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Nikon 500mm f/4E FL ED VR Review

In March 2013 Nikon started shipping the AF-S 80-400VR lens, and I quickly got a copy and did a brief review.

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Written on August 2nd, 2015. 13 Comments

Panti Forest Bunker Trail Bird Checklist 2015

Panti Forest near Kota Tinggi in Johor, Malaysia, is a popular birdwatching destination for people living in Malaysia, Singapore and also for worldwide birders.

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Written on July 9th, 2015. 4 Comments

A Photo Guide to the ID of Large Hawk Cuckoos

Here in Singapore we have had a bumper year in 2015 for migratory Large Hawk Cuckoos, with several sightings in several different plumages.  Here are three sets of front and back views so we can get a good look at the differences.

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Written on March 28th, 2015. 3 Comments

Owls Climb Trees

Today at Pasir Ris Park in Singapore a drama unfolded with a family of Spotted Wood Owls and a pair of Crested Goshawks.

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Written on March 7th, 2015. 13 Comments

Brown-backed Flowerpecker Fig Tree

 

In February 2012 a group of my regular birding friends and I came across a Sunda Fig that was in fruit and hosting a few Brown-backed Flowerpeckers.
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Written on March 1st, 2015. 0 Comments

Balancing the Swarovski ATX-95

I recently purchased the Swarovski ATX-95 30-70X spotting scope for some no excuses bird watching !

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Written on November 12th, 2014. 4 Comments

iOS 7 Ate the Music App

If you are like me, you don’t have any music on your iPhone, iPad or iPod.  Just bird calls 🙂

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Written on October 14th, 2014. 0 Comments

Fraser’s Hill August 2014

Two of us had four full days of birding in Bukit Tinggi and Fraser’s Hill from August 14th to 17th.

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Written on August 19th, 2014. 1 Comment

Java Trip Report 2014

Three of us Danny, Jia Sheng and myself, had an early morning departure from Singapore for the 2 hour flight to Jakarta.

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Written on August 3rd, 2014. 2 Comments

The Curious Malaysian Rail-babbler

The Curious Malaysian Rail-babbler

The curious Malaysian Rail-babbler Eupetes macrocerus, Panti Bird Sanctuary, Johor, Malaysia

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Written on August 1st, 2014. 1 Comment