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Every once in a while in the deep green forest there is a splash of vivid red - the so-called Lipstick plant or Aeschynanthus
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And a stunning orchid hidden amongst the dripping moss.
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This unknown (to me!) agamid lizard was warming itself on the road near the summit.
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A fine adult male Mugimaki Flycatcher was using the perimeter fence of the radio towers at the summit as a vantage point from which to hunt.
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Normally denizens of the forest, a pair of Streaked Wren Babblers was feeding young in the tea plantation at the base of the mountain.
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And while driving along the same road, I got this single lucky shot of a male White-tailed Robin feeding by the roadside.
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Cameron is the best place I know in Malaysia to see Grey-faced Buzzard during the northern winter, and this visit I wasn't disappointed!
So one morning left, and two of my three 'target' species in the bag! Would tomorrow yield the third??
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