengdu-birding-guixi-ecological-park/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dscn8942.jpgDSCN8942https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dscn8892.jpgDSCN8892https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dscn8887.jpgDSCN8887close uphttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dscn8873.jpgDSCN8873https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dscn8852.jpgDSCN8852https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dscn8838.jpgDSCN8838https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dscn8785.jpgDSCN8785https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dscn8742.jpgDSCN8742https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dscn8733.jpgDSCN8733https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dscn8706.jpgDSCN8706feeding happily2023-10-18T14:31:45+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2023/10/07/chikmagalur-birding-ii/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dscn4773.jpgDSCN4773https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dscn4978.jpgDSCN4978final bird of the trip was the crested serpent eagle perched quietly near the trailhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dscn4957.jpgDSCN4957velvet fronted nuthatcheshttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dscn4949.jpgDSCN4949the yellow browed bulbul appeared againhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dscn4935.jpgDSCN4935and he flashed his vertical yellow gular flap...a stabiliser when he flieshttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dscn4930.jpgDSCN4930https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dscn4919.jpgDSCN4919The Draco...a flying dragon lizard landed on this treehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dscn4899.jpgDSCN4899greenish warblerhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dscn4894.jpgDSCN4894https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/dscn4884.jpgDSCN4884indian yellow tit2023-10-07T15:43:31+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2023/10/07/chikmagalur-birding/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/image.pngimagehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/l1001701.jpgL1001701the bare trees and garden were a bird magnet.....https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/l1001681.jpgL1001681the beautiful house at Kelagur, about 3500ft above sea levelhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/l1001669.jpgL1001669https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/yellow-crowned-wp.jpgyellow crowned wpWe saw this shy yellow crowned woodpecker on both days but getting good pictures was very difficult! https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/white-cheeked-barbet.jpgwhite cheeked barbetthe white cheeked barbet...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/purple-sunbird.jpgpurple sunbirdhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/purple-rumped-sb.jpgpurple rumped SBhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/oriental-honey-buzzard.jpgoriental honey buzzardoriental honey buzzard buzzing us...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nilgiri-fp.jpgnilgiri FPanother lifer...the nilgiri flowerpecker2023-10-07T04:35:44+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2023/09/16/birding-stadtpark-vienna/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/dscn3232.jpgDSCN3232thrushhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/dscn3081.jpgDSCN3081Some great tits were busy in the treeshttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/l1001543.jpgL1001543and just before leaving, the beautifully presented statue of Franz Lehar...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/l1001533.jpgL1001533Apart from the birds, there are several statues dedicated to the musical geniuses who have so blessed us...here is Johann Strausshttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/l1001529.jpgL1001529Floral clock https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/l1001527.jpgL1001527Stadtpark at 630 in the morning as the sky lightenedhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/dscn3245.jpgDSCN3245https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/dscn3237.jpgDSCN3237? Song thrush posinghttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/dscn3189.jpgDSCN3189male and female chaffinch in backgroundhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/dscn3130.jpgDSCN3130a heron overhead2023-09-16T15:16:53+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2023/09/15/24-hours-in-cork-ireland-and-a-bit-of-birding/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/rock-dove.jpgrock doveWhere a lovely Rock Dove posed.https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pale-eyed-blackbird.jpgPale eyed blackbirdPale eyed blackbirdhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mallard.jpgmallardhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/magpie.jpgmagpieas the sun emerged, the first few birds were Magpies, very different from the ones in Asiahttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/long-tailed-tit.jpglong tailed titSome long tailed tits were busy in the treeshttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/l1001193.jpgL1001193So we headed back towards our hotel stopping off briefly at the University of Cork Alumni Bridgehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/l1001180.jpgL1001180Early morning light on the River Lee from Mardyke Bridgehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/l1001162.jpgL1001162charming riverside houses appeared https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/l1001160.jpgL1001160Shooting from the bridge, the early dawn light over the river Lee was stunninghttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/l1001139.jpgL1001139Arriving at the river, it was still dark but the beautifully lit Daly's Bridge (aka Shaky Bridge) provided a great photo opportunity...2023-09-16T09:11:05+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2023/08/20/santubong-kuching-fishing-again/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/20230814_205215.jpg20230814_205215as night descended, the tenggiri or spanish mackerel started biting....we did quite well, catching about 40 of them over the two nightshttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/20230815_153733.jpg20230815_153733there were lots of red snappers...a wonderful food fish....small ones like these and bigger ones 3x the size...they were cleaned and gutted immediately by the boat boys and put in the freezerhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/20230814_222359-1.jpg20230814_222359catfish galorehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/l1020323-1.jpgL1020323the fishing started the next morning...