Had a rare opportunity to visit one of the most popular island in Peninsular Malaysia. I was expecting to see a flock of pelagic birds swarming on the rocky crops just like those flying around some of Britain's Isles but to my disappointment there were more humans than birds in this island. The scenery was however simply magnifique.
Redang at dawn
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| Purple-Throated Sunbird - Male |
Most sunbirds are beautiful birds so as this one.
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| Malaysian Hawk Cuckoo |
I have been seeing a lot of cuckoo birds lately. This bird was much browner and smaller than the Hodgson's Hawk Cuckoo which i saw at KSNP recently.
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| Little Heron/Striated Heron |
Based on the color of its back feathers this pond-heron could have been a Chinese Pond-Heron or a Javan Pond-heron but i would just call it an unidentified pond heron.
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| White-Bellied Sea Eagle |
A Pacific Reef Egret flying out to sea at dawn
There were also mammals and reptiles spotted in this island.
Took its photo because of its beautiful scales.
I believe this could be a Plantain Squirrel despite not having the black strip alongside its belly and it has a more creamy color.
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| Low's Squirrel |
A restraining gesture
Could this be a "Red-Legged Golden Orb-Web Spider (Nephila i. inaurata)?
There were many theories explaining the existence of these mammals, reptiles and insects on this island. One theory says that they could have drifted along with some woods to the island. Well since the nearest landmass is about 2 hours of speed boat ride it would probably take them a few months or so to reach the island that is provided that the log has sailed in the right direction all the time. The other theory which was postulated was that these creatures could have been brought in by humans or boats when they anchored at this island. The third theory which may sound most likely is that they were here thousands of years ago when the island was part of the main land.
Here are some other activities which you may find at this island:
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| Canoeing |
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| Snorkeling |
There are also boats to take you around the island.
The entire place was scenic and clean despite all the human activities around the island.
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