My next stop was the pheasant spot, where I waited for 2 hours, seeing only a Buff-breasted Babbler. I heard a Malaysian Hill Partridge calling distantly and briefly.
Things picked up considerably once I hit the Bishop's Trail in mid morning.
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This Black-eared Shrike Babbler was part of a mixed flock that also included Rufous-browed and Pygmy Blue Flycatchers.
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Here's the female Pygmy Blue.
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And here's the male.
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There were also Long-tailed Broadbills, which I didn't manage to photograph, and two Red-headed Trogons, which I did.
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A large mixed flock of laughingthrushes included several Black Laughingthrushes - incredibly wary and difficult to photograph well!
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One of my best sightings on the trail wasn't a bird but this gorgeous Red Malay Harlequin Butterfly - Paralaxita damajanti.
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I was also pleased to find this rare endemic damselfly, Coeliccia erici.
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In town, the kids found this stunning green beetle.
Back at High Pines, I managed to photograph a few birds from our room...
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A male White-browed Shrike Babbler...
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...one of several Blue-winged Minlas...
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...and a Mountain Leaf Warbler - much brighter than race in Sabah (see here, photographed almost exactly a year ago!)
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Truly glorious photos!
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