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/l1020544.jpgL1020544Tenggiri, red snappers of different sizes, groupers of different sizes and catfish...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/l1020523.jpgL1020523as were crabshttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/l1020511.jpgL1020511Remoras or sucker fish were plentifulhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/l1020508.jpgL1020508Crabs and remoras in the dark night seahttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/l1020503.jpgL1020503on our final night I noticed these luminescent blue lights in the sea.....presumably plankton?https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/l1020495.jpgL10204952025-01-26T06:29:43+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/about/2024-05-01T01:45:48+00:00weekly0.6https://thenaturaltraveller.net/2023/07/16/sabah-birding-8-gunung-alap/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000798.jpgL1000798There were a few plastic chairs there that allowed us to sit and watch...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000796.jpgL1000796https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000791.jpgL1000791https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000787.jpgL1000787https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn7171.jpgDSCN7171Female indigo FChttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn7153.jpgDSCN7153as the indigo flycatcher made an appearancehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn7146.jpgDSCN7146Indigo FC malehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn7113.jpgDSCN7113the female snowy browed flycatcher also put in an appearancehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn7097.jpgDSCN7097They kept us entertained for a few minutes but unfortunately the partridges did not show...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn2585.jpgDSCN25852023-07-23T08:39:27+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2023/07/16/sabah-rafflesia-quest/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000858.jpgL1000858where we arrived at the Manut Rafflesia Garden....https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000856.jpgL1000856and this represents the next generation....https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000854.jpgL1000854macro detailhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000853.jpgL1000853the heart of R Keithiihttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000851.jpgL1000851detail of the rim and insidehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000847.jpgL1000847https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000846.jpgL1000846close up of R Keithii...and no it does not stink as everyone seems to thinkhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000831-2.jpgL1000831-2R Keithiihttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000827.jpgL1000827we finally arrived at a freshly opened R Pricii...it had only opened that morning!https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000825.jpgL10008252023-07-16T12:10:30+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2023/07/14/sabah-birding-7-kinabatangan-wetland-resort/2023-07-14T15:15:15+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2023/07/14/sabah-nights-6-kinabatangan-wetland-resort-birds-and-night-cruise/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000668.jpgL1000668Moonrise over Kinabatangan...such a stunning vista even though it was all dark around us...a night outing that will live long in our memoryhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000654.jpgL1000654https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000646.jpgL1000646moon risehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000642.jpgL1000642and as we headed back to KWR, a distant glow on the horizon heralded the moonrise...the stars can still be seenhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000639.jpgL1000639https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000638-2.jpgL1000638-2and when we reached the 'firefly' tree about 20min away, it was stunningly beautiful...here tree in the foreground has numerous fireflies twinkling which blend into the stars in the skyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000629-2.jpgL1000629-2mini star trails from the boat movementhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000618.jpgL1000618as the night darkened the night skies over kwr had many stars....the brightest of which is probably venus...