The
Selangor Bird Group decided to visit this locality as part of their group
outing to the north and being the “locals”, we had every intention to greet the
visiting birders with our usual friendly hospitality. However, Mother Nature
had other thoughts and it poured for almost three hours at daybreak. The entire
group had to seek shelter in one of the huts but we took the opportunity to
catch-up with old friends and meet new ones.
When
the rain subsided, the group finally got to experience the birds found
here. Although it could have been better, I guess the locality did provide a
memorable experience for our guests in the end.
The
resident Bat Hawk gave a much-welcomed performance and posed long enough
for everyone to enjoy excellent views.
The
only other bird that I managed to capture was this Dark-sided Flycather hunting
from the edge of the forest.
The main
highlight of the trip, surprisingly, was not a bird but it does fly. To more
precise, it glides. Colugos are arboreal mammals that are found only in the
forests of Southeast Asia. They are very
unique creatures and possess flaps of extra skin between their limbs to enable them
to glide great distances through their forest homes. This pair was seen resting
on one of the tree trunks and at that distance, our group was no threat to them
at all. So in return, we were rewarded with prolonged views of this beautiful
but elusive glider.
5 comments:
The Colugos are very interesting looking animals!
Yes,they are. And this is my first daytime encounter.
I've never seen a real life Calugos before, must be a thrilling experience. I recognise two of the participants, front row ladies 1 and 3 from left. I've met them several times in Kemensah.
Wai Mun Tot there should be more birds to see there...the Bat Hawk is most tempting for me to go there.....thks for sharing
mikebirder
Madi, the colugo sighting was certainly exciting.
Mike, this locality is still very good for birding but maybe because of the rain (and lady luck).
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