Birding at this lower montane forest which is about 750 meter - 1500 meter asl have always been fruitful. Not only this place is well kept but it has always provided some new surprises each time i have been there. Good place for bird photography as well. I will keep this location a mystery but from its photos you could have probably guessed it correctly.
Initially i thought this bird might just make it into my first country bird listing.
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| Asian Fairy Bluebird |
But it turned out to be just a female Asian Fairy Bluebird.
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| Scaly-Breasted Bulbul |
It is not easy anymore to spot this bird. It appears that chances of seeing them would probably be better near the edges of primary forest. That was why its current status is now stated as "Near Threatened" instead of "uncommon".
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| Black-Headed Bulbul |
Its song was not too bad but still lose out to a Stripped-Throated Bulbul.
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| Gold-Whiskered Barbet |
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| Blue-Eared Barbet |
Its beak reminds me of the American F35A fighter jet. Despite its small size its call can be heard from a distance if you happened to be near a valley. As you can see all the above photos were taken from the same fruiting tree. So if you happen to come across a fruiting fig tree do stay around for awhile and you might just be rewarded with a variety of birds.
Adult male White-Rumped Sharma
Sub-adult White-Rumped Sharma i guess
Forked-Tail Swift - a cooki ?
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| Female Mugimaki Flycatcher |
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| Male Mugimaki Flycatcher |
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| Orange-Headed Thrush - Male |
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| Red-Bearded Bee Eater |
Still have not yet get any good photos of this bird.
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| Streaked Spiderhunter |
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| Japanese Paradise Flycatcher |
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| Large Woodshrike |
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| Orange Breasted Trogon - Male |
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| Orange Breasted Trogon - Female |
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| Lesser Gymnure |
Ground Squirrel?
(Note: it was a Common Treeshrew - Tupaia glis)
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| Black Laughingthrush |
First time seeing this bird here. One was seen grabbing a large spider from its web.
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| Ochraceous Bulbul |
When in a group you could hear their very unique call/song - it's like they are "talking" to each other.
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| Red-Billed Malkoha |
"Always preserve your environment for once its gone you will never ever enjoy it like before".
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