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000592.jpgL10005922023-07-14T14:38:07+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2023/07/14/sabah-birding-5-kinabatangan-wetland-resort/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn7080.jpgDSCN7080female black naped monarchhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn7078.jpgDSCN7078https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn7046.jpgDSCN7046chestnut bellied malkohahttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn7036.jpgDSCN7036blue eared barbet...but no sign of blue!https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn7032.jpgDSCN7032https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn7022.jpgDSCN7022Dusky muniahttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn6983.jpgDSCN6983https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn6951.jpgDSCN6951https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn6940.jpgDSCN6940male thick billed green pigeonhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn6926.jpgDSCN6926female thick billed green pigeon2023-07-14T11:17:22+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2023/07/14/sabah-4-orang-utan-and-sun-bear-sanctuaries-sepilok/2023-07-14T04:25:20+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2023/07/13/sabah-birding-4-exploring-my-nature-resort/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000501.jpgL1000501we had 12A and 12B in this chalet....at the back is the balcony from which many photos were taken....https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000490.jpgL1000490This is a sheltered walkway leading from the dining room to the swimming pool area and the chalets....on either side are many sunbirds and spiderhunters who like the orchid trees and other flowers there....always took us longer than we expected to walk this 30m path!https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn5833.jpgDSCN5833The smallest bear in the world ...the Malayan sunbearhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn5826.jpgDSCN5826Leaving the orangutan centre, this pretty crimson sunbird entertained ushttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn5805.jpgDSCN5805where he really liked the Chinese leaves left therehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn5778.jpgDSCN5778Getting to the feeding platform at 10am, the ranger put some fruits on an elevated platform and we waited and waited...eventually after 30min, we saw some movement of an orangutan behind the foliage baring his teeth....https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn5774.jpgDSCN5774The Malayan Blue Coral snake....it looked different from the one that I shot in Singapore (See one of my earlier posts) and my snake expert tells me that this is indeed a Malayan blue coral snake but likely to be a different sub-species from the one we see in Singaporehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn5773.jpgDSCN5773Malayan blue coral snake..highly venomoushttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn5768.jpgDSCN5768Endearing tiny pygmy squirrel...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/dscn0449.jpgDSCN0449and disappeared into the tree...2023-07-14T04:08:18+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2023/07/12/sabah-birding-3-photo-essay-on-leaf-birds/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/lglb-thinbeak.jpgLGLB thinbeakmale lesser green LB with the slimmer beakhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/lglb-mg.jpgLGLB Mghttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/lglb-mg-3.jpgLGLB Mg (3)The male Lesser Green Leafbird...smaller in build and beakhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/lglb-mg-2.jpgLGLB Mg (2)Male lesser green LB where black eye patch does not go above the eye..there is also a hint of yellow at the edge of the black patchhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/lglb-m-12.jpgLGLB M (12)And having consumed the contents of the berry, he spat the skin out and posed...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/lglb-m-11.jpgLGLB M (11)the berry is finally flattened, all the juices and pulp having been swallowed....https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/lglb-m-10.jpgLGLB M (10)another bird shows the fruit being crushed...in this case the upper beak is bearing down on the lower beak which impales the fruithttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/lglb-m-9.jpgLGLB M (9)https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/lglb-m-8.jpgLGLB M (8)https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/lglb-m-7.jpgLGLB M (7)and the berry gets smaller2023-07-12T15:36:22+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2023/07/12/sabah-birding-rainforest-discovery-centre-2/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/wallaces-hawk-eagle.jpgWallace's Hawk Eaglehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/wallaces-hawk-eagle-3.jpgWallace's Hawk Eagle (3)quite magnificent Wallace's Hawk Eaglehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/wallaces-hawk-eagle-2.jpgWallace's Hawk Eagle (2)and found the Wallace's Hawk Eagle's nesthttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/scarlet-minivet.jpgscarlet minivetScarlet minivet from a million miles away...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/scarlet-minivet-f.jpgScarlet minivet Fand here the female not so scarlet minivethttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/rufous-piculet.jpgRufous piculetthe smallest woodpecker , the rufous piculet zipped past and paused for just a momenthttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/pig-tailed-macaques.jpgPig tailed macaquesa group of monkeys watched ushttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/pig-tailed-macaque.jpgPig tailed macaquethe pig tailed macaquehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/maroon-woodpecker.jpgmaroon woodpeckerI just had time to take a hurried shaky blurred shot of this maroon woodpecker before he flew....https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000455.jpgL1000455we reached one of the towers and sheltered there....2023-07-12T05:34:01+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2023/07/12/sabah-birding-sepilok-my-nature-resort-1/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/image.pngimagehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/spectacled-sh.jpgspectacled SHhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/scarlet-backed-fp.jpgscarlet backed fpscarlet backed flower peckerhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/red-giant-flying-squirrel.jpgred giant flying squirrelOne of the regular activities in MyNR is to view the red giant flying squirrels glide between trees up to 100m apart! Here's a terrible picture of one that just landed on a tree...taken in darkness with