Right at the entrance to the Taman Negara National Park in the middle of Malaysia you have the chance to experience an early bird show. So one morning I was standing with a group of bird watchers near the campsite between construction vehicles and looking into a fruiting tree. Undeterred by the hotel staff and… Continue reading Hard Birding Taman Negara
Tag: Borneo
Wet Greater Coucal after rain
A black and brown bird stands soaking wet on a branch in the curve of the country road. A Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis) was completely rained on by the tropical storm. Now he stands uncertainly on his branch in front of the approaching car and actually wants to shake himself thoroughly and dry himself. The… Continue reading Wet Greater Coucal after rain
A jewel in the forest: Blue-banded pitta
The departure takes place in foggy twilight. This time the Blue-banded Pitta (Pitta arcuata) is the object of desire. Again we stand twice for a miserable time at the edge of a forest or in the edge of the forest and look down, spellbound. On the second attempt, after about 40 minutes of standing patiently,… Continue reading A jewel in the forest: Blue-banded pitta
Pygmy White-eyes at Borneo Jungle Girl Camp in Trus Madi Forest Reserve
High-pitched “tsee-tsee…”-calls come from the low canopy of trees. A flock of Pygmy White-eyes (Heleia squamifron) roam through the trees in search of small fruits and small berries and maybe some tiny insects. During our stay in the hills and mountains of Borneo, ranging from Mount Kinabalu to the Kelabit Chain but especailly in the… Continue reading Pygmy White-eyes at Borneo Jungle Girl Camp in Trus Madi Forest Reserve
Temmincknektarvögel hinter den Waschräumen des Borneo Jungle Girl Camps in Borneo
Die roten Blüten eines Hibiskus sind allein schon ein Foto wert. Umso schöner, wenn man die eigenartigen Blüten noch mit einigen Vogelarten „garnieren“ kann. Ein Strauch des Hibiskus, vielleicht der Art Hibiscus Rosa-sinensis, zog jedenfalls die Nektarvögel besonders an. Er befand sich direkt hinter den Waschräumen des Borneo Jungle Girl Camps in den Bergen Borneos.… Continue reading Temmincknektarvögel hinter den Waschräumen des Borneo Jungle Girl Camps in Borneo