My 16-day birding and nature expedition to Sabah coast to coast. A panoply of rare birds and exotic plants.
My 16-day birding and nature expedition to Sabah coast to coast | A panoply of rare birds and exotic plants – Part 2
My 16-day birding and nature expedition to Sabah coast to coast | A panoply of rare birds and exotic plants – Part 1
My 16-day birding and nature expedition to Sabah coast to coast. A panoply of rare birds and exotic plants.
My First 15 Day Borneo Birding Trip To Sarawak| Photo Travel Asia
My First 15 Day Borneo Birding Trip To Sarawak | Photo Travel Asia Mano and I teamed up to do a 15 day bird density survey in Sarawak in 2006. After the trip, I had two articles published. One was on “Sarawak’s Elusive Rainforest Birds” in Australia by Wingspan Magazine in June 2008. The other... Continue Reading →
Photographing Birds with Your Ears
Photographing Birds with Your Ears It is already extremely challenging to look for an elusive bird in the rainforest in daytime, let alone searching for nocturnal bird at night. This is where ‘photographing birds with your ears’ comes into play. Borneo has beautiful luscious green rainforest with rustling foliage by day and totally pitched dark... Continue Reading →
Whistling-Thrushes in Borneo, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Sumatra & Thailand| Birding in Asia
Whistling-Thrushes in Borneo, India, Malaysia, Thailand & Sri Lanka| Birding in Asia
Asian Geographic Magazine- Birds of Borneo
Asian Geographic Magazine- Birds of Borneo The article on “ Birds Of Borneo” has just been published in the latest issue of Asian Geographic Magazine- Issue 3/2014 featuring the Great Forest & Mountains of Asia. The 8-page article highlights the conservation efforts that the state of Sabah had put in to protect the birds and... Continue Reading →
Tiny micro frogs in pitcher plants, Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Borneo
Tiny micro frogs in pitcher plants, Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Borneo We have been to Kubah National Park in Sarawak for many times to photograph the many variety of frogs but never paid attention to the tiny micro frogs near the pitcher plants until recently. Vincent from Kuching and I visited the park one late... Continue Reading →
Santubong Nature Festival Borneo – Macro Photography Workshop
Santubong Nature Festival Borneo - Macro Photography WorkshopThe Santubong Nature Festival was held on 9 and 10 November organised by Malaysian Nature Society Kuching Branch and Permai Rainforest Resort in Santubong, Sarawak, just 45 minutes from Kuching. The two day event was organised to promote the awareness and appreciation for nature. Here are the speakers for the... Continue Reading →
Dulit Frogmouth| First image of a very rare bird of Borneo| Kelabit Highland | Sarawak, Borneo
First image of Dulit Frogmouth
Bird watching in Sarawak Borneo
Bird watching in Sarawak Borneo Photographing the elusive bird of the rainforest in Sarawak BorneoOur first bird watching trip to Sarawak was by far the most extensive and ambitious. It was from 24 July to 7 August in 2006 with Mano to survey the bird density in Sarawak. We embarked on the 15 day bird watching trip in Sarawak from... Continue Reading →
A Homestay Experience – in Mesilau, Kundasang, Sabah
Skip the hotels and motels, why not experience more with the locals by staying with them? That was what we did at Mesilau, which is situated on the east side of Mount Kinabalu, a point where some climbers start. After the driver picked us up from the Cottage Hotel, we took a short drive to... Continue Reading →
4 Day 3 Night Borneo-Mount Kinabalu Nature Photography Workshop
4 Days 3 nights Borneo, Mount Kinabalu Nature Photography Workshop with John Arifin. Trip date : 01-04 October 2012. Trip Details Borneo is the world's third largest island with Mount Kinabalu being the tallest mountain towering at 4000m above the sea level in the state of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Kinabalu Park has been known as... Continue Reading →
Reddish Scops Owl | Birds of Borneo
Reddish Scops Owl | Birds of Borneo I was in Kubah National Park Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo in October 2011 looking for owl with Yeo Siew Teck. It was about 8 pm on the main road in the park. The road going up into the national park was pitched dark as soon as we past the... Continue Reading →
Borneo Bird Festival Sabah 2011 & Bird Photography in Sepilok, Sabah
Borneo Bird Festival Sabah|Bird Photography in Sepilok. A pair of Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher @ Borneo Bird Festival Sabah Diard's Trogon The Borneo Bird Festival was the melting pot for bird lovers, conservation enthusiasts, ornithologists, for the local residents and international bird communities. It was a 3 day event in Sepilok, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo from 14-16... Continue Reading →
Turtle Island Park, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
Turtle Island Park, Sabah, Malaysian Borneo White sandy beach of the Turtle Island in Sabah Turtle Island Sabah Borneo We were in Turtle Island Park in eastern Sabah. The islands are sanctuary for Green and Hawksbill turtles. They come to lay their eggs on the islands at night. That evening, I watched a female green... Continue Reading →
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