Common Iora

Last weekend I went back to Ipoh. Whilst in Ipoh, my wife suggested that we went to visit her sister in Kampung Pari. I agreed and what a wonderful time I had at her house as there were several beautiful birds found within her house compound. The green pigeons were feeding on the 'ciku' fruits, the sibias were looking for insects under the ciku tree and then this yellow bird was making a nest just close by on a 'jambu' tree.



This yellow bird or rather warbler made such lovely chirpings and the singings really entertained me. I was really enjoying myself with the sight as well at the lovely chirpings. Definitely I will be visiting again to get the snapshot of the juveniles!



I believe this yellow bird must be a warbler. Locally we called the bird as 'burung kapas' since its nest is normally made from cotton and dried grass.



Like always my very resourceful friend Tabib came up with the right name. It is called the 'common iora'. Thanks Tabib, you are a great man!

Hornet Nest

As I was walking along the beautiful beach of Pasir Bogak in Pangkor, I saw this big hornet's nest. It was a scary sight, not that it was ugly looking but the occupants of this nest were indeed very deadly creatures. Their stings can make us very sick and even deadly if we are to be attacked by a swarm of them.

After observing for a while, I found it to be very safe and peaceful. They were busy attending to their chores in the nest. The hornets need a lot of flowering plants/trees around them so that they can have easy food available. They feed on the nectar from the flowers.

The hornbills

This is another kind of feed which in turn gives a good return to the Hotel Owners. By giving free meals to the birds, especially the hornbills, now in return the birds are flocking to this site every morning to have the free meals. It really is an attraction to those staying in the hotel.


I had a good time taking photos of this hornbills, which normally are very rare to find. Normally these birds fly very high in the sky and can only be found very deep in the jungle.


The location itself is a very nice holiday spot in the island of Pangkor in the state of Perak. The beaches and the sea waters here are indeed so beautiful and refreshing.

Spider

Yesterday I went to visit this water-fall called Lata Kinjang in the northern state of Perak. I was here several times before but since I moved south, this place became too unaccessible for me. It was way-off the main highway and yesterday the opportunity came when I attended a wedding ceremony not far from this place.


After the ceremony we all proceeded to this water-fall, about 500 meters away only. Of course the children loved it since they can have a dip in the pool. The entry to the site was much to be desired. The road was too narrow now with cars parked on both side of the road. I was trying my very best not to scratch any cars as I was driving to the proper-parking lot!


The kids love the cool waters and as for me I scouted around to look for something that interest me. Nothing much to snap except this spider. I saw some butterflies (Rajah Brooke) and heard the hornbills singing, but they were too elusive or too far away to make it into my lense.


The spider above is called Giant wood spider. Thanks to Tabib who was kind enough to lend me the valuable knowledge.

Enjoying my feed

Here are a few birds that came to my feed at my house in Ipoh. The feed was leftover rice and I just simply threw it on the grass. A few minutes after that several species of birds flew over and enjoyed the feed. They were a bit shy and quite difficult to get a good close up. Anyway I have to be satisfied with whatever I got.

Shown here are the mynah, dove(merbok) and baya-weaver (tempua). The mynah is already enjoying the feed, where as the tempua and merbok are still eyeing for the opportune moment to go for the feed.

Merbah (bulbul)

This is a very common bird which I can find literally everywhere I go. They feed on fruits and seen here they are feeding on the berries from a palm tree. Many other bird species also love to eat these berries.

Dragon Fly

As I walked along the creek, I saw this cute dragonfly perching on a grass-leaf. This insect belongs to the insect family of the order of odonata, having a long slender body and two pairs of large transparent wings usually spread during resting.

This insect is very fond of the swampy areas since there are many small insects around on which to feed on. It was a musing sight just to watch them frolicking
above the water line.

Then I met this cluster of dragonflies still asleep. I just took their pictures and left them with their sleep.