Danum Valley

22-26th October 2018

Spent a few days with friends from Pontianak at Danum Valley Field Centre. Mainly for wildlife and landscapes. It didn't disappoint everyone with a daily visit to the Global Atmosphere Watch Tower to watched the sunrise and amazing view of the misty rainforest of Sabah, Borneo! We also managed to get a close shots of the North Grey Gibbon, Orang Utan, Red Leaf Monkey, Black and Crimson Pitta and many more.

Images taken with Swarovski Optik STX95 and Nikon. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Orang Utan

Changeable Hawk-Eagle

Morning coffee while enjoying the view of the rainforest

Recording the North Grey Gibbon calls in the morning at the tower with Sennheiser ME66/K6 and Tascam DR-44WL mounted on the Swarovski Optik Professional Tripod Head (PTH)

Undisturbed primary rainforest of Danum Valley is managed by Yayasan Sabah together with Maliau Basin and Imbak Canyon

A visit to the tower is a must to for sunrise and sunset

Friendly Whiskered Tern captured at the bridge

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Birding With The Synders

28th September - 3rd October

Working in Asia provides opportunities for The Synders to visit some of the exotic birding places such as Taiwan and after spending a week in Thailand, Borneo was their next destination. During the trip, it produces some of the finest birds found in my place such as Rufous-collared Kingfisher, Brown-backed Needletail and Whitehead's Trogon.

The Synders both equipped with the latest gadget from Canon !

Weather was good except it was raining heavily on the way back to Sukau Greenview Bed & Breakfast Lodge, Kinabatangan River at one afternoon. All wet ! The trip ended at Mt. Kinabalu.

Images taken with Nikon D300s + 300mm 2.8 VR II

Black & Red Broadbill

Rufous-collared Kingfisher

Converted to Glow in the Dark with CS5 ~ Purple Heron in flight at the river

With the boat man Asi at the river

Sun rise at Kinabatangan River ...

Indigo Flycatcher, my favorite !

Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher, one of the endemic at Mt. Kinabalu

From left to right; John, myself, Hal and Kirsten at Kinabalu National Park

 My next posting would be the recent 4th Borneo Bird Festival held at Mt. Kinabalu.

Happy birding folks !

Bornean Clouded Leopard At Danum Valley

25th - 28th December 2008

Did not see the Bornean Clouded Leopard except its foot prints at the river bank which was found by other guides few days ago and the Giant Pitta was responding to my call within 10 metres but could not see the bird itself ...

Notable species seen

• Bornean Banded Pitta
• Great-billed Heron
• Large-billed Blue Flycatcher
• White-fronted Falconet
  
• Flat-headed Cat
• Banded Civet

Some of my shots at one of the best place in Asia for birding + other amazing wildlife and the forest itself :)

Mt. Kinabalu in the morning from the airport


The forest was covered in mist during morning walk to the canopy walkway


One of the trail at Danum

Endangered Great-billed Heron

Oriental Darter seen from the room

Stork-billed Kingfisher

Resident Lesser Fish Eagle digiscoped near the restaurant

Grey-streaked Flycatcher seen daily at the same place along access road and a winter visitor to Borneo


My lifer, Bornean Banded Pitta and next to it was the Giant Pitta calling ...


Great Argus hehehe


Plaintive Cuckoo

The smallest raptor in the world, White-fronted Falconet. To have a closer look of this Falconet, please click here


Red-naped Trogon


Asian Paradise Flycatcher

Olive-winged Bulbul

Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher


Large-billed Blue Flycather is uncommon bird found only in Borneo and Sumatera island


Pied Fantail


A pair of Flying Lizard


Bornean Angle-Headed Lizard


Lantern Bug


Mating leeches and i was bitten few times !


Bornean Tarantula seen during night walk


This is the foot print of the Bornean Clouded Leopard


Nadil taking pictures of the fungus


Protecting myself from the flies


Sunset taken from the plane on the way back to Kota Kinabalu

Digiscoped with Nikon Fieldscope ED82, SRB-Griturn Mk II adapter and Fujifilm f31d and courtesy of Nikon D300 + 70-300mm VR lens by Angela

Favorite Landscape Shots

26th November 2008

Two of my favorite shots taken with Fujifilm F31d.

Sunrise at Mt. Kinabalu from Tuaran district, taken while sending my wife to her office

Sunset at Lok Batik wetland, Tuaran while watching Oriental Darter from the distance

I will be off tomorrow for the Sandakan Bird Fair, see you all there and happy birding :)