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Welcome to my Malaysian Birding Blog. I migrated to blogspot.com as my blog at multiply.com closed shop in 2012. I wish to showcase all Malaysian birds that I have photographed whether here or overseas. My countdown of lifers started in 2005. Coming to Oct 2022 my countdown of lifers photograph has reached
559/688 species of birds of Malaysia in photos.

My shooting gear was a EF400mm f4 DO lens and Canon 7D body which to me is the ideal setup for mobility and bird chasing at that time. Eventhen the weight over my shoulder is more that 5.5 kg. As of June 2016 I have also acquired a Fuji XF 100-400mm OIS lens to complement my travelling cum birding trip overseas. My Fuji X-T2 went kaput recently and I upgraded to the X-T5 in 2023 ; the weight over my shoulder is much lighter now by 30%. In December 2018 I acquired the Nikon Coolpix P1000 as supplementary camera for distance shooting of 3000mm.
Fuji have finally made available their new XF 200-600mm lens which I yet to decide to spend another RM10,000. As for Fuji body I will stop with X-T5 36megapixel ..........

I am a weekend birder. Do feel free to drop me a line at mikebirding@gmail.com and I see whether you can tag along in my outings. My usual day trip is just an hour ride away to Hulu Langat, Lancang, Kemensah, Krau, Awana, Hulu Kali, Gombak Ole Road, Fraser's Hill , Bukit Tinggi and KSNP & Coastal Sg Janggut Jeram side of the coast . Overnite trip to Merapoh & Cameron, Air Hitam and further north to Kuala Sidim is a seldom affair but for lifer we travel. Panti in Johor is another good birding site that I yet to go. Then there are the Borneo birds of Sabah and Sarawak of Malaysia which I seriously much go to chalk up more lifers. This I did in 2018 to Sepilok Sandakan and Kinabalu Park. Next Danum and LahatDatu.......

WARNING Birding is an addiction once you started its hard to stop. The wifey and children are now birding widow and orphan.

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Wednesday 22 August 2012

CUCKOO (1/14) Violet Cuckoo

Bird luck is coming back I guess. This is my second sighting of the Violet Cuckoo since started birding for the past 7-8 years. Yes its been that long.The problem why it is seldom seen is that they prefer to stay at upper storey of trees. If it is curious enough it can be call down. In my case a pair were seen; a juvenile male (pic1) the yellow beak is the telltale and the other moulting male. They were hunting at a caterpillar ravaged tree. To me it is very odd that there is a pair together. It would be everybody's dream to see a parasitic brood. I can only guess it is a babbler species.

The VC and the Asian Emerald Cuckoo are the most colorful cuckoo subspecies you can see in Malaysia. It is about 16cm long and has effervescent violet-purple hue back. Best to see it in the sunshine. This is another lowland Cuckoo, but could also be seen in low hills. During non breeding season, the bird could descend to domestic gardens in search of grubs and caterpillars on twigs and tree trunks; its favorite diet.

The bird is resident in Indian sub-continent, Andaman and greater Sundas and now it is believed that they have set foot as resident in Malaysia as it can be seen through out the year.

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