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A pair of Common Iora's near RDC entrance. The calls of this 'aequanimis' race are very different from those I am familiar with on the Peninsula, and the birds look heavier billed too.
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This endemic 'nigrimentum' race of Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker has much more extensive black on the throat and sides than the Peninsula race - a smart bird!
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My daily pic of the Van Hasselt's Sunbird!
My vigil on the canopy walkway was cut short by the sound of a calling Black-and-Crimson Pitta in the forest below. I decided that a bird in the bush was worth more than no birds in the canopy, so I went down to try to get a view.
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The bird eventually showed itself to me well after about an hour of effort. Having only had fairly poor views of one at Danum Valley previously, I was very happy with this one!
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The light was even good enough to allow some decent shots without flash (lower pic).
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Nearby a group of Short-tailed Babblers were displaying to one another.
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A bit further on, a pair of White-chested Babblers foraged near a stream.
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A pair of White-bellied Woodpeckers gave distant views.
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In the late afternoon the flying squirrels were active once again, though there were fewer animals than yesterday. Once again, no Bristleheads, but by now this didn't seem so surprising!
2 comments:
Hey! From a birder you had
gone to be an animal action
photographer of flying squirrels.
Choo Eng.
Congrats on the Pitta, it carries a lot of 'weight'......
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