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Bulbul awoken

Asian Red-eyed Bulbul (Pycnonotus brunneus) - Danum Valley, Malaysia

 

This bird wasn't too thrilled to be woken up in the middle of the night. It turned out night walks through the jungle were a great way to see some birds up close, I hadn't expected that. I don't know why but I never encountered that many in other places during hiking after dark. Sometimes a bird would explode from a plant I nudged walking past it, but usually I saw them in time and this provided me with the opportunity to approach much closer than I could under normal circumstances. Its not everyday I can use my macro lens to photograph a bird!

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Uploaded on December 15, 2013
Taken on June 21, 2013