 The Ceyx rufidorsa is a bird species in the Alcedinidae family. It is commonly known as the rufous-backed kingfisher. This species is found in Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand in tropical lowland forests near lakeshores and streamsides. The rufous-backed kingfisher is a small bird usually in solitary and hunts from a low perch over the water by diving for insects including mantises (Mantodea), grasshoppers (Orthoptera), flies (Diptera), water beetles (Dytiscidae), winged ants (Formicidae) and frogs. It is sometimes considered as a subspecies of the Oriental dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca). During my recent visit to the old rufous-backed kingfisher spot in Hulu Langat, I've also managed to capture some of the kingfishers detailed portrait shots using SONY's flagship α1 camera and the 600mm F/4 GM lens, thanks to the 50MP capability of SONY α1 camera. The challenge was to shoot the kingfisher in low light due to forest canopy, but the problem is easily solve due to the high ISO capability of the SONY α1 camera and post processed using Topaz Labs plugins.              Photo courtesy of Jamil Mat Isa. #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a1 #α1 #SEL600F40GM #SEL200600G #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife Copyright © 2022 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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 The Ceyx rufidorsa is a bird species in the Alcedinidae family. It is commonly known as the rufous-backed kingfisher. This species is found in Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand in tropical lowland forests near lakeshores and streamsides. The rufous-backed kingfisher is a small bird usually in solitary and hunts from a low perch over the water by diving for insects including mantises (Mantodea), grasshoppers (Orthoptera), flies (Diptera), water beetles (Dytiscidae), winged ants (Formicidae) and frogs. It is sometimes considered as a subspecies of the Oriental dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca). [Source: MyBIS] Last weekend I took the opportunity to visit the old spot in Hulu Langat for this kingfisher, after getting info from my friends that the rufous-backed kingfisher is feeding again. My last visit to photograph the rufous-backed kingfisher was early February 2020. After the first MCO and 2nd MCO, I went back to the spot, but the rufous-backed kingfisher was never found. This time around, equipped with SONY's flagship α1 camera and the 600mm F/4 GM lens, I was able to capture some of the bird in flight shots of the kingfisher, thanks to the 30fps capability of SONY α1 camera, I managed to capture series of the in flight shots. The only challenge is focussing on the right subject to anticipate the position where the kingfisher will dive for the fish.              Photo courtesy of Jamil Mat Isa #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a1 #α1 #SEL600F40GM #SEL200600G #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife
Copyright © 2022 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/  Actenoides concretus is commonly known as the rufous-collared kingfisher. The adult has medium size with a proportioned head. The rufous-collared kingfisher has a shaggy crest, large and thick bill, blue head and back, and white throat and collar. It's underbody is white and has blue band across its chest. Both male and female has a slight differences appearance, where the male does not have the rufous band across its white abdomen, but present in its flanks. An addition for the female, some feather tips along the blue breast are rufous. Their diet includes fishes, insects, scorpions and small snakes. The rufous-collared kingfisher is confined to the Sundaic lowlands, which include Malaysia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Brunei Darussalam (Jeyarajasingam & Pearson, 2012). It was regionally extinct in Singapore. Its habitat constitutes the closed canopy forest and regenerating logged forest. Due to forest loss, forest fires and land conversion, this species is listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List (BirdLife International, 2016). [Source: MyBIS]. Name: Rufous-collared kingfisher Scientific: Actenoides concretus Malay: Pekaka Rimba Besar / Pekaka Tengkuk Perang Family: Alcedinidae IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Near Threatened Gear: SONY α1 + SEL200600G Location: Bukit Larut, Taiping, Perak.      #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a1 #α1 #SEL200600G #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife
Copyright © 2022 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/  Geokichla citrina is known as Orange-headed Thrush, or locally called Murai Belanda or Murai Dada Oren. This is due to the orange colour appearing from its head to its breast. Geokichla citrina belongs to the family Turdidae and can grow up to 23 cm and weight until 67 g. Geokichla citrina can be found near understory of moist deciduous forest and evergreen forest, mixed secondary and bamboo thickets. The coverage range of this species is from the Himalayas, South China through to Southeast Asia including Malaysia. The diet of this species includes insect, invertebrates like worms and snails, as well as the fruits of Macaranga sp. Until now, this species is listed as Least Concern in the IUCN status, yet, the population is subject to a declining trend owing to the cage-bird trade and continuing forest loss (IUCN, 2016). [Source: MyBIS]. Name: Orange-headed thrush Scientific: Geokichla citrina Malay: Murai Belanda / Murai Dada Oren Family: Turdidae IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2019): Least Concern Gear: SONY α1 + SEL200600G Location: Bukit Larut, Taiping, Perak     #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a1 #α1 #SEL200600G #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW2 #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife Copyright © 2022 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/  Alcedo meninting or Blue-ear Kingfisher is a small bird that resembles the Common Kingfisher but has a much deeper blue plumage and blue ear coverts. It can be found in lowland forest up to 900 m above sea level. The main habitat requirements for kingfishers are food and nest site availability. They usually perch on branches overhanging densely shaded streams before diving below to capture prey that includes crustaceans, dragonfly larvae and fish. The adult female for Blue-ear Kingfisher is similar to the male but tend to have more rufous orange on the sides of the head and have a red lower mandible. Still, the brilliant iridescent blue line down back to its rump is best seen in flight. [Source: MyBIS] Name: Blue-eared kingfisher (female) Scientific: Alcedo meninting Malay: Pekaka Bintik-bintik Family: Alcedinidae IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern Gear: SONY α1 + SEL600F40GM Location: Hulu Kelang, Selangor.               #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a1 #α1 #SEL200600G #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife
Copyright © 2022 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 rusty-breasted cuckoo 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] Name: Rusty-breasted cuckoo (male) Scientific: Cacomantis sepulcralis Malay: Sewah Dada Jingga / Sewah Gila / Sewah Gua Family: Cuculidae IUCN Red List (v.3.1, 2016): Least concern Gear: SONY α1 + SEL200600G Location: Taiping, Perak      #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a1 #α1 #SEL200600G #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife
Copyright © 2022 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/  Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida) is a species of bird belonging to the family Pittidae. It is a small bird measuring around 16–19 cm. It has a black hood with brown crown and in contrast, it has a bright green mantle, breast, and upper belly. It also has a red lower belly and under tail coverts. The population distribute throughout the Oriental region, Australasia, which encompasses Myanmar and southern China through Southeast Asia and the Malay Peninsula. This bird is an uncommon passage migrant and winter visitor, south to Singapore. It forages on the forest floor and feeds on worms, insects, and other invertebrates. The population has declined rapidly due to habitat destruction and cage bird trade (IUCN, 2016). [Source: MyBIS] Name: Hooded pitta Scientific: Pitta sordida Malay: Burung Pacat Hijau / Berlau Bertudung / Pacat Gembala Pelanduk / Burung Pita Hijau Family: Pittidae IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern Gear: SONY α1 + SEL200600G Location: Taiping, Perak    #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a1 #SEL200600G #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife
