Birds at papaya tree - backyard

Banded Woodpecker

The banded woodpecker (Chrysophlegma miniaceum)

The Asian glossy starling (juvenile) (Aplonis panayensis) eating on papayas 

oriental pied hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)

The Javan myna (Acridotheres javanicus)

Oriole

pictue by: Challiyil Eswaramangalath Pavithran Vipin - taken from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Papaya_and_birds.jpg 

Yellow-vented bulbul

 

Burung Kuning atas Pokok Kelapa

The coconut tree is a favorite of this yellow bird, to forage for food and socializing.

Black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis maculatus) 

 

Selamat Hari Malaysia - Birds with Malaysia Flag colours

SELAMAT HARI MALAYSIA 2023

SEGULAI SEJALAI (TOGETHER  IN UNITY)

Bird Malaysia Flag, image from Shutterstock

Black-naped Orioles (Oriolus chinensis maculatus) - adult
Yellow of the Sovereign, the country’s protector

"Segulai Sejalai" means "Together in Unity"

Grey-chinned Minivet (Pericrocotus solaris) -male

Red represents steely will.

Large Niltava (Niltava grandis) - male

Blue for all of us in unity

The Malaysian Flag is called Jalur Gemilang, which has 14 alternating red and white horizontal stripes and is an embodiment of the nation’s 13 member states and the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and Labuan. Yellow is a royal colour of Malay rulers in Malaysia. Blue represents the harmony of the people. The crescent moon acknowledges Malaysia's official religion of Islam. Red, white, and blue – represent Malaysia as a country belonging to the Commonwealth.

Little egret (Egretta garzetta)

White represents a clean and kind character.

Oriole fighting his own reflection

Black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis maculatus)

I was photographing the lion dance when I noticed this yellow bird was attacking his own reflection in my neighbor's mirror windows.

Black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis )maculatus

Window glass

Black-naped oriole also dancing

aggressive during mating season, protecting its territories.

The documented breeding season for black-naped orioles in Singapore is from January to July (4)

4. Lim, K. S. (2009). The avifauna of Singapore. Singapore: Nature Society (Singapore), Bird Group Records Committee, pp. 289-290. (Call no.: RSING 598.095957 LIM)

Yellow Lion Dance - second day Chinese New Year - Rabbit

Birds in Flight during Raya Holiday

My lifer Red-wattled Lapwings (Vanellus indicus). size=32cm
Exif: 1/8000s |  ISO 640 | f/5.6 | 400mm | Exp bias 0 step.

Testing Canon EOS 5D Mark iv and 400mm f5.6 L lens for birds in flight photography during recent Hari Raya holiday.
I set the camera at 61-points Automatic Selection AF, AV mode, AI servo and high speed continuous shutter, and just fired 7fps at any passing birds.

Unlike egret or eagle, these birds are small 20cm (Asian Glossy Starling) to 32cm (Red-wattled lapwings), and moving very fast.
With overcast weather, I have to push up the ISO to 4000. Shooting against the sky,  need to compensate the exposure to +1 to +2 to bring up the birds details.
Most of the birds fly laterally to the sunlight, except for Oriole, when the sun is at my back 

Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis), size=20cm
Exif: 1/6400s | ISO 1600 | f/ 5.6 | 400mm | Exp bias +1

Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus), size=24cm
Exif: 1/8000s | ISO 1600 | f/5.6 | 400mm | Exp bias  +1 step

Jungle Myna carrying  nesting material.
Exif:  1/8000s | ISO 4000 | f/5.6 | 400mm

Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis), size=19cm
Exif: 1/4000s | ISO 1600 | f/5.6 | 400mm | Exp Bias +1.3 step

Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier), size=20cm
Exif: 1/4000s  | ISO 640 | f/5.6 | 400mm | Exp bias +1 step

Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis), size=25cm

Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis), size =27cm
Exif:  1/6400s | ISO 640 | f/5.6 | 400mm | Exp bias 0 step
All the pic are shoot handheld.

Raub Golf Course Birding - Revisited

Hampir 5 tahun saya tak memburung di Padang Golf Raub.
Kali terakhir adalah pada November 2013 - HERE
Tak banyak perubahan dari segi spesis yang di jumpai, kecuali Burung Belatuk Belakang Kuning ini adalah pertama kali di sini. ( saya pernah  jumpa di Bukit Tinggi)

Buff-rumped Woodpecker (Meiglyptes tristis)

Belatuk Belakang Kuning

Burung Tempua - Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) - female - above pic,

Terkukur - Spotted Dove (Stigmatopelia chinensis) -below

Punai Gading Pink-necked Green Pigeon (Treron vernans) -male above

Burung But-But Besar (Centropus sinensis), singing below

Sambar Asia; Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica) -migrant above.

Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus), below

  Bangau Kecil - Little Egret (Egretta garzetta), flying above

Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier), foraging on bamboo tree below

Another Migrant bird -  Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus)

A pair of Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis), below