Little Pied Flycatcher

The male in black and white, patiently waiting out the day's end (15.2.10).

The female Little Pied Flycatcher, undeterred from her feeding. It differs slightly from the female Asian-brown Flycacther by mainly her greyish plumage (28.12.11).

Montane forest, Frasr's Hill.

Perfect Position

Whiskered treeswift, almost always seems to prefer a high open perch. From top: Love is in the air in the lowland forests of Bukit Rengit, Lanchang 31.3.12,

Taman Rimba Ampang (14.1.12) and Kemensah (8.1.12).

Errand's End

Lesser Cuckoo-shrike / Sewah Tirjub Kecil @ Rembah Batu, flying about and perching high, seems like on an errand..

Lowland forest, Kemensah 8.1.12, 10:30am.

Spectacled Spiderhunter

Spectacled Spiderhunter, jumping before it flies in lowland forest, Kemensah, 9.1.12, 10am.

Feeding heartily from a blossoms in primary forest of Hulu Langat, 30.4.10, 11am.

Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike

Among a dead tree, interesting black wings glisten under the bright sun light. It later chased the female (in brown plumage) off another tree and sat there himself.

Lowland forest, Kemensah, 9.1.12

Lesser Shortwing

A rare and fortunate encounter in a quite deserted path along heavy shrubs. The Lesser Shortwing of peninsualr Malaysia (6 degree South) is unique, instead of the expected brown plumage, they turn up in blue! Interestingly, unlike their bright brown species, their legs seemed to be all black, not orange.

Highland forest, Genting, 5.1.12

Malaysian Cuckoo-shrike

Malaysian Cuckoo-shrike, Highland forest, Genting, 1.5.2012