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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 2024 my countdown of lifers photograph has reached
577/688 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 & Amp; 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 . In 2024 I visited a new happening birding spot inTalang Seremban.......

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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Sunday, 23 April 2017

Avian Sighting April 2017: Maroon Philentoma


You cannot find the  Maroon other than the Rufous-winged in Bukit Rengit Lancang but it is a fair game in Merapoh Taman Negara. On the other hand I have yet to  encounter the latter  here in Merapoh.  Last year I manage to shoot with my Nikon P900 without my EF400mm DO lens then so not so sharp. But this time I was shooting with my new Fuji set up XT2 with the XF100-400mm lens and I must say the photos are much sharper. Fuji  bring out the colors of the bird without much PS The colors of the Fuji are true to what you see and  what you get.

This bird usually responds to my  intermittent calls  and you got to be patience to see it. The MO to shoot this bird is to stay stationary  at a strategic spot facing some open perch branch 20-30 ft away and call. It can be intimidated and will not come out  if there are too many cameras around or there are movement amongst birders. It will just keep behind dark crevices of the undergrowth looking at you. This was my experience with this bird.


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