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The small and active bird, Prinia flaviventris is called as Yellow-bellied Prinia or Perenjak Kuning in Malay. It can be distinguished from the species of the same genus, Prinia rufescens by the yellowish colour on its belly and under the tail coverts. This species is common in all kind of open country, near the coast as well as far inland at low elevations. It can also be found in tall grass, roadside scrub and on agriculture but rare in the mountains (Strange & Jeyarajasingam, 1993). Both males and females of the Yellow-bellied Prinia have similar characteristics. It has olive-green upperparts, slaty grey head, sometimes with a whitish eyebrow, cream breast grading into its bright yellow abdomen and under tail coverts underparts. It also has a narrow long-tail fringed with black and white (Strange & Jeyarajasingam, 1993). The tailorbird has the same appearance as the Yellow-bellied Prinia, but they can be distinguished by the Yellow-bellied Prinia's grey head. [Source: MyBIS] Name: Yellow-bellied prinia Scientific: Prinia flaviventris Malay: Perenjak Kuning / Perenjak Padi / Prinia Perut Kuning Family: Cisticolidae IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern Gear: SONY a1 + SEL600F40GM + SEL14TC Location: Malim Nawar      #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a1 #SEL600F40GM #SEL14TC #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife Copyright © 2021 Nur Ismail Photography. All rights reserved. Do not use or reproduce these images on websites, blogs or publications without expressed written permission from the photographer. For any enquiries, please visit my website: www.nurismailphotography.com or email at nismailm@gmail.com. Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/nurismailphotography/
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 Name: Chestnut-bellied malkoha Scientific: Phaenicophaeus sumatranus Malay: Cenok Kecil / Cenuk Kecil / Cenuk Perut Coklat Family: Cuculidae IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Near Threatened Gear: SONY a1 + SEL600F40GM + SEL14TC.  Name: Helmeted guineafowl Scientific: Numida meleagris Malay: Ayam Mutiara Family: Numididae IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern Gear: SONY a1 + SEL600F40GM + SEL14TC.  Name: Little cormorant Scientific: Microcarbo niger Malay: Pependang Kecil Family: Phalacrocoracidae IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern Gear: SONY a1 + SEL600F40GM + SEL14TC. #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife #sony #sonymalaysia #a9 #SEL200600G #SEL14TC #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #NurIsmailPhotography #madebyluminar #skylum #skylummalaysia #luminar #topazlabs #rmco #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY
Copyright © 2021 Nur Ismail Photography. All rights reserved. Do not use or reproduce these images on websites, blogs or publications without expressed written permission from the photographer. For any enquiries, please visit my website: www.nurismailphotography.com or email at nismailm@gmail.com. Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/nurismailphotography/ The little cormorant (Microcarbo niger) is a member of the cormorant family of seabirds. Slightly smaller than the Indian cormorant it lacks a peaked head and has a shorter beak. It is widely distributed across the Indian Subcontinent and extends east to Java, where it is sometimes called the Javanese cormorant. It forages singly or sometimes in loose groups in lowland freshwater bodies, including small ponds, large lakes, streams and sometimes coastal estuaries. Like other cormorants, it is often found perched on a waterside rock with its wings spread out after coming out of the water. The entire body is black in the breeding season but the plumage is brownish, and the throat has a small whitish patch in the non-breeding season. These birds breed gregariously in trees, often joining other waterbirds at heronries. The little cormorant is about 50 centimetres (20 in) long. The little cormorant is found across India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan and lowland Nepal. It is also found in parts of Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia. It is not found in the Himalayas, but vagrants have been seen in Ladakh. It inhabits wetlands, ranging from small village ponds to large lakes, and sometimes tidal estuaries. Little cormorants tend to forage mainly in small loose groups and are often seen foraging alone. They swim underwater to capture their prey, mainly fish. [Source: Wikipedia] Name: Little cormorant Scientific: Microcarbo niger Malay: Pependang Kecil Family: Phalacrocoracidae IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern Gear: SONY a1 + SEL600F40GM + SEL14TC.  #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a1 #SEL600F40GM #SEL14TC #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife
Copyright © 2021 Nur Ismail Photography. All rights reserved. Do not use or reproduce these images on websites, blogs or publications without expressed written permission from the photographer. For any enquiries, please visit my website: www.nurismailphotography.com or email at nismailm@gmail.com. Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/nurismailphotography/ Lanius schach is commonly known as Long-tailed Shrike. This species is a typical shrike and richly coloured with a long narrow dark tail. It can be found in rice fields, any open country areas including parks and canal margins, scrubs, grasslands, and mainly in the lowlands. Both sexes of L. schach have similar plumage colour. It has a grey crown and back, broad black mask through its eyes, plain bright rufous back, and black wings with a small rounded white patch at the base of primaries. Its cheeks, throat and belly are all white, with tawny flanks, under tail coverts and rump (Strange & Jeyarajasingam, 1993). The juvenile species have a similar appearance but duller with some barring on flanks. The Long-tailed Shrike is easy to spot when perched in open. Their eating habits are including insects, particularly locusts. Small birds and reptiles are also consumed as their diet. Name: Long-tailed shrike Scientific: Lanius schach Malay: Tirjup Ekor Panjang Family: Laniidae IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern Gear: SONY a1 + SEL600F40GM + SEL14TC.   #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a1 #SEL600F40GM #SEL14TC #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife
Copyright © 2021 Nur Ismail Photography. All rights reserved. Do not use or reproduce these images on websites, blogs or publications without expressed written permission from the photographer. For any enquiries, please visit my website: www.nurismailphotography.com or email at nismailm@gmail.com. Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/nurismailphotography/ I have finally managed to revisit my very first project when I was working with an architectural firm last time, the EPF Building in Greentown, Ipoh. I don't have the details for the building anymore since it was more than 25 years ago. Whenever I'm in Ipoh, I would make it a point to visit this building.   The rusty-breasted cuckoo (Cacomantis sepulcralis) is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the brush cuckoo. [Source: Wikipedia]       #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a1 #SEL600F40GM #SEL14TC #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife
Copyright © 2021 Nur Ismail Photography. All rights reserved. Do not use or reproduce these images on websites, blogs or publications without expressed written permission from the photographer. For any enquiries, please visit my website: www.nurismailphotography.com or email at nismailm@gmail.com. Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/nurismailphotography/ I can never have enough of this little beauty, the blue-eared kingfisher. All these shots were taken with the SONY a1 with SEL600F40GM lens and SEL14TC. Please click on the link below for all the images. Thank you & have a nice day! Name: Blue-eared kingfisher Scientific: Alcedo meninting Malay: Pekaka Bintik-bintik Family: Alcedinidae IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern Gear: SONY a1 + SEL600F40GM + SEL14TC.           #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a1 #SEL600F40GM #SEL14TC #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife
Copyright © 2021 Nur Ismail Photography. All rights reserved. Do not use or reproduce these images on websites, blogs or publications without expressed written permission from the photographer. For any enquiries, please visit my website: www.nurismailphotography.com or email at nismailm@gmail.com. Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/nurismailphotography/ A fairly small cuckoo measuring about 21-23 centimetres in length, Cacomantis merulinus is a species of bird belonging to family Cuculidae. This species is commonly known as the plaintive cuckoo. It inhabits forest edges, open woodlands, scrubs, grasslands, farmlands, parks and gardens. The plaintiff cuckoo mostly feeds on insects such as beetles, bugs, termites and numerous soft-bodies species. It may take some fruits too. The male has grey–brown upper plumage, orange below plumage, pale grey head, throat and upper breast, dark greyish brown mantle and wings, white-tipped tail feathers, orange-yellowish legs and feet, red eyes and yellowish bill below and black above. While the female mostly resembles the male; but often occurs in a "hepatic" morph with a reddish-brown upper plumage with dark bars. Its plumages below are paler with fainter barring. It also has a light stripe over its eyes and the tail is barred along the entire length. The juvenile looks like the hepatic female but is duller and has dark streaks instead of bars on the crown and throat. As numerous cuckoos, the plaintive cuckoo is a brood parasite. It favours laying its eggs in the closed nests with a narrow entrance, built by small passerines such as ioras, prinias, cisticolas and tailorbirds. The eggs are similar to those of the host species but are larger. [Source: MyBIS] Name: Plaintive cuckoo Scientific: Cacomantis merulinus Malay: Burung Mati Anak / Sewah Mati Anak Family: Cuculidae IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern Gear: SONY a1 + SEL600F40GM + SEL14TC.      #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a1 #SEL600F40GM #SEL14TC #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife
Copyright © 2021 Nur Ismail Photography. All rights reserved. Do not use or reproduce these images on websites, blogs or publications without expressed written permission from the photographer. For any enquiries, please visit my website: www.nurismailphotography.com or email at nismailm@gmail.com. Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/nurismailphotography/ The Oriental White-eye is a small-sized bird measuring about 11 cm in length. It has dark yellowish-green upperparts, yellow throat and breast with faint yellow stripe extending down the centre of the light grey belly. Its white eye-ring is surrounded by black. This bird can be found in the mangrove forest, coastal scrub and Casuarina trees. It also comes into gardens and plantations near the coast. It usually seen in small flocks (Strange & Jeyarajasingam, 1993). [Source: MyBIS] I made a short overnight trip to Kuala Selangor on 28 March 2021 for family time. Had the opportunity to track the Kuala Selangor Nature Park with my wife & son. At the beginning of the trekking, I came across this Oriental white-eye feeding on the flowering tree. The bird was just about 25ft away then. Name: Oriental white-eye Scientific: Zosterops palpebrosus Malay: Kelicap Kunyit / Mata Putih Bakau / Mata Putih Timur Family: Zosteropidae Gear: SONY a9 + SEL200600G + SEL14TC.     #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a9 #SEL200600G #SEL14TC #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife
Copyright © 2021 Nur Ismail Photography. All rights reserved. Do not use or reproduce these images on websites, blogs or publications without expressed written permission from the photographer. For any enquiries, please visit my website: www.nurismailphotography.com or email at nismailm@gmail.com. Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/nurismailphotography/ The Olive-backed Sunbird is one of the sunbirds originally inhabit mangrove habitat, but now can be seen well adapted in urban gardens and parks. It is widely common across southern China to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo, Philippines, Java and Australia. The nest of this species is built hanging off the ground often in trees, small bushes even in open areas like eaves of the building and telephone wires (Strange & Jeyarajasingam, 1993; Phillipps, 2014). With measurements around 11 cm long, the male can easily be recognized by the dark iridescent blue on its face, throat and breast as well as yellow belly and undertail coverts. It also has dark olive upperparts and yellow to orange pectoral tufts usually hidden under the wings. The female species has a similar appearance as the male but lacks dark iridescent blue parts (Strange & Jeyarajasingam, 1993; Jeyarajasingam & Pearson, 2012). [Source: MyBIS] Name: Olive-backed sunbird (female) Scientific: Cinnyris jugularis Malay: Kelicap Bukit Family: Nectariniidae IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern Gear: SONY a9II + SEL200600G + SEL14TC.     #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a1 #SEL600F40GM #SEL14TC #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife
Copyright © 2021 Nur Ismail Photography. All rights reserved. Do not use or reproduce these images on websites, blogs or publications without expressed written permission from the photographer. For any enquiries, please visit my website: www.nurismailphotography.com or email at nismailm@gmail.com. Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/nurismailphotography/ |