Evan Pollock came over to KL for a short birding trip with us. it was just a 4-days trip with lots of rain but quite a fruitful visit to 2 birding sites not too far from Kuala Lumpur. The trip ended with a superb view of a pair of Red-naped Trogon while walking back to [...]
01.24.10 | Birds, Field trips | admin
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Today, we expand our photography gears collection with a Nikon 300mm F4 AFS and a Kenko 1.4x TC. We discovered that this is a nice combination, so we test it out at Putrajaya Heronry and shot the painted stork. The combo is not very light nor heavy but we were able to take shots with [...]
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Recently we purchased a used unit of Nikon D200 body. Immediately, we took it out for a quick test with a Sigma APO 170-500mm lens for backyard bird photography. Photos below are taken without a tripod - all handheld with standard image sharpening process.
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Here is a summary of the trip with Duncan and Carol from Arizona, USA. We met Duncan and Carol in the afternoon and drove all the way up to the Gap.
Fraser’s Hill: By the time we reached the Gap, it was drizzling and time is already 4pm which means we have to stop and wait [...]
11.15.09 | Birds, Field trips, Wildlife | wengchun
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On the first day of Roger’s trip in Peninsular Malaysia, we went to a mangrove park and rice field. Since this is Roger’s first visit to Southeast Asia, anything that moves is worth taking a photo. So, the followings are from the first and second day.
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09.7.09 | Birds, Field trips, Wildlife | wengchun
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Yesterday, the 2 fledglings storks which were missing from the 2nd nest came back. They were practically resting on the nest without much movement. The chick from the 1st nest is still around with ‘mommy’ guarding it. No update for the up-coming nest. The adult is still incubating the eggs.
As It started to drizzle after [...]
08.31.09 | Birds, Field trips | wengchun
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Watch the short video taken by Weng Chun. You may click on HQ button for slightly improved quality but will probably slow down the video streaming if you are not on broadband internet.
Last Sunday, I was doing my routine monitoring on weekly basis on the painted storks. Surprisingly, most of the chicks have fledged and [...]
08.26.09 | Birds, Field trips | wengchun
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We had a great time with Steve and Uncle Jim for 8 days last month covering Fraser’s Hill and Taman Negara. Lots of good species and lifers for both of them - most importantly for us, they enjoyed the trip. Here is what Steve was saying.
We had a great time. Thanks for your organizational skills [...]
08.23.09 | Birds, Field trips | wengchun
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Great news. The chicks have grown. A history for the city of Putrajaya as the herons, storks and egrets have adapted...
Early August 2008, with invitation from a group of local nature enthusiasts, we visited an ox bow lake in Johor - the mo...
For the month of November, our team had to endure the heavy rain to carry out our wildlife survey at sites. At each site...
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