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The Migrant Birds of Chuping Grassland Feb'16 - PART 2
There are many things in the universe which science has yet to find an answer - like why some people do not like to put on the indicator light when changing lanes? or why it appears that Singapore has...
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Common Birds of Cape Rachado - March 2016
You will probably realised by now that there are some things in this world which you can't really control - for example nature. Some even say it includes your mother-in law or perhaps your bosses too....
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No Ruddy ! No Problem ! - Birding in June 2016
The jungles in Peninsular Malaysia have so much to offer that i believe Sir David F. Attenborough would have felt like a young man again if he ever foraged into one over here. While the migrant birds...
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Identification of Birds through Silhouette
If you have been doing bird watching with birders around the globe, you will probably accustomed of been woken up from your dreams in order to be at the birding site before sunrise. The more crazy ones...
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Bird Watching in an Enchanted Forest, A Field Report (AM) - June 2016
Like most hobbies, bird watching can also be very addictive. You will need to learn how to phase yourself. Too much of it will get you burned out while too little or infrequent trips might probably...
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Bird Watching Near Bedong Raptor Site - Sept 2016
When i was young i have always thought that the world will have seamless boundaries which one can never ever see but as i grow older i realised that the world is actually much smaller and getting...
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Birding in Mount Kinabalu National Park - Dec 2016
IntroductionMount Kinabalu has long been heralded as one of the best birding site for montane birds in this region. My day finally came on 15 December 2016 as i took a lone trip up to this mountain...
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Peculiar Behavior of Aerodramus Swiflets
IntroductionThe study of natural history or life sciences unlike Engineering or IoTs courses involves many hours in the field. Some even took years like Alfred Russel Wallace before they can really...
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Bird Watching and Grey-Capped Woodpecker
The essence of bird watching from the very beginning is all about identifying accurately the birds we see. Some even went a step further by studying their poo/pellets. Bird watching is also unlike...
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The Importance of Conservation - A Birder's Perspective
BirdLife International had so far identified over 12,000 sites of international significance for birds across the globe as Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBA). However only 40% or less of those...
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The Black Kites and Indian Cuckoo of Penang Mainland - Jan 2017
Currently there are just a few places in Penang mainland which could accommodate large number of winter migrants. Air Itam Dalam is one of those areas where wintering birds (big and small ones) can...
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The Distribution of Waders in Northern Peninsular Malaysia - A Birder's...
INTRODUCTIONWhenever we are out there with mother nature, we would most likely be the first to witnessed the destruction (if any) of our natural world either by deforestation, illegal land used,...
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The Wonderful World of Waders
Identification of waders is a tricky business and not many bird watchers are keen to indulge themselves into the details of their winter feathers or plumage colors. Ironically not all birders are...
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Appreciating the Shorebirds of Peninsular Malaysia - 2017
There are many ways which one could appreciate and celebrate nature's beauty and splendour. It certainly has no limitation or boundaries attached. Bird watching is one of those hobbies which is closely...
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Great Crested Tern (Thalasseus bergii)
Photography is mainly about beauty while birding is all about discovery. When you mixed both hobbies together, you might just get some rewarding results ! Great Crested Tern are probably one of those...
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Appreciating Nature in Cameron Highlands - May 2017
Yup ! there were more strawberries than birds in Cameron Highlands but unlike those i have tried in lower land, these ones tasted really sweet.It has been 22 years ago since i last set foot in this...
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Gonocephalus robinsonii (Robinson Anglehead Lizard) - 2017
While looking for birds, i stumble upon this lizard which looks a bit like a baby dino. This is one reptile which would certainly make 'cicak man' proud because it may one day be described as one of...
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Birding in Merbok, June 2017
Merbok is a small sleepy town located in a Northern state of Peninsular Malaysia. It was believed that the place was once a site of an ancient civilization or trade centre where its archaeological...
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A Birding Trip to Awana - June 2016
This customised day trip was intended to see as many bird species as possible within a day at this important hill station for bird life. A total of 26 species were seen and heard which included a...
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A Close Encounter with Asian Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus)
Many a times most people would prefer to watch wild animals in their natural surroundings. Some may even pay big bucks for it. Human-animal conflicts are inevitable in any urbanisation efforts. When we...
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