a torch light onlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/red-eyed-bulbul-3.jpgred eyed bulbul (3)red eyed bulbulhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/oriental-magpie-robin-2.jpgoriental magpie robin (2)oriental magpie robinhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/orange-belliedfp.jpgorange-belliedFPorange bellied flower peckerhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/little-green-pigeons-2.jpglittle green pigeons (2)Little green pigeonshttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000437.jpgL1000437The swimming pool at My Nature resort fringed by the chalets and foresthttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/l1000412.jpgL1000412the somewhat tacky signage near the dining area....but there were at least one or two proposals and anniversaries whilst we were there!2023-07-12T05:03:04+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2023/06/24/coxs-bazar-and-birding-in-inani-national-park/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230624_193701.jpg20230624_193701the many types of mangos were all fragrant and sweethttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230624_191721.jpg20230624_191721but the piece de resistance had to be this exquisite lamb briyani served to me in Dhaka just before I left for the airport. Hyderabad in India has excellent Briyani, but this Bangladesh Briyani topped it ..flavour and texture...incredible. Sorry but you can't get this at a restaurant....this was from a private catering servicehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230624_170622.jpg20230624_170622we headed out for lunch at a restaurant called Papa Roma and a fish called Hilsa was served.....the best fish I have ever tasted albeit a touch bonyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230624_122003.jpg20230624_122003https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/l1020218.jpgL1020218the trek back to the start point was tricky to say the least, the trail had now become a veritable mud track, slippery and wet....it brought back memories of a previous similarly wet and muddy escapade in the hills of Palawan a few years ago....https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/l1020208.jpgL1020208we climbed up the hilly terrain...mindful of the slippery ground as it had rained the night beforehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/l1020201.jpgL1020201Elephant dung and right next to the tape measure was the paw print of a leopard cat!https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/l1020199.jpgL1020199a pretty rainbow beckonedhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/l1020186.jpgL1020186a couple of park rangers and a guide and a spotter accompanied us ....this was a copse of betel trees...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/l1020183.jpgL10201832024-07-27T04:27:59+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2023/05/25/hunting-the-black-naped-monarch-in-taipei-botanic-gardens/2023-05-25T09:15:50+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2023/05/18/bolsa-chica-revisited-for-an-hour/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dscn4577.jpgDSCN4577the common but pretty western kingbirdhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dscn4563.jpgDSCN4563not to be outdone, this western osprey with his catch also zipped byhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dscn4508.jpgDSCN4508And as if to say goodbye to us, Allens Hummingbird took off with a flash of orange ...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dscn4473.jpgDSCN4473as is the song sparrowhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dscn4405.jpgDSCN4405the pretty housefinch is always worth photographinghttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dscn4401.jpgDSCN4401even an american crow looked nice in the sunhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dscn4374.jpgDSCN4374a charming house wren sang to his heart's contenthttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dscn4355.jpgDSCN4355a huge canadian goose flew by with the houses fringing Bolsa Chica in the backgroundhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dscn4348.jpgDSCN4348a majestic great blue heron flew overheadhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dscn4326.jpgDSCN4326Song sparrow2023-05-23T12:30:06+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2023/05/23/birding-in-daan-park-taipei/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dscn4980.jpgDSCN4980https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dscn4969.jpgDSCN4969and then he appeared...the black-naped monarchhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dscn4958.jpgDSCN4958We can just about see the black patch the back of his head.....prob the male?https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dscn4940.jpgDSCN4940till finally a group of photographers pointed out the nest of the black naped monarch....we waited for a while....https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dscn4938.jpgDSCN4938we ventured onto a boardwalk....https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dscn4931.jpgDSCN4931where a lovely black bulbul posed...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dscn4903.jpgDSCN4903the TBG has lots of little charming pavilions tucked into cornershttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dscn4898.jpgDSCN4898Walking round to the Lotus pond with the museum behind, we were looking for the Agave plant which was apparently in bloom and only blooms very rarely...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dscn4892.jpgDSCN4892The diversity of flora is amazing....contrast this stunning agave with what I shot just earlier this month in the San diego Botanic Gardens...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dscn4886.jpgDSCN4886Agave chrysantha next to the lotus pond2023-05-23T12:25:55+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2023/05/18/la-jolla-revisited/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/dscn3817.jpgDSCN3817and finally a few distant cormorants 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magpie robinbeautiful oriental magpie robinhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/mountain-bulbuls.jpgmountain bulbulsPair of stunning mountain bulbulshttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/l1014748-2.jpgL1014748-2Last rays of sunlight at dusk in KKNP2022-12-24T04:49:07+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2022/12/18/kaeng-krachan-birding-1-nana-resort/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/streak-eared-bulbul.jpgstreak eared bulbulstreak eared bulbulhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/orange-vented-bulbul.jpgorange vented bulbulyellow vented bulbulhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/green-bee-eater.jpggreen bee eatergreen bee eaterhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/dscn1242.jpgDSCN1242Siamese pied starlinghttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/dscn1138.jpgDSCN1138Barn 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the public....https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dscn9986.jpgDSCN9986Palm trees in Newport Beachhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dscn9949.jpgDSCN99492018-12-12T22:15:42+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2018/12/05/birding-upper-newport-bay-ecological-reserve/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dscn9497.jpgDSCN9497the well camouflaged Anna's HBhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dscn8508.jpgDSCN8508and then this woodpecker appeared...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/l1000749.jpgL1000749halfway along, the trail is this wooden bridge where there was more activity...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/l1000748-2.jpgL1000748-2the terrain was gentlehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/l1000743-2.jpgL1000743-2View across the San Diego Creek to the Back Bay Loop with the sun blazing at 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What a lovely way to end the morninghttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscn4153.jpgDSCN4153Banded woodpeckerhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscn4143.jpgDSCN4143a glimpse of the beautiful scarlet wings and yellow nape...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscn4139.jpgDSCN4139and then unmistakeable 'tok tok tok' of a woodpecker's beak on tree trunk attracted us to this tree where the woodpecker played hid and seek with us...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscn4134.jpgDSCN4134the dollar bird is ever present in Bidadarihttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscn4118.jpgDSCN41182018-10-11T03:38:45+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2018/09/29/birding-in-augarten-vienna/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscn33411.jpgDSCN3341https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/l1000345.jpgL1000345Close up...the towers are actually old 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bedhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/l2830934.jpgL2830934tranquilityhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/l2830910.jpgL2830910the walkways were picturesque and featured in the moviehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/l2830907.jpgL2830907the movie still were therehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/l2830904.jpgL28309042018-09-16T14:01:58+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2018/09/10/birding-kasai-rinkai-koen-tokyo/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscn2516.jpgDSCN2516https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscn2513.jpgDSCN2513Disneyland across the waterhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscn2512.jpgDSCN2512interesting buildings aroundhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscn2498.jpgDSCN2498grey heronhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/dscn2494.jpgDSCN2494cormorants in the 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is the frog pond in Kubah NP where a wooden walkway leads around a pond....we decided to go have dinner first and return later to seek out the frogs...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/l1007558.jpgL1007558this was our accommodation at the Kubah NP headquarters....the setting is beautiful and the accommodation basic..but good enough.https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscn9466.jpgDSCN9466Wallace's tree froghttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscn9424.jpgDSCN9424beautifully webbed feet with black highlightshttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscn9409.jpgDSCN9409https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscn9389.jpgDSCN9389Bornean black magpie from a gazillion miles away.....https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscn9382.jpgDSCN9382https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscn9344.jpgDSCN9344another view of raffles malkohahttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscn9305.jpgDSCN9305a banded kingfisherhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dscn9285.jpgDSCN92852016-03-19T14:05:29+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2016/02/16/birding-in-the-west-baray-siem-reap/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscn7369.jpgDSCN7369a final view of this beautyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscn7590.jpgDSCN7590here, one in flight...spectacularly gracefulhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20160209_084444.jpg20160209_084444and we finally found our way to this dryish meadow where the cattle were grazinghttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/20160209_072923.jpg20160209_072923Arriving at the West Baray after a longish bumpy ride on the track, we just tuktuked along....https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscn7690.jpgDSCN7690Grey headed yellow wagtailhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscn76001.jpgDSCN7600A barn swallow chirped a welcomehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscn7585.jpgDSCN7585and then beyond the common pond heron in the foreground I saw this larger bird....https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscn7708.jpgDSCN7708https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscn7583.jpgDSCN7583from afar, there was a spotted redshank behind and a common snipe in foreground (thanks Nishant for ID)https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscn73721.jpgDSCN7372a few common yellow vented bulbuls appeared2016-02-16T02:04:23+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2016/02/12/tonle-sap-lake-and-birding/2016-02-13T02:29:30+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2016/02/12/angkor-wat-and-birding/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/l1006880.jpgL1006880these are the very steep steps leading up to the third level and where one used to be able to climb up, they are now cordoned off and access is by way of a rebuilt wooden staircase over steps like these..there's a 30min queue to get up....https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscn7608.jpgDSCN7608and then this yellow wagtail appeared next to the greenshank..https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscn6896.jpgDSCN6896greater adjutant striding purposefullyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscn6610.jpgDSCN6610grey heronhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscn6549.jpgDSCN6549the tiny common kingfisherhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscn7683.jpgDSCN7683https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscn7002.jpgDSCN7002Another view of the Greater Adjutanthttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscn6873.jpgDSCN6873grey heron with milky storkhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/dscn6878.jpgDSCN6878https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/l1007016-2.jpgL1007016-2Ta Prom is of course the temple where giant tree and their roots have overgrown the temple leading to these beautiful scenes, as used in Indian Jones movies....2016-02-12T07:56:14+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2016/01/26/birding-at-the-capella-birding-in-comfort/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn6118.jpgDSCN6118And if that's not enough birding for you....you can see peacocks....https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn5855.jpgDSCN5855and in the morning I saw this largish bird fly into the big tree right in front of me..https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn5927.jpgDSCN5927the yellow vented bulbul is v common in singapore..https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn5772.jpgDSCN5772sulphur crested cockatoohttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn6159.jpgDSCN6159https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn5626.jpgDSCN5626almost as soon as we settled into our room, I saw this colourful little fellow gazing at me....can you spot the other one in the picture?https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn5912.jpgDSCN5912red whiskered bulbul giving the pigeon griefhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn6069.jpgDSCN6069quite magnificent crested goshawkhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn5930.jpgDSCN5930here the yellow vent is easily seen..https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/l1006622.jpgL1006622The panoramic view from our Capella picture windows with strategic trees right in front...2016-02-04T06:31:52+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2016/01/14/birding-on-the-railway-corridor-singapore/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn5267.jpgDSCN5267https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/tanimbar-corella.jpgtanimbar corellahttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn5559.jpgDSCN5559final bird of the evening...the racquet tailed drongo, silhouetted by the setting sunhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/coppersmith-barbet-2.jpgcoppersmith barbet (2)coppersmith barbethttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn5277.jpgDSCN5277https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lineated-barbet-3.jpglineated barbet (3)https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/lineated-barbet.jpglineated barbetthis spectacular Lineated Barbet perched high up in the trees posed willingly in the evening light...it's green back resplendent.https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn5388.jpgDSCN5388https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/p1230118.jpgP1230118He looked very smart from the front too with the characteristic striated chest..https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/p1230035.jpgP1230035my old friends the white crested laughing thrushes were being a bit raucous..just next to the Amsterdam Apartments. You can reliably find them here...2016-06-09T03:21:34+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2016/01/10/sungai-buloh-again/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn5058.jpgDSCN5058grey heron wadinghttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn4928.jpgDSCN4928moving over to the coastal walk segment of the SBWR, there is a mud skipper pond where even the not very attractive mudskippers can be made to look good!https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn5020.jpgDSCN5020and the pack leader decides that the croc is close enough and goes into attack mode, chasing the croc off!https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn4833.jpgDSCN4833lesser egret wadinghttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn5149.jpgDSCN5149https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn5094.jpgDSCN5094Last bird of the afternoon, from a Loooong way off, halfway across the straits of Johore, (the background is Johore) was this beautiful osprey, perched on a kelong pole..https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn4701.jpgDSCN4701I was told it's a yellow bittern, but it's not very yellow...