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..

Birds of the paddyfield

In the way back to my hometown (Teluk Intan), will went through Sg Besar, Tg Karang which have paddyfields. I knew there are a lot of birds there. Instead of taking the main road, I went through the rural road that went through the paddyfield.

The egrets are here. cattle,little,intermediate egrets. The problem is to get close enough..I wish i'm using electric car here..hehe. All pics are taken from car..


An Intermediate egret with a cattle egret in the background.

Also the chinese pond heron, seen here with a cattle egret.


Cattle egret @ Bangau Kerbau(left) Chinese pond heron Pucung Cina( (right)

There a a lot of White-throated kingfishers on the telephone wires. Never imagine, stopping suddenly for crows, well this are not so common in the city. A lifer for me


Gagak Paruh Besar
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos

also another lifer, aftermuch cropping..nice pose but blurrrr :(


Lelayang Dada Putih
White-breasted Woodswallow
Artamus leucorhynchus

A journey is a journey by itself, if a 2 hours trip turned to a six hour trip, and I enjoy it..why not?