Copyright © 2022 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/  Bubulcus ibis is noticeably small and compact compared to other herons. This species can be found especially near the marshes, pools, rice fields, and grasslands (Strange & Jeyarajasingam, 1993). It gains its common name, Cattle Egret from its habit of commonly wandering alongside herds of cattle. The Cattle Egret feeds mainly on a variety of insects, spiders, frogs and worms. It has medium length, broad and rounded wings and slightly different colour patterns between juvenile, adult and during breeding seasons. The juveniles have dark legs and bill whereas the adults are all white with yellow bill and greyish-yellow legs. During breeding season, the Cattle Egret has golden plumage on their head, chest, and back. [Source: MyBIS] Name: Cattle egret (breeding plumage) Scientific: Bubulcus ibis Malay: Bangau Balau / Bangau Kendi / Bangau Kerbau Family: Ardeidae IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern Gear: SONY α1 + SEL600F40GM Location: Taman Tasik Permaisuri, Kuala Lumpur      #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a1 #α1 #SEL600F40GM #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW2 #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife
Copyright © 2022 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/  Bubo sumatranus or commonly known as the Barred Eagle-owl or the Malaya Eagle Owl is a large and stocky build measuring around 48 cm in length (Strange & Jeyarajasingam, 1993). It belongs to the Strigidae family. This owl is fairly common in Malaysia and throughout much of South-East Asia. It can be found in logged and unlogged forest in lowlands, seldom far up in hilly land and sometimes near rural villages. The barred eagle-owl appears with grey-brown upperparts, crossed and mottled with several zigzag bars of rufous-tawny colour, being broadest on the back. The upper-tail is dark brown with about six whitish or tawny bars. It also has brown eyes and a yellowish bill set in a pale face-mask; narrow black barring on otherwise whitish underparts, becoming brown on breast and mottled brown above and on its crown. The juvenile is pure white and becomes dirty white in the transition to adult plumage but is banded with brown on the wings and tail. The ear tufts are much shorter than on mature birds. This species can be distinguished by its barred underparts, large but sideways-slanting ear tufts, a white bar running from the eyebrows through the front of the ear tufts and much more heavily marked upper breast than the lower breast. It has a very broad and opportunistic diet, feeding on large insects like grasshopper and beetles, birds, small mammals especially rodents including mice and rats, and reptiles, largely snakes. [Source: MyBIS] Name: Barred eagle owl Scientific: Bubo sumatranus Malay: Burung Hantu Bubu / Burung Hantu Jalur / Hantu Bubu Family: Strigidae IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Least Concern Gear: SONY α1 + SEL200600G + SEL14TC Location: Bukit Mertajam, Penang      #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a1 #α1 #SEL600F40GM #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW2 #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife
Copyright © 2022 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 pair of blue-and-yellow macaw in flight The family Psittacidae or parrots is one of three families of true parrots. It comprises the roughly 10 species of subfamily Psittacinae (the Old World or Afrotropical parrots) and 157 of subfamily Arinae (the New World or Neotropical parrots), as well as several species that have gone extinct in recent centuries. Some of the most iconic birds in the world are represented here, such as the blue-and-gold macaw among the New World parrots and the grey parrot among the Old World parrots. All of the parrot species in this family are found in tropical and subtropical zones and inhabit Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean islands, sub-Saharan Africa, the island of Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, Southeast Asia, Australia and Oceania. Two parrots, one extinct and the other extirpated, formerly inhabited North America. [Source: Wikipedia & MyBIS] Last weekend I was invited by a friend, on short notice) to visit the Free Fly Parrot Malaysia (FFPM) outing at Bukit Antarabangsa near Kuala Lumpur. There were at least 40 parrot enthusiasts present at the event, with numerous species of parrots, among other Blue-and-yellow macaw, Scarlet macaw, Red-and-green macaw, to name a few. I was glad that I have my SONY a1 with the SONY FE 600 F4 GM OSS lens (on loan) to put it to test and sharpen my bird-in-flight skill. Look forward to the next FFPM's outing!  Red-and-green macaw  Red-and-green macaw  Scarlet macaw  Blue-and-yellow macaw  Blue-and-yellow macaw  Blue-and-yellow macaw  Blue-and-yellow macaw  Blue-and-yellow macaw  Blue-and-yellow macaw  Chestnut-fronted macaw  Chestnut-fronted macaw  Eclectus parrot  Eclectus parrot  Sun parakeet / Sun conure  Sun parakeet / Sun conure #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a1 #α1 #SEL600F40GM #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW2 #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife
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