Dieser kleine Kerl war total süss in seiner Neugier, vor allem mit dem Schnee auf der Nase. :-)

This little guy was totally sweet in his curiosity, especially with the snow on his nose. :-)

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Dezember (December) 2013

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183) Green Backed Flycatcher

Green-Backed Flycatcher, Ficedula elisae, Sambar Hijau

This is a migrant Flycatcher coming to Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia during winter in the north. Usually found in broadleaved evergreen forest, sometimes in plantations and parks near jungle. Same as other Flycatchers, this species perching on open branch, catching insects in midair and return to the same branch.

Sambar Hijau juga adalah pelawat musim sejuk di negara kita. Boleh dijumpai di kawasan berhutan dan kadang-kadang di kawasan perladangan termasuk kawasan taman yang berdekatan hutan. Ia makan dengan menyambar serangga di udara yang berterbangan di celah celah pokok hutan.

252) Eastern Stonechat

Siberian Stonechat, Eastern Stonechat, Saxicola maurus, Murai Sawah

Birds that breed in the Siberian region in the north. The wintering range of this migratory bird is from southern Japan south to Malaysia and India, and west to northeast Africa. The Siberian stonechat is insectivorous. Usually seen in open grasslands, perching on tall grasses and fences hunting for insects.

Burung kecil ini lazimnya kelihatan di kawasan lapang berumput seperti padang ragut atau sawah padi. Ia bertenggek di ranting atau turus pagar memburu serangga yang berterbangan. Merupakan pendatang musim sejuk dari kawasan Siberia di utara.

111) Daurian Starling

Daurian Starling, Agropsar sturninus, Purple-backed Starling, Perling Belakang Ungu

The Purple-backed Starling is a very common winter visitor and passage migrant to Southeast Asia, meaning that it is most abundant and most easily spotted during the start of the migratory season (September to early October) and the late migratory season (around late February to March). They are highly social birds that move around in large flocks and can sometimes form huge masses of flying birds, foraging on fruits with lots of noises.

Seperti Perling Mata Merah, spesis ini boleh dijumpai dalam jumlah yang besar apabila ia mencari makan secara berkumpulan. Bezanya adalah warnanya dan ia hanya boleh dijumpai semasa musim sejuk di utara sekitar bulan Oktober hingga March.

Exif: f8, 1/200, ISO 500, focal length 400mm, Cik Canon EOS 80D, lens Canon 400mm, car window

275) Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea, Kedidi Pasir Kendi

This is a small wader that breeds on the tundra of Arctic Siberia. It is strongly migratory, wintering mainly in Africa, but also in south and Southeast Asia and in Australasia. This wader is highly gregarious, and will form flocks with other waders such as plovers and other sandpipers. It forages in soft mud on marshes and the coast, mainly picking up food by sight. It mostly eats insects and other small invertebrates.

Kedidi Pasir Kendi adalah pendatang dari kawasan tundra semasa musim sejuk. Ia lazimnya kelihatan bersama burung-burung air lain membentuk kumpulan yang besar menghuni kawasan pantai dan muara berselut.

Grey Wagtail, Motacilla cinerea, Kedidi Kepala Kelabu

The species is widely distributed, with several populations breeding in Europe and Asia and migrating to tropical regions in Asia and Africa. They are usually seen on open marshy ground or meadows where they walk solitarily or in pairs along the ground, capturing insects that are disturbed. Like other wagtails, they frequently wag their tail and fly low with undulations and they have a sharp call that is often given in flight. These birds feed on a variety of aquatic invertebrates including adult flies, mayflies, beetles, crustacea and molluscs. They often forage along roadsides in winter, flushing with a sharp chi-cheep call and flying up further along the road but after some distance turning back to return to the original location.

Kedidi yang ini hanya boleh dijumpai semasa musim migrasi antara bulan Oktober ke Febuari, ketika ia melarikan diri dari musim sejuk di hemisfera utara. Paling mudah kelihatan di kawasan tanah tinggi seperti Bukit Fraser dan Genting terutama di kawasan longkang berair dan berlumut. Ia mudah untuk diambil gambar dari dalam kenderaan, sekiranya anda berjaya menghampirinya secara perlahan lahan.

Hooded Pitta

Hooded Pitta, Pitta sordida, Pacat Pelanduk

The northern winter brings in an influx of migrants to the lowland rainforest of Malaysia. Among the migrants is Hooded Pittas that frequent the ground storey of the forest. It is a green bird with a black head and chestnut crown. It forages on the ground for insects and their larvae, and also eats berries.

Burung ini datang ke negara kita dari hemisfera utara sekitar bulan September dan balik semula ke utara pada bulan March untuk membiak apabila musim sejuk berakhir. Ia mencari makan dengan merayap di lantai hutan, memburu serangga dan juga buah-buah liar.

229) Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, Kedidi Pasir

This is a small Palearctic wader. It is a gregarious bird and is seen in large flocks, and has the distinctive stiff-winged flight, low over the water, of Actitis waders. The common sandpiper breeds across most of temperate and subtropical Europe and Asia, and migrates to Africa, southern Asia and Australia in winter. The common sandpiper forages by sight on the ground or in shallow water, picking up small food items such as insects, crustaceans and other invertebrates; it may even catch insects in flight.

Burung ini biasanya kelihatan di pinggir pantai mencari makan di atas tanah atau di air cetek memburu serangga, crustacea dan haiwan kecil lain. Ia adalah penhijrah musim sejuk dari utara, tetapi banyak juga yang tidak balik dan tinggal di sini sepanjang tahun.

229) Common Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos, Kedidi Pasir

This is a small Palearctic wader. It is a gregarious bird and is seen in large flocks, and has the distinctive stiff-winged flight, low over the water, of Actitis waders. The common sandpiper breeds across most of temperate and subtropical Europe and Asia, and migrates to Africa, southern Asia and Australia in winter. The common sandpiper forages by sight on the ground or in shallow water, picking up small food items such as insects, crustaceans and other invertebrates; it may even catch insects in flight.

Burung ini biasanya kelihatan di pinggir pantai mencari makan di atas tanah atau di air cetek memburu serangga, crustacea dan haiwan kecil lain. Ia adalah penhijrah musim sejuk dari utara, tetapi banyak juga yang tidak balik dan tinggal di sini sepanjang tahun.

275) Curlew Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea, Kedidi Pasir Kendi

This is a small wader that breeds on the tundra of Arctic Siberia. It is strongly migratory, wintering mainly in Africa, but also in south and Southeast Asia and in Australasia. This wader is highly gregarious, and will form flocks with other waders such as plovers and other sandpipers. It forages in soft mud on marshes and the coast, mainly picking up food by sight. It mostly eats insects and other small invertebrates.

Kedidi Pasir Kendi adalah pendatang dari kawasan tundra semasa musim sejuk. Ia lazimnya kelihatan bersama burung-burung air lain membentuk kumpulan yang besar menghuni kawasan pantai dan muara berselut.

Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis, Raja Udang

The common kingfisher is widely distributed over Europe, Asia, and North Africa. In temperate regions, this kingfisher inhabits clear, slow-flowing streams and rivers, and lakes with well-vegetated banks. It frequents scrubs and bushes with overhanging branches close to shallow open water in which it hunts. This species is resident in areas where the climate is mild year-round, but must migrate after breeding from regions with prolonged freezing conditions in winter. Most birds winter within the southern parts of the breeding range, but smaller numbers cross the Mediterranean into Africa or travel over the mountains of Malaysia into Southeast Asia. Kingfishers migrate mainly at night, and some Siberian breeders must travel at least 3,000 km between the breeding sites and the wintering areas. The common kingfisher hunts from a perch 1–2 m above the water, on a branch, post or riverbank, bill pointing down as it searches for prey. It bobs its head when food is detected to gauge the distance, and plunges steeply down to seize its prey usually no deeper than 25 cm below the surface. The wings are opened under water and the open eyes are protected by the transparent third eyelid. The bird rises beak-first from the surface and flies back to its perch.

Raja Udang atau Common Kingfisher adalah ‘common’ di kawasan negara sejuk di utara tetapi tidaklah ‘common’ di sini. Ianya hanya boleh didapati apabila tiba musim sejuk di utara menyebabkan spesis ini bermigrasi ke kawasan panas seperti Malaysia. Pada masa ini kebanyakan Raja Udang baru tiba dan boleh didapati menghuni kawasan kawasan berair memburu ikan ikan kecil dan makhluk air yang lain. Ia boleh didapati bertenggek di ranting menjulur ke air sebelum menjunam ke dalam air menangkap ikan, timbul semula dengan ikan di paruh sebelum kembali bertenggek di ranting tadi untuk memakan ikan tersebut.

The Putra Mosque, or Masjid Putra in Malay language, is the principal mosque of Putrajaya, Malaysia. Construction of the mosque began in 1997 and was completed two years later. It is located next to Perdana Putra which houses the Malaysian Prime Minister's office and man-made Putrajaya Lake. In front of the mosque is a large square with flagpoles flying Malaysian states' flags.

The pink-domed Putra Mosque is constructed with rose-tinted granite consists of three main functional areas - the prayer hall, the Sahn, or courtyard, and various learning facilities and function rooms. The mosque can accommodate 15,000 worshippers at any one time.

253) Yellow Wagtail

Eastern Yellow Wagtail, Motacilla tschutschensis, Kedidi Kuning

This species breeds in temperate Asia and has a foothold in North America in Alaska. Populations migrate to south Asia and Australia during winter. This insectivorous bird inhabits open country near water, such as wet meadows.

Burung kecil yang dating berhijrah ketika musim sejuk di hemisfera utara. Burung ini lazimnya kelihatan di kawasan lapang, mencari makan dengan berjalan pantas di atas tanah.

Exif: f5.6, 1/1250, ISO 640, focal length 800mm, Cik Canon EOS 50D, lens Canon 400mm, TC 2.0, handheld

249) Pied Harrier

Pied Harrier, Circus melanoleucos, Helang Sawah Hitam Putih

This is an Asian species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. It is migratory, breeding from Amur valley in eastern Russia and north-eastern China to North Korea. Wintering individuals can be found in a wide area from Pakistan to Philippines. This medium-sized harrier nests in steppes and associated wetlands before fly to southern hemisphere during winter. Wintering individuals are often seen hunting above rice paddies and marshes in SouthEast Asia.

Helang yang bewarna hitam putih ini berhijrah dari Russia ke sini sewaktu musim sejuk. Ia boleh dilihat berlegar perlahan di udara di kawasan terbuka seperti sawah dan padang. Lazimnya terdapat di negeri-negeri sebelah utara seperti Kedah dan Perlis.

Exif: f8, 1/640, ISO 640, focal length 800mm, Cik Canon EOS 50D, lens Canon 400mm, TC 2.0, handheld

183) Green-Backed Flycatcher

Green-Backed Flycatcher, Ficedula elisae, Sambar Hijau

This is a migrant Flycatcher coming to Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia during winter in the north. Usually found in broadleaved evergreen forest, sometimes in plantations and parks near jungle. Same as other Flycatchers, this species perching on open branch, catching insects in midair and return to the same branch.

Sambar Hijau juga adalah pelawat musim sejuk di negara kita. Boleh dijumpai di kawasan berhutan dan kadang-kadang di kawasan perladangan termasuk kawasan taman yang berdekatan hutan. Ia makan dengan menyambar serangga di udara yang berterbangan di celah celah pokok hutan.

Exif: f3.2, 1/100, ISO 800, focal length 400mm, Cik Canon EOS 80D, lens Canon 400mm, tripod Feisol

278) Small Pratincole

Small Pratincole, Little Pratincole, Glareola lacteal

This is a small wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae. This bird has short legs, long pointed wings and a short tail. Its short bill is an adaptation to aerial feeding. On the ground, it looks mainly pale grey. The crown of the head is brown. The most unusual feature of the pratincole, is that although classed as waders they typically hunt their insect prey on the wing like swallows, although they can also feed on the ground. The small pratincole is a species of open country, and is often seen near water in the evening, hawking for insects. This is a rare winter visitor to Peninsular Malaysia.

Ini adalah burung kecil yang datang ke Semenanjung sebagai pelawat musim sejuk. Ia amat jarang kelihatan, mungkin kerana saiznya yang kecil , mungkin juga kerana bilangannya pun tidak banyak yang singgah di sini. Seperti Oriental Pratincole, ia adalah burung kawasan terbuka memburu serangga di udara dan di aras tanah.

Exif: f5.6, 1/400, ISO 1000, focal length 800mm, Cik Canon EOS 50D, lens Canon 400mm, TC 2.0, handheld close to ground level

Wikipedia: The Petronas Towers, also known as the Petronas Twin Towers (Malay: Menara Petronas, or Menara Berkembar Petronas), are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)'s official definition and ranking, they were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 and remain the tallest twin towers in the world replacing the World Trade Center in New York. The buildings are a landmark of Kuala Lumpur, along with nearby Kuala Lumpur Tower.

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Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis, Raja Udang

The common kingfisher is widely distributed over Europe, Asia, and North Africa. In temperate regions, this kingfisher inhabits clear, slow-flowing streams and rivers, and lakes with well-vegetated banks. It frequents scrubs and bushes with overhanging branches close to shallow open water in which it hunts. This species is resident in areas where the climate is mild year-round, but must migrate after breeding from regions with prolonged freezing conditions in winter. Most birds winter within the southern parts of the breeding range, but smaller numbers cross the Mediterranean into Africa or travel over the mountains of Malaysia into Southeast Asia. Kingfishers migrate mainly at night, and some Siberian breeders must travel at least 3,000 km between the breeding sites and the wintering areas. The common kingfisher hunts from a perch 1–2 m above the water, on a branch, post or riverbank, bill pointing down as it searches for prey. It bobs its head when food is detected to gauge the distance, and plunges steeply down to seize its prey usually no deeper than 25 cm below the surface. The wings are opened under water and the open eyes are protected by the transparent third eyelid. The bird rises beak-first from the surface and flies back to its perch.

