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Sabah, KK to Sandakan
Sabah, KK to Sandakan
Sabah wildlife, KK to Sandakan
Sabah wildlife, KK to Sandakan
A Common Iora looking out for his mates. They came in flocks to the Sutera Harbor area and were a colorful touch in the green trees around the golfclub.
A Common Iora looking out for his mates. They came in flocks to the Sutera Harbor area and were a colorful touch in the green trees around the golfclub.
Great Egret
Great Egret
Fishing is best on the incoming tide
The mudflats and wetlands were popular with the Great, Little and Reef Egrets.
Their numbers increasing daily as the migrants flew in. (Oct 09)
Fishing is best on the incoming tide
The mudflats and wetlands were popular with the Great, Little and Reef Egrets.
Their numbers increasing daily as the migrants flew in. (Oct 09)
Retiring to the Casuarina trees by the end of the day
Retiring to the Casuarina trees by the end of the day
Striated Grassbirds are immigrants to Borneo from the Phillipines
Striated Grassbirds are immigrants to Borneo from the Phillipines
Just a pretty hopper
Just a pretty hopper
Purple Heron, a daily sight in a swamp near the yacht harbor
Purple Heron, a daily sight in a swamp near the yacht harbor
The Grey Heron sometimes flew in.
The Grey Heron sometimes flew in.
L: Paddyfield Pipit R: Oriental Magpie Robin
Always around
L: Paddyfield Pipit R: Oriental Magpie Robin
Always around
A nest full of stingers, suspended in a tree
A nest full of stingers, suspended in a tree
Pied Trillers frequenting the tall Casuarina trees
Pied Trillers frequenting the tall Casuarina trees
Greater Coucal in the swamp
Greater Coucal in the swamp
A Dark-sided Flycatcher joining me on a morning bike ride.
A Dark-sided Flycatcher joining me on a morning bike ride.
Rufous Night Heron at KKs Wetland Sanctuary
Rufous Night Heron at KKs Wetland Sanctuary
Pied Fantail
Pied Fantail
Other users of the boardwalk in the sanctuary
Other users of the boardwalk in the sanctuary
A family of Wistling Ducks in the paddyfields outside KK city
A family of Wistling Ducks in the paddyfields outside KK city
L: White-breasted Woodswallows R: Blue-naped Parrot
Residents of Tanjung Aru
L: White-breasted Woodswallows R: Blue-naped Parrot
Residents of Tanjung Aru
This Java Sparrow, all by himself, is a winter visitor
This Java Sparrow, all by himself, is a winter visitor
Jerdons Baza, seen at Sugud, when Dennis took me there.
It was chased off by a group of small birds.
Jerdons Baza, seen at Sugud, when Dennis took me there.
It was chased off by a group of small birds.
A butterfly of high mountains named Three Rings
A butterfly of high mountains named Three Rings
Birds at the Crocker Range:
Birds at the Crocker Range:
Mountain Leaf-warbler
Mountain Leaf-warbler
A female Ashy Drongo
A female Ashy Drongo
The rare Fruithunter!
We were lucky to see a pair at a fruiting tree at the very top of thr range.
The rare Fruithunter!
We were lucky to see a pair at a fruiting tree at the very top of thr range.
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Sunda Bush-warbler, Temmincks Sunbird
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Sunda Bush-warbler, Temmincks Sunbird
It's not a bird, neverteless called the Banded Owl
It's not a bird, neverteless called the Banded Owl
A Crocker Range Caterpillar (with baby)
A Crocker Range Caterpillar (with baby)
Other forms of wildlife, found at higher elevation (1200m)
Other forms of wildlife, found at higher elevation (1200m)
Mt Kinabalu
Mt Kinabalu
White-browed Shrike-babbler
White-browed Shrike-babbler
Pale-faced Bulbul
Pale-faced Bulbul
Chestnut-hooded Laughing-thrush
Chestnut-hooded Laughing-thrush
Mountain Leaf-warbler, the green variety
Mountain Leaf-warbler, the green variety
This Horned Frog was blocking the way for a White-browed Shortwing, who was not willing to leave the safety of the undergrowth. We only got a glimps of him, before we discovered this monsterous looking toad.
This Horned Frog was blocking the way for a White-browed Shortwing, who was not willing to leave the safety of the undergrowth. We only got a glimps of him, before we discovered this monsterous looking toad.
Bornean Whistler
Bornean Whistler
Chestnut-crested Yuhina
Chestnut-crested Yuhina
White-throated Fantail next to a very green snail
White-throated Fantail next to a very green snail
Yellow-breasted Warbler
Yellow-breasted Warbler
Sunda Laughing-thrush
Sunda Laughing-thrush
Ochraceous Bulbul
Ochraceous Bulbul
Flycatchers:
Flycatchers:
Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher
Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher
Little Pied Flycatcher
Little Pied Flycatcher
Snowy-browed Flycatcher (fem)
Snowy-browed Flycatcher (fem)
2 Indigo Flycatchers
2 Indigo Flycatchers
Golden-naped Barbet
Golden-naped Barbet
L: 2 Rhinoceros beetles drinking sap from a tree R: a female Bornean Whistling Thrush
L: 2 Rhinoceros beetles drinking sap from a tree R: a female Bornean Whistling Thrush
Bornean Forktail
Bornean Forktail
Bornean Flowerpecker
Bornean Flowerpecker
RDC, Sepilok
RDC, Sepilok
Raffles Malkoha
An early morning walk at the Rainforest Discovery Center starts with these birds
They are everywhere and act like they own the place.
Raffles Malkoha
An early morning walk at the Rainforest Discovery Center starts with these birds
They are everywhere and act like they own the place.
Red-eyed Bulbul on the flower of Elephants Ear
Red-eyed Bulbul on the flower of Elephants Ear
A party of Buff-necked Woodpeckers ignored me completely.
A party of Buff-necked Woodpeckers ignored me completely.
L: Rufous-tailed Tailorbird R: Eastern Crimson Sunbird
L: Rufous-tailed Tailorbird R: Eastern Crimson Sunbird
White-crowned Shama
White-crowned Shama
The Little Spiderhunter feeding on wild ginger flowers
The Little Spiderhunter feeding on wild ginger flowers
Among other things we saw at RDC are this bright green hopper and a pitch black squirrel
Among other things we saw at RDC are this bright green hopper and a pitch black squirrel
Who is this sunbird with the blue patch on his shoulder and rump?
Who is this sunbird with the blue patch on his shoulder and rump?
Pretty butterflies like the Clipper and wild flowers
Pretty butterflies like the Clipper and wild flowers
The price of the day: Diards Trogon
The price of the day: Diards Trogon
A noisy giant squirrel, setting of big alarms at my presence, scaring all the birds into hiding.
But he couldnt prevent me from taking this lucky shot.
A noisy giant squirrel, setting of big alarms at my presence, scaring all the birds into hiding.
But he couldnt prevent me from taking this lucky shot.
All photos have been compressed, the originals show a lot more detail. Maybe technology will let me share them one day.
All photos have been compressed, the originals show a lot more detail. Maybe technology will let me share them one day.