Rafting birds

Normally after work, I went for an late afternoon birding by the klang river bank. I pick a spot and waiting for the birds come to me.

The river isnt very clean actually..there are human floating trash carried by the water and some birds learn to use them.

Like this Chinese Pond Heron(Pucung Cina)




using a big plastic bag full of garbage. very untoughtfull of whoever throwing that in the river.

a Little Egret(Bangau Kecil also has been using this method, they fly up to the river and raft down fishing for fish..



Shooting is pretty easy too! just wait wait for them to float near and then click!

See the size of the Little Heron (Pucung Keladi)compared to the milk carton.


I think I will continue to watch this floating thrash in the river until people change their attitude which is never I think..

Skimming the surface

This is shot in february, the time when the little egret are still around..

a small group fishing at an oxidation pond.

see 3 different S shape of the neck.


see its breeding plumage, the two longish feathers behind its neck and more at the bottom of its neck.

It seems that the egret will scan the water for prey, when it sees one, it will take off from the bank


see, the beak in the water..


the action seems like the egret is walking on water




here is a succesfull strike


there are no more little egrets now at the oxidation pond, have to wait for next season..

Flying Little Egrets

Just a collection of flying little egrets shoot in 2008


27/12/2008, shot with the golden afternoon sunlight


25/11/2008, against the not so blue sky..hehehe


4/11/2008,
shooting thru the fences at the oxidation pond, may get the green fences blurring the view. This is one of the clear ones.

Bangau Kecil
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta