JOGI PHOTOGRAPHY: MOUNTAIN FULVETTA

Mountain Fulvetta

Alcippe Peransis

( Burung Rimba ranting Gunung)

15 cm

DESCRIPTION

Rounded grey head with a neat, long, narrow black eyebrow; paler grey underparts and grey-brown back, wings and tail - Virtually nondescript if eyebrow is not noticed.

DISTRIBUTION

Hill forrest in Indochina, discontinuously to mountain of Peninsular Malaysia ( not Singapore).

HABITS and HABITAT

Found in the Middle and lower storeys of lower montane and upper montane forest, at old landslides and overgrown cultivation. Forages for invertebrates and small fruits, and nests in Jan- May or Jun. has a flamboyant song of 4 -9 notes, varying across the scale, without which it would be noticed much less often

Source : A Naturalist's Guide to the BIRDS OF MALAYSIA including Sabah and Sarawak

PHOTOS

Those below photos are taken by me- I admit that some of the photos need to be improved in the quality as specially on the angle, lighting direction - It is quite challenging and very tough task to shoot a photo a birds especially for a small birds as they are very sensitive to the human and small movements and sound. Looking for the birds in surrounding of the tree are also quite difficult task, sometimes I have to increase my sense in any small movement between the leaves while in the same times I have to be ready to recompose my camera. Sometimes I have to scarify to use AV mode instead of manual mode in shooting very active movement of the birds however with my CANON 5D Mark#3 in my hand, it is very really helpful in facing that kind of situation. As a photographer, I am very satisfy so far with CANON 5D Mark#3, yes it is true it is delightful and can be captured wonderful as well as great moment.

PHOTO LOCATION

The birds as below photo are located at Frasser Hill, however it may located other mountain at Peninsular of Malaysia,

I was accompanied with my family - my beloved wife Geulis Koerniati, my beloved son Hibatul Wafi and my beloved daughter Zata Yumni - Along with us is of course my friends who is experience in birds photography Adi Aviantoro - he is the man that introduce in bird photography, and he is the person who take me and my family to go to the Frasser Hill. Special thanks to him.