Frogmouth 4/8 - Blyth's Frogmouth

It was an adventure into the Benta's rubber & durian plantation heartland I managed to join Denise & hubby Loo and Stella for a foursome guided hunt of this rarely seen resident bird. The trip from Kl is about less then 2 hours  to Benta chinese village town.....but for me who drive like the demon maybe 1.5 hours for the 100 odd klicks  journey. Upon arrival it was breakfast before I tapau nasi lemak for lunch for all. We then switch car onto Cham's 4x4 single cabin truck as the trail into the plantation is not  conducive for even my SUV as its hilly,  scarred and muddy. 

I was given the privilege to sit shotgun ....oldest guy ma; while the others sit in the open back They were so nice .....Thanks guys. The slow journey to the port take him about half an hour. Upon arrival we were asked to wait at the trail  as he walk into the pocket jungle growth in the rubber plantation. Within 15 minutes he already spotted the pair at a ravine as I was tagging along as his  "spotter" Amazing right. So I walk out to call the guys to the port.

Shooting frogmouth while they are roosting in the day is very easy as they don't move much from its perch. We were lucky they were together. Unlucky it was not an open perch as the female was partially obscured by foliage. 

The Blyth's Frogmouth is split from its conspecific & identical Javan cousin but it is smaller in size from my observation. The Javan is more stout & broader too.

So anyone interested to see this pair can contact the resident guide Cham He can only accommodate a foursome at a fix guide fee. Hp 012-3161863. Yes he can also  out a friendly male Banded Kingfisher  for you  to shoot till your heart content. Amazing guy.