When news that a bird was appearing frequently in FH it was time to try my luck. To avoid the crowd I took a weekday off to get a spot at the stakeout. Reaching the post a foursome of Singaporean were there already .... whom I know aka Benson and Paul. Luckily there is one slot left for me to squeeze in my slender tall hide amongst theirs at the wee morning and then to wait out for daylight. I would also like to thank fellow Fuji birder Hafiz for his update. I must say my batch of fellow birders were really gentlemen as once we manage to get some very good showing coming to 10 am we left the post for the next group of Johorean and Henry Goh and friend to go for their session. That should be the way to go brothers.....
In the low light condition I was shooting at 1/10-15 s on auto ISO. My Fuji XT-2 was struggling to focus with little contrast in the dark. Only after 9.30am I managed some better focussed shots in one session but barely manageable as focus hunting was still an issue. It was maybe because of the pale color and low contrast feathers of the bird....sign. The other guys have no issue with their Canon dSLR. They were shooting continuously in a loud clicking manner which really spooked the bird which came near to 30-35 ft of our hides.
The Rusty-naped is a large and plumbeous Pitta of about
23–25 cm; 117–124 g. Male has rufous crown and nape, side of head paler rufous
to buffish with a blackish postocular stripe; upperparts and tail dull dark
green. This one I shot looks like the male bird. The female have similar colors
but duller and brown head with faint dark scaly feathers to its throat and
breast.
It feed on insects, grubs, slugs, small snails and worms; It can also seen foraging among kitchen waste. Forages among leaf litter, turning over dead leaves. Breeding season is between Feb- May.
It feed on insects, grubs, slugs, small snails and worms; It can also seen foraging among kitchen waste. Forages among leaf litter, turning over dead leaves. Breeding season is between Feb- May.
And so my mega lifer for the year 2018 would be this most wanted Pitta no 7 of Malaysia. Now is to wait for news of the Giant Pitta which Dennis and I missed it by a week in Sepilok Sabah in September 2018.
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| A family of Hill Partridge were the first birds to visit the post as we were patiently waiting for the Pitta to appear. I wonder whether it the same group from Richmond's |
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| The chick was protected by the adults where ever it go. |
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| Buff-breasted Babbler was very skittish popping out for short skirmishes |
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