Avian Video - An emerald dove come and visit

This  female Emerald Dove drop by the Richmond port gave me some reprieve as I failed to get my lifer in the wee morning at the Gap. This is the best encounter in the open of this avianlicious bird with its glossy emerald green coat. I think it is a subadult as the feathers have yet to mature.

There were 3 immature OMR in different shades accompanying the former.

Dove 5/9 - Emerald Dove

Asian Emerald Dove

Kemensah have been amazing. Jason and I have some lifers here for past 2 weekends. The fruiting fig trees have been the attraction point here.

This a first encounter besides the Little Green Pigeon recently. The dove are found at open tracks feeding on ground especially nearby streams

Almost a footer in length so when its is about 40 ft away a photo like these ones are okay for id. The wings in emerald green and the white forehead and brow is it recognised features. The birds is often trapped by the kampung folks for their meat and this may have caused its population to dwindle......... now it is rarely seen.

                 

Some improve shots of the Emerald Dove in Frasers Hill Pahang taken on 1 October 2017. It was a female bird with its uniform brown head. The male have greyish head do.

Avian Photo Gear - Canon EF 800mm f5.6 L & Canon EF 400mm DO L lens For Sale

Okay guys posting 2 different pre-owned super telephoto lens for SALE !!!!!

The first one  is the EF400mm f4 DO Price is going for only RM9,000 net. PM me for details.

The second one is the mighty EF 800mm f5.6 L lens which the owner is asking for RM22,000 only. PM me  your interest or offer - mikebirding@gmail.com and i will revert it to my friend.

Avian Sighting in September 2017 - Juvenile Chestnut-naped Forktail

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The fledgling is growing &  maturing handsomely. It was less intimidated and came out to the road kerb to feed. Its parents remain at the back scene. It was an easy shoot at Sg Congkak so do go this next few weeks. Surprisely I was the only bugger there on 3rd weekend September though. Later about 10.00 am  Phillip a  budding birder and Khairil the national mountaineer join me at the port as the bird return every half an hour or so until we left  coming to noon. Khairil was hooked aka racun by me to go into bird photography since he do a lot of nature hiking on a full time basis and thus he will have plenty of opportunity to find rare birds and be a bird guide too.

We talk about his mountain exploits and have a bundle of stories in mountain climbing. In fact he have conquered all the peaks in Malaysia!. I suggested that he publish a book on his experience, exploits and conquest of all the mountain of Malaysia. Any one that can help him please whatsapps him   017 6887969

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Showing of its forktail  above; it is a male juvenile with its whitish throated and black-back. Once mature its throat will turn black but its scaly breast remains.  A female rufous chested flycatcher was the cameo at the port but it was a hit and fly situation. It will perch under the undergrowth of the nearby tree there and come out  when the forktail is not around. If the latter remains too long it would attack the young forktail as if its the master of the port.

Most of the shots were taken at 1/30s or 1/60s ISO auto mode max to 3200. The noise level is still bearable even in heavy crop. Shooting at about 30-40ft away.

As you notice my photos of recent  are somewhat better in resolution and contrasty compared to  my previous Canon 7D so I have  no regrets moving to Fuji X-T2. I am still hoping for a superzoom 400-600mm f4 from Fuji......................

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Avian Sighting in September 2017 - Rufous-browed Flycatcher

 The Rufous-browed Flycatcher is  now  a regular appearant  at the   Pygmy Wren-babbler port further down from its regular site at  Hermant's side. With good lighting in the open I managed some improved shots. In fact my best so far shooting at a distance of  25 ft away in the open!

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Avian Bird Site 4a/10 - Frasers Hill Richmond Road Port

It was about 2.00pm after my chinese fried rice lunch at the esplanade. Price gone up to RM8.50 a plate with chinese sausage and egg. Surprise to see James ( and  his bird tour group he was leading ) having their lunch in the same restaurant. 

 I decided to pop by the ole hunt at Richmond before returning to KL  

Upon arriving at the port a foursome  of  Chestnut-crowned Laughing thrushes were already waiting together with the Magpie Robins. As I scatter some corn feed and plays the call of the partridge within a minute or so the patriarch bird ascended from the ravine to my surprise.  The other 4 birds follow suit one by one with caution.

So there was myself  alone shooting in the open at a distance of 30-35ft across the road where they have place several concrete drain for seating at your convenient . Photo above saw one of them  squat down ready to  spring back to the ravine when it was  spooked by some movement or sound.

My shooting was cut short when it started drizzling as I bid farewell to them. I was hoping  to  shoot the Emerald Dove at close quarters which do drop by in the early morning and late evening. Until next time........

Avian Sighting September 2017 - Juvenile Black & Crimson Oriole

Saw this Juvenile  BC Oriole chasing its Father  asking for food. It perch for a moment under thick foliage for me to snap some record shots. The speckled buff breast indicate its an immature bird. 

The shot taken in the early morning halfway up the Gap Bukit Fraser Pahang.

This time the Fuji X-T2 at the right setting; nailed the shot but the distance across the ravine at 50 feet struggled for details or higher reso. The foreground foliage  was not  a hindrance to the Fuji focussing.