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Great Argus – Journal of Asian Ornithology

Written on December 16th, 2023. 0 Comments

Nikon Z 9 and Z 800 Review

So now it is 2021.  Nikon is behind again (sound familiar?).  Sony has launched their market disrupting flagship A1 in April, and Canon their flagship R3 end November.  I get an invitation to a pre-launch Nikon Z9 presentation and hands-on trial in mid-November.  After the demo I immediately walked over to a camera store and place a pre-order.  Lucky me, I picked up my Z9 on first day of availability, Dec 24 and the Z800 on its first day of availability, April 21.

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Written on October 22nd, 2022. 0 Comments

Nikon Museum – Prototype Lenses

I got my first Nikon camera in about 1974, so when I first heard about the Nikon Museum on Nikon Rumors I went in April of this year on a stopover in Tokyo. 

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Written on October 10th, 2018. 0 Comments

Hodgson’s Frogmouth Nesting

This year I got to witness two Hodgson’s Frogmouth nestings, one in Northern Thailand and one in Southern Vietnam. 

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Written on May 7th, 2017. 2 Comments

Oriental Bay Owl

The Oriental Bay Owl (Phodilus badius) has been a real challenge (for me) to see, more so than most other peninsular Malaysia lowland owls.

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Written on April 21st, 2016. 0 Comments

An Afternoon in a Global Big Year

It was good fun taking Noah Strycker around Singapore on Sunday afternoon, December 27th.

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Written on December 28th, 2015. 0 Comments

Reddish Scops Owl

This is the smallest of the scops-owls (19 cm)(Robson) in Peninsular Malaysia.  It has a large geographic range however it is seldom seen.

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Written on December 13th, 2015. 0 Comments

White-fronted Scops Owl

The largest of the scops-owls (27-29cm)(Robson) in Peninsular Malaysia, but also the one with the smallest geographic range; the White-fronted Scops Owl is seldom seen and not known from many sites.

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Written on December 13th, 2015. 0 Comments

Bird Song Recording – my journey with recording gear

My first recorder was a Sony ICD-MX20 which I had seen other birdwatchers using.
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Written on November 26th, 2015. 10 Comments

Panti Forest Checklist eBird Taxonomic Order

Just an update of my recently posted checklist for Panti Forest.

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Written on September 9th, 2015. 0 Comments

Wildlife Photography is My Passion