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Just recently I was up in the north, in the state of Perak, the only place where all of Malaysia’s ten species of hornbill can be reliably found, all species totally protected. Once, a couple of years back, my friends … Continue reading
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My tailorbirds have hatched!! See the original photos of the nest here and here if you didn’t see them earlier. They are just a couple of feet away from my bedroom window and the adults are dashing to and from … Continue reading
This is a pic from my garden looking at the neighbour’s house. And that dot in the sky is… this: It’s an Orb spider, some times called a bird-eating spider (and yes, they do.) With it’s legs outstretched it would … Continue reading
Take a look at my last blogpost first, if you haven’t seen it. I have two species of tailorbirds that nest in my garden. The fleeting glimpses I’ve caught of the owners of this one indicate it is the Common … Continue reading
Having finished reading the proofs of “Stormlord’s Exile” (out at end of July or first few days of August), I headed off to work in the mountains at Fraser’s Hill, here: No, this wasn’t the photo taken during one’s last … Continue reading
I had a load of fun over at Sia’s Blog. Although I didn’t imagine that we’d end up talking about cockroaches. Anyway, you can see the conversation in the comments section here. And here’s a few more photos from Borneo … Continue reading
The canopy walkway at Borneo Rainforest Lodge. Dawn in the mist. The morning sounds of gibbons. Breakfast while watching a trogon, or a pygmy squirrel. The ringing call of the Chestnut-necklaced Partidge. The monotonous tone of the Black and Crimson Pitta. … Continue reading
You all know that I work hard, right? And I have a boring job where nothing ever happens… Like on Monday. I flew out from Kuala Lumpur to the eastern coastal town of Lahad Datu, Sabah. There we were met … Continue reading
A foot in an elephant footprint A camp building at Sg Papan and note the strangler fig behind Elephant footprints near camp Talking to our local guides Evening, listening to the song of the bulbuls, watching the Grey Wagtail bobbing … Continue reading
…on Lake Temengor, within the Royal Belum State Park… …Perak, Malaysia… …we pulled the boat into the shore… …near this dead rainforest tree… …drowned when the dam was built… …which has bamboo lashed to the trunk… …by the indigenous people … Continue reading