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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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Thursday 29 September 2016

Avian Sighting - Banded Pitta (female)



This is a lifer in the sense the female BP though I already got the male. The female Banded Pitta  has a  lighter barred breast from the Male.  My take of the  male Banded Pitta (  can be seen in my earlier post https://mikebirder.blogspot.my/2013/08/pitta-57-banded-pitta.html ) that was a few years back at Krau side which is  further in from Deerland Bukit Rengit.


























This time round there is no need to hunt for the bird. It is a juvenile which just popped out  of nowhere at the spot of the MRB in the month of August 2016 from a successful breeding in June or so. It has now being a star bird here in Lanchang. I waited until its feathers are more mature before deciding to go and shoot this beautiful bird. Hope there will be more surprises popping out here in Lanchang. Who knows a Giant Pitta .................




All shots taken with Fuji X-T2 and the XF100-400mm lens. ISO on auto maxing @3200 for most of the shots in low light. Distance of shooting upto to 30 -70 ft. Shutter speed was as low as 1/15 because of the low light condition. The pitta remains static many a time for a moment for me to shoot at low speed. The mirrorless shutter also helps in the sharpness of the photo captured.

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