Birding and photographing birds in Fraser’s Hill, West Malaysia | 50 good birds to photograph

Birding and photographing birds in Fraser’s Hill, WestMalaysia | 50 good birds to photograph Birding in Fraser's Hill | 50 good birds to photograph Fraser’s Hill marked as the genesis of my birding journey to explore the birds of Southeast Asia. Many birders in Singapore and Malaysia would agree that Fraser’s Hill is the “ Early Birding Playground” close to home where books on birds were... Continue Reading →

July 26, 2025 0

Birds of Paradise: Discovering Arfak Parotia in West Papua

Birds of Paradise: Discovering Arfak Parotia in West Papua Female feeding. Female. Pegunungan Arfak, West Papua, Indonesia I first encountered the Arfak Parotia or Western Parotia in the highland of Arfak mountain in West Papua. There are two types of hides in Arfak for the Western Parotia , mating hide and feeding hide. The mating hide is where they mate, and... Continue Reading →

July 14, 2024 0

Endemic Kingfishers of Sulawesi | Birding Tangkoko, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Endemic Kingfishers of Sulawesi | Birding Tangkoko, North Sulawesi, Indonesia There are 34 kingfishers in Indonesia. The island of Sulawesi has 12 of them, of which six are endemic to Sulawesi. The six endemic kingfishers of Sulawesi are: North Sulawesi, Indonesia Lilac Kingfisher Green-backed Kingfisher Great-billed Kingfisher Sulawesi Dwarf Kingfisher Scaly Kingfisher Black-headed Kingfisher Endemic... Continue Reading →

July 16, 2023 0

Birding Halmahera | Bird of Paradise

Birding Halmahera | Bird of Paradise Birding Halmahera | Bird of Paradise I was in the Aketajawe Lolobata National Park. It was 4 am, pitched dark, and drizzling. I was getting ready for an hour of trekking in the forest, crossing knee-deep streams in tanning brown water, and climbing up unmarked slopes in complete darkness... Continue Reading →

June 17, 2023 7

Birding Tangkoko. North Sulawesi, Indonesia

June 8, 2023 7

Bird Watching in Hat Yai, southern Thailand

Bird Watching in Hat Yai, southern Thailand The southern city of Hat Yai is renowned for shopping, food, entertainment, and more. We spent a morning at Tone Nga Chang Wildlife Sanctuary, west of Hat Yai, to explore the local birding experience in Tuk Tuk with fellow resident bird watchers after our trip to Hala Bala... Continue Reading →

April 12, 2023 4

Birding southern Thailand, Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary

March 19, 2023 1

Birding southern Thailand, Bang Lang National Park | Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary

Birding southern Thailand, Bang Lang National Park | Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary After breakfast, a 4-hour van ride from Hala Bala Wildlife Reserve took us to Bang Lang National Park in southern Thailand through a hilly and winding country road to reach Kampong Chulanporn 9. When we got to the destination, it was time for... Continue Reading →

March 17, 2023 5

Taking pictures of a nocturnal bird at night, Large-tailed Nightjar with a small torchlight.

Taking pictures of a nocturnal bird at night, Large-tailed Nightjar with a small torchlight. Taking pictures of a nocturnal bird at night, Large-tailed Nightjar with a small torchlight. One early evening in my friend’s garden, I noticed a call of the Long-tailed Nightjar nearby. I discovered that a bird was perching on the tip of... Continue Reading →

January 7, 2023 0

Ruddy Kingfisher at Berlayar Creek Boardwalk in Singapore

Migratory Ruddy Kingfisher at Berlayar Creek Boardwalk Singapore in October 2022

Rudy Kingfisher at Berlayar Creek Broadwalk Singapore

October 29, 2022 0

My Three Encounters with the Jambu Fruit Doves in Singapore

My Three Encounters with the Jambu Fruit Doves in Singapore The Jambu Fruit Dove is a beautiful and shy dove found in Thai-Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo from lowland to 1200 m above sea level, usually seen alone, feeding on fruits in the middle canopy. It is not easy to spot in the forests.... Continue Reading →

May 8, 2022 0

How many species of Sunbirds in Singapore

How many species of Sunbirds in Singapore How many species of Sunbirds in Singapore? The Crimson Sunbird, Olive-backed Sunbird, and Brown-Throated Sunbird were the first three sunbirds I photographed in Singapore some twenty years ago with slide film. I recently took the stunning Copper-throated Sunbird in Sungei Buloh and the Van Hasselt's Sunbird at Bukit... Continue Reading →

April 30, 2022 2

Yellow-rumped Flycatcher, Crested Goshawks and Southern Pied Hornbill in Pasir Ris Park Singapore

Yellow-rumped Flycatcher, Crested Goshawks and Southern Pied Hornbill in Pasir Ris Park Singapore After missing out on birding for a month, I decided to go to Pasir Ris Park this morning. I saw almost 50 photographers shooting the fledging Crested Goshawks. I took a few shots of the chicks at the nest and decided to... Continue Reading →

January 5, 2022 0

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.

November 14, 2021 0

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.

November 13, 2021 1

Changeable Hawk Eagle and White-bellied Sea Eagle in Pasir Ris Park Singapore

Changeable Hawk Eagle and White-bellied Sea Eagle in Pasir Ris Park Singapore On the morning of 2 July, about 8:30 am, I was at Carpark B in Pasir Ris Park. When I got off the car, my daughter saw a large bird at a distance on a tree by the Tampines River and alerted me. It was a Changeable... Continue Reading →

July 9, 2021 0

Green Broadbill | Pulau Ubin| Singapore

Green Broadbill in Pulau Ubin Singapore The Green Broadbill, a plump and short-tailed bird with bright green plumage, is the smallest bird in the broadbill family in Southeast Asia, about 18 cm. I first encountered this beautiful bird in Mulu National Park in Sarawak in 2006. To a non-trained eye, it is not easy to... Continue Reading →

July 1, 2021 0

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 →

May 27, 2021 1

Buffy Fish Owl Fledged| Rescued and reunited with Parents | Hampstead Wetlands Park Singapore.

Wild Baby Buffy Fish Owl Landed on Grass Patch | Rescued by ACRES| Hampstead Wetlands Park Singapore.

May 5, 2021 0

Photographing Birds In Gujarat | Kutch District |India

Photographing birds in Gujarat | Kutch District| India Photographing birds in Gujarat, Kutch district in India, holds a very unique landscape for wildlife and birding. My interest in Gujarat started after reading the documented journeys made by the late Salim Ali and Datuk Loke Wan Tho back in 1943 to 1944 in the book, “Loke Wan... Continue Reading →

July 29, 2020 0