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn4812.jpgDSCN4812from the main bridge, a flock of redshanks were foraging on the mud flat...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn4892.jpgDSCN4892https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn5177.jpgDSCN5177balancing act2016-01-27T00:53:00+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2015/12/30/snorkelling-vs-diving-at-banyan-tree-vabinfaru-and-ihuru-atoll/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/l1005622.jpgL1005622https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/gopr0231.jpgDCIM100GOPROGOPR0231.DCIM100GOPROGOPR0231.https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/gopr0341.jpgDCIM100GOPROGOPR0341.DCIM100GOPROGOPR0341.https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/monocle-bream.jpgDCIM100GOPROGOPR0322.DCIM100GOPROGOPR0322.https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/parrot.jpgDCIM100GOPROGOPR0212.DCIM100GOPROGOPR0212.https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/gopr0279.jpgDCIM100GOPROGOPR0279.DCIM100GOPROGOPR0279.https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/gopr02981.jpgDCIM100GOPROGOPR0298.DCIM100GOPROGOPR0298.https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/pin-striped-bf.jpgDCIM100GOPROGOPR0342.DCIM100GOPROGOPR0342.https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/gopr0329.jpgDCIM100GOPROGOPR0329.DCIM100GOPROGOPR0329.https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/peacock-rod-cod.jpgDCIM100GOPROGOPR0233.DCIM100GOPROGOPR0233.2016-01-03T23:12:31+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2015/12/30/velavaru-maldives/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/l1005547.jpgL1005547where the baby black tip reef sharks were ever present in the shallowshttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscn4306.jpgDSCN4306before taking flighthttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscn42091.jpgDSCN4209and some birding was also possible....I recently seem to have had lots of encounters with the grey heron...here taking a stroll on the beachhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/l1005378.jpgL1005378https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/l1005366.jpgL1005366https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscn4143.jpgDSCN4143https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscn4169.jpgDSCN4169https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscn4209.jpgDSCN4209https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscn4011.jpgDSCN4011https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscn4006.jpgDSCN40062016-01-03T23:05:16+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2016/01/03/sungai-buloh-wetland-reserve/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/p1220800.jpgP1220800and then from afar, I saw this big white stork and thought it was a Painted Stork...but on looking again, looks to be a Milky Stork instead..https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/p1220629.jpgP1220629greenshank in foreground with redshanks behindhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/stork-billed-kingfisher-1.jpgstork billed kingfisher (1)another view...unfortunately partially hidden by brancheshttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fish-2.jpgfish (2)and this gorgeous ?tilapia like fishhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/needle-fish.jpgneedle fishheading back across the bridge, needlefish were plentifulhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn4531.jpgDSCN4531https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/dscn4501.jpgDSCN4501https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/little-heron.jpglittle heronand the last bird of the morning...a little heron watching over everythinghttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/fish-4.jpgfish (4)and anotherhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/crocodile.jpgcrocodilethere was even a crocodile2016-01-03T22:56:08+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2015/12/15/mai-po-meanderings/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/l1060502-8.jpgL1060502-8https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscn3737.jpgDSCN3737https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscn34581.jpgDSCN3458https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/l1060566.jpgL1060566https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscn3605.jpgDSCN3605https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/l1060521.jpgL1060521https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/l1060535.jpgL1060535https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/l1060493.jpgL1060493https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/l1060520.jpgL1060520https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/l1060513.jpgL10605132015-12-23T07:56:40+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2015/12/03/houseboating-on-ashtamudi-lake-kerala-backwaters/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscn3372.jpgDSCN3372https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscn3410.jpgDSCN3410https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscn3326.jpgDSCN3326https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscn3347.jpgDSCN3347https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscn3332.jpgDSCN3332https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/l1004687-2.jpgL1004687-2https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dscn3217.jpgDSCN3217https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/20151129_135204.jpg20151129_135204https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/20151129_085135.jpg20151129_085135https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/l1004613-2.jpgL1004613-22015-12-13T22:26:56+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2015/11/27/kovalam-birding/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/l1004578.jpgL1004578https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/l1004557.jpgL1004557https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/l1004611.jpgL1004611https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/l1004610-2.jpgL1004610-2https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/l1004558-2.jpgL1004558-2https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/l1004564.jpgL1004564https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/l1004602.jpgL1004602https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/l1004598-2.jpgL1004598-2https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/l1004599.jpgL1004599https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/l1004603.jpgL10046032015-11-30T01:17:58+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2015/11/27/khon-kaen-birding/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn1622.jpgDSCN1622https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn1496.jpgDSCN1496https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn1461.jpgDSCN1461https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn1609.jpgDSCN1609https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn1608.jpgDSCN1608https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn1606.jpgDSCN1606https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn1612.jpgDSCN1612https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn1607.jpgDSCN1607https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn1374.jpgDSCN1374https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn1446.jpgDSCN14462015-11-27T12:02:28+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2015/11/22/coney-island-birding/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn0741.jpgDSCN0741https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/l1060287.jpgL1060287https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/l1060290.jpgL1060290https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn0662.jpgDSCN0662https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn0742.jpgDSCN0742https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn0727.jpgDSCN0727https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn0781.jpgDSCN0781https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn0744.jpgDSCN0744https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn0632.jpgDSCN0632https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/l1060282.jpgL10602822015-11-22T14:22:50+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2015/11/10/bidadari-cemetery-bird-watching-site-extraordinaire/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn97831.jpgDSCN9783The second target bird was the oriental pygmy or black back kingfisher...small elusive but delightful.https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn95401.jpgDSCN9540the first afternoon was dedicated to seeking out the ruddy kingfisher....gorgeous bird and he gave a real show!https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn9447.jpgDSCN9447I sensed it was going to be a good day when this pair of blue tailed bee eaters appeared above where I parked my car in Jalan Rinduhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn0566.jpgDSCN0566the crest is black with spots on it in the female, red in the malehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn0542.jpgDSCN0542and just before I left, the female common flameback woodpecker appeared high up...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn0511.jpgDSCN0511profile picturehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn0489.jpgDSCN0489close up of dollar birdhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn0486.jpgDSCN0486it then went back to its nest in the tree trunk...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn0480.jpgDSCN0480just magnificent...this one is a juvenile tiger shrikehttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn0470.jpgDSCN0470I'd never shot the tiger shrike well before so this was a great sighting2015-11-21T00:38:59+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2015/11/08/kingfishers-only-bidadari-cemetery-botanic-gardens-singapore/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn0225.jpgDSCN0225flying off in a whirl of colour he used his beak to pick at fish on the water surface...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn9939.jpgDSCN9939he was at it again! He'd caught yet another frog...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn9916.jpgDSCN9916So not only did the Ruddy KF pose willingly, he also provided a great photo opportunity of his feeding habits!https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn9810.jpgDSCN9810Oriental Dwarf Kingfisherhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn9783.jpgDSCN9783It then very slowly and shyly inched out a little...the light was dreadful as it was under a dense canopy...but its brilliant colour could still be appreciatedhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn9642.jpgDSCN9642First glimpse was of a flash of a brilliantly red coloured beak... https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn9580.jpgDSCN9580Front view of Ruddy KFhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn9567.jpgDSCN9567https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn9556.jpgDSCN9556The wings show a hint of the typical violet colouration often seen....https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/dscn9542.jpgDSCN9542flies to another branch...2016-01-25T06:04:06+00:00monthlyhttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/2015/10/31/hanoi-bai-da-song-hong-botanic-gardens/https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/l1060216.jpgL1060216The excellent Lotte World Hotel in Hanoi....https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/l1060210.jpgL1060210Hue Restauranthttps://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/l1060207.jpgL1060207awesome noodles...https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/l1060199.jpgL1060199https://thenaturaltraveller.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/l1060194.jpgL1060194There is a verdant bordered lake which you can walk around... 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