JOGI PHOTOGRAPHY: October 2012

Saturday, 27 October 2012

DARK NECKED TAILORBIRD

ORHOTOMUS ATROGULARIS

Perenjak Leher Hitam

12 Cm

DESCRIPTION

Green back, wings and tail; entirely chestnut crown extending down to eye, with grey cheeks and ear coverts; throat with blackish streaks, these faint in female but broad and coalescing in male; rest of underparts creamy white.

DISTRIBUTION

NE India and southernmost China through Southeast Asia to Singapore, Sumatra, the Anambas and Borneo

HABITS and HABITAT

Favours the forest canopy from the extreme lowlands to montane forest at 1,100 m, and especially understorey along logging along logging tracks and forest edges, riverbanks and dense, tanged secondary growth to 1,400m or more. Nest is built within a 1-or 2 leaf stitched pouch. Has a rising trill, this repeated and sometimes downturned.

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

ABOUT PHOTOS PLACE AND DATE TAKEN

I was very exhaust looking around the birds to shoot when suddenly I heard this bird songs just near me for about 3 - 4 meter. The birds is very small, and the movement can hardly to detect unless we see any leaves sway off. I am quite happy to find this Tailor bird, because almost 90% of birds shooting today is considered fail. I think the most reasonable is I reached at Genting almost noon that day.

The birds as below photo are located at Awana Genting Resort however it may located other mountain at Peninsular of Malaysia. The photo were taken at Sunday 21st.

PHOTOS

DARK NECKED TAILORBIRD at GENTING HIGHLAND @ Saturday 27th October 2012

TIGER SHIRKE

LANIUS TIGRINUS

(Tirjup Harimau)
18cm

DESCRIPTION

Back, wings and tail rich brown; back and lesser wings coverts always finely barred black. Strong contrast between brown black and grey cap; black mask and relatively thick bill. Females may show some barring on flanks.

DISTRIBUTION

Resident in far E Russia, Japan and Korea through central China; non breeding migrant to S China and Southeast Asia as far as Java and Bali.

HABITS AND HABITAT

In forest edges, bamboo groves, dense roadside vegetation and abandoned cultivation, extending into heavily logged forest. Noted singly throughout Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak to c. 85m, but most Borneo records are the chief prey.

ABOUT PHOTOS PLACE AND DATE TAKEN

This Tiger Shirke was taken from about 20 - 25 meter away from me. Even this photo was shot at a day time with sun is very bright - after Dzuhur around 2:00 pm but what makes this photo is much better is because the light is not straightly to the bird. The Tiger Shrike that perched on the branch of the shady pine and the yellowish breast make this photo better in contrast, in addition that make the advantage that background of this photos a dark forest. I realized the closer to the bird shoot, the better quality photo that I can produce, however this is very difficult because the birds that exposed in widely open, it tend to fly away from me. I move step by step closer to the bird while I shot in every step for 5 pictures each. The advantage of monopod that I use everywhere and every time to shoot the bird are :

In fact I can select a Single Point Spot AF ( Manual Selection) in which I can pinpoint and extra focusing to the subject as compare if I used AF Point Expansion. Without monopod I have to select AF point Expansion, this in addition if camera shake even my lens 70 - 200 mm is IS lens
It is very flexible as compare to tripod, especially if we only have limited Telephoto Lens. If say, I have 500 mm lens of course I prefer to use a tripod
Light weight in term of handling and it is more flexible in term of maneuver

The birds as below photo are located at Awana Genting Resort however it may located other mountain at Peninsular of Malaysia. The photo were taken at Saturday 27 October 2012.

PHOTOS

TIGER SHIRKE @ GENTING HIGHLAND @ 27th October 2012

Sunday, 21 October 2012

LONG TAILED SIBIA

Heterophasia Picaoides

(Burung Rimba Ekor Panjang)
29 - 32 cm

DESCRIPTION

Smooth, dark grey, this becoming paler on belly and under-tail coverts; shows a white flash at base wing of feathers and white tips to long, graduated tail, Iris red feet and slim bill back.

DISTRIBUTION

E Himalayan foothills to S Yunnan and discontinuously to Peninsular Malaysia (not Singapore) and Sumatra

HABITS and HABITAT

At c. 1,000-2,000 m in lower and upper montane forest, frequenting the crown and middle storey in small parties, including mixed foraging flocks. Groups move tree to tree, quickly crossing open space at the hills stations their long tails obviously in flight. A series of a lot notes is given (but no varies songs; cf Silver eared- Meisa, above) as they feed on insect and especially, fruits. Nestings season of February - July

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

ABOUT THE PHOTO AND DATE TAKEN

This below photos are remedial photos - because basically I disappointed the first SIBIA PHOTO at my blog spot, even tough I still can not get the proper photo as well as a sharp picture LOL ..

Those below photos were taken on October 21 , 2012, accompanied by Adi Aviantoro

PHOTO LOCATION

The birds as below photo are located at Awana Genting Resort however it may located other mountain at Peninsular of Malaysia.

Thanks

Hadijanto Jogi Basoeki

LONG TAILED SIBIA @ GENTING HIGHLAND 21 October 2012

ORANGE-BELLIED LEAFBIRD

CHLOROPSIS HARDWICKII

( BURUNG DAUN BUKIT)
19 cm

DESCRIPTION

Bright sage-green abve and subtale orange below, with black side to face and throat, and long purplish-back panel along wing. Female grass-green with an orange flush on lower belly and under-tail coverts, limited blue on wing coverts and inner secondaries.

DISTRIBUTION

Resident from W Himalayan foothills trough S China to Hainan, and Southeast to the mountains of Peninsular Malaysia

HABITS and HABITAT

Found in the region only in the montane forest at c. 900 - 1900 m, in the canopy and mid levels of upper and lower montane forest and along forested roadside; occasionally down to 820 m in hill forest. Surprisingly, considering that the hill stations are so well visited by watchers, its nesting behavior is unknown. The male and female both sing a wide range of beautiful notes, including imitations of other species..

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

ABOUT THE BELOW PHOTOS

I quite disappointed during the first shoot on Saturday 20 October, even I also need share with public my previous photo. At the first photos some of them I deleted from my album. Many of my previous photos, I don't have a choice I had to delete them. Firstly as a whole bird's detail are blur and in fact te face and throat area is missing the detail. From this first review and at the first glance, the main problem is a back lit and the birds are very much hidden behind the branch and leaves. For the main problem which a back lit issue, no other device except my Canon Speedlite 580EX II I have to use it and this Speedlight will helps me also to tackle the second issue of hiding behind the leaves.

PHOTO LOCATION AND DATE TAKEN

The birds as below photo are located at Awana Genting Resort however it may located other mountain at Peninsular of Malaysia. The photo were taken in two days session Saturday 20 October and Sunday 21st. As above explanation not much good birds picture, I have to show in here, in fact I have deleted on my album