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| Chestnut-backed Scimitar Babbler |
This is my best photo shoot of this rarity thus far. I have shot this bird fewer than 3 times since started birding in 2006. Most of the time it was a chance sighting in passage thru the trail we bird. Scimitar Babbler are most often seen in hill/ high altitude jungle like Maxwell Taiping, Awana and The Gap Fraser Hill at about 600m ASL.
The encounter in Awana lasted a good 10-15 minutes ..... I think . I guess we lost track of time as everyone were frantically sorting out the bird which was flying around us. Scimitar Babbler have a nomadic large range and do not stay at a single locale. It do tag along birdwave but most of the time they are on their own in a pair. I would conclude they pair for life as my encounters are always in a family of 2-4.
Amongst my buddies there were some new acquaintance Nur Azi I think with Francis (not in picture) , David & Brian in the moment. Everyone managed some good shots of the pair of Scimitar Babbler I hope. If only the White-hooded Babbler also showed up it would made everybody even more happier.........................
Eventhough there was good lighting and in the open I struggled to get a balance exposure on my Fuji XT-2 because of the bird's white chested feathers. I only manage a few decent photos without burning the details when the sun was behind some cloud. I don't shoot in RAW file but Jpeg which Fuji excel.
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| The angry bird look............... |
Awana was happening in Mar-April as trees and creepers are flowering and fruiting bringing out the birds and fluttering butterflies.
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