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Alhamdulillah, today I'll be travelling to Sabah for 1 week with some friends. Stay tuned for some sharing of our experiences. 
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 A medium-sized river kingfisher, Alcedo peninsulae is commonly known as the Malay Blue-banded Kingfisher. It occurs in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand. This species has dark blackish upperparts with silvery-azure streak from the mantle to rump. It also has a long, white neck-flash with rufous tip, white throat and rest of underparts in the male are whitish with bold blue bands across the chest. While the female with rich orange underparts but lacking breast-band. It feeds on fish, crustaceans, insects and larvae, and small lizards. The Malay Blue-banded Kingfisher is listed as Near Threatened by IUCN Red List due to habitat loss (BirdLife International, 2016). [Source: MyBIS] Last weekend I went to Hulu Langat to try my luck again for the male Malay blue-banded kingfisher at the old rufous-backed kingfisher location. The kingfisher came shortly after I've set up my gear. Arrived at the location by 7:30am and there were already more than 10 photographers there. By 9:15am, there were more than 30 photographers! My special thanks to SONY Malaysia for loaning me the SEL600F40GM lens. The lens is exceptionally sharp and with the wide aperture, I'm able to lower my ISO, which in turn, lower the noise while maintaining fast enough shutter speed to photograph this beauty. The bokeh is just simply awesome!!! Name: Malay blue-banded kingfisher (male) Scientific: Alcedo peninsulae Malay: Pekaka Bukit Family: Alcedinidae IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2014): Near Threatened Gear: SONY α1 + SEL600F40GM Location: Hulu Langat, Selangor     #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 [email protected]. Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/nurismailphotography/  Mulleripicus pulverulentus is one of the threatened woodpeckers and is among the largest woodpeckers in the world. It can grow up to 50 cm in length and is known as the great slaty woodpecker. This woodpecker is very distinctive for its huge size, grey plumage and buffy throat with the male only has a red malar stripe. This species occurs in India and Southeast Asia but is extinct in Singapore. In Malaysia, it can be found in large forests, the forest edge mangroves and deciduous woodlands. This species usually flies in a small noisy flock in the canopy. The major threat to this species is its habitat destruction. [Source: MyBIS] Scientific: Mulleripicus pulverulentus Malay: Belatok Berjalur / Belatuk Berjalor / Belatuk Berjalur / Belatuk Cereng / Belatuk Kelabu / Belatuk Masyhur Kelabu Family: Picidae IUCN Red List (v3.1, 2016): Vulnerable Gear: Gear: SONY α1 + SEL200600G + SEL14TC Location: Janda Baik, Pahang      #NurIsmailPhotography #sony #sonymalaysia #a1 #α1 #SEL200600G #SEL14TC #alpha #AlphaGuru #SAG #DXO #PureRAW2 #topazlabs #leofoto #pg1 #Fight4ourPlanet #DiscoverWithMYAlpha #DiscoverWithAlpha #AlphaUniverseMY #FullFrameLife #MySONYLife #borneo #endemic
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 [email protected]. Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/nurismailphotography/ |
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