Raja Udang atau Common Kingfisher adalah ‘common’ di kawasan negara sejuk di utara tetapi tidaklah ‘common’ di sini. Ianya hanya boleh didapati apabila tiba musim sejuk di utara menyebabkan spesis ini bermigrasi ke kawasan panas seperti Malaysia. Pada masa ini kebanyakan Raja Udang baru tiba dan boleh didapati menghuni kawasan kawasan berair memburu ikan ikan kecil dan makhluk air yang lain. Ia boleh didapati bertenggek di ranting menjulur ke air sebelum menjunam ke dalam air menangkap ikan, timbul semula dengan ikan di paruh sebelum kembali bertenggek di ranting tadi untuk memakan ikan tersebut.

254) Eastern Marsh Harrier

Eastern Marsh Harrier, Circus spilonotus, Helang Sawah Besar

Winter visitor to SouthEast Asia from northern hemisphere. Its preferred habitat is open country including marshland, paddy fields and grassland. While hunting it flies low over the ground with the wings held in a shallow V-shape. Its prey includes small mammals, birds and frogs.

Helang inu pendatang musim sejuk dari utara. Lazimnya ia kelihatan terbang rendah di kawasan terbuka seperti sawah dan padang yang cukup luas untuk dia memburu mangsa seperti mamalia kecil, burung dan katak.

Can someone spot the Petronas twin towers in the background?

The Sultan Abdul Samad Building (Malay: Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad; Jawi: باڠونن سلطان عبدالصمد) is located in front of the Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square) and the Royal Selangor Club, by Jalan Raja in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The structure takes its name from Sultan Abdul Samad, the reigning sultan of Selangor at the time when construction began.

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View towards Merdeka Square (Dataran Merdeka).

Merdeka Square (or Dataran Merdeka, Jawi: داتارن مرديك) is located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is situated in front of the Sultan Abdul Samad Building. It was here the Union Flag was lowered and the Malayan flag hoisted for the first time at midnight (time: 12:00 AM) on 31 August 1957. Since then, Merdeka Square has been the usual venue for the annual Merdeka Parade (National Day Parade).

This shot was taken at Alor Lempah, Ampang Pecah, Kuala Kubu Bharu, Selangor, Malaysia

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jalan setapak ini sungguh asri dan sejuk.. ayo ikuti aku.

AIR TERJUN NDLUNDUNG

Air terjun Dlundung terletak di Desa Ketapanrame, Kecamatan Trawas.

Obyek utamanya berupa air terjun dengan ketinngian + 14 meter di lereng Gunung Welirang.

Kawasan air terjun Dlundung dilengkapi dengan bumi perkemahan dan warung-warung yang siap melayani para pengunjung dengan suasana pedesaan yang khas. Nuansa alam pegunungan nan sejuk dan berpanorama andah merupakan daya tarik tersendiri.

Oleh-oleh khas wisata pegunungan berupa sayur-sayuran dan buah-buahan segar bisa didapat tidak jauh dari lokasi. Puluhan hotel dan Villa tersebar di sekitar lokasi dengan harga terjangkau.

Puncak kunjungan wisatawan biasanya terjadi pada saat libur idul fitri, tahun baru dan libur sekolah.

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"The snow..

Will one day melt..

And will be gone..

The traceable footsteps in it..

Will disappear..

And leave nothing behind..

And so will my story..

It will end..

But it will leave me..

A remembrance to be kept..

In a music-box of memories.."

Entah kenapa, dalam kesibukan diri, tiba-tiba hati rindu pada seseorang. Seseorang di tanah air yang aku gaduh dengan sebelum balik ke UK tempoh hari. Tak sempat aku nak cakap sesuatu, tapi dia sudah menghilangkan diri. Tak sempat aku nak luahkan sesuatu tapi dia sudah melangkah pergi. Tiada lagi kata-kata penyejuk hati seperti biasa. Tiada lagi ayat-ayat cinta sebelum aku terbang jauh ke sini (ok, geli geliman..)

Ok cut the crap. Sebenarnya, aku rindu Nazme yang teramat :( tapi sehari sebelum aku balik ke UK haritu, aku gaduh dengan dia. "Mak na tanak sayang Nazme dah!" konon-konon merajuk, sebab dia tanak dengar cakap aku. Haha.. "Ok lah! Nazme pun tanak sayang Mak Na!" dia lari meninggalkan aku, pergi sambung main game.

Masa aku salam-salam semua kaum keluarga sebelum ke airport sambil menangis teresak-esak, aku panggil Nazme dan peluk dia sekuat hati. Tak sempat nak minta maaf dengan dia. Tapi dia tengah main game masa tu, tak kuasa kot nak layan aku. Haha..

Tapi betul, aku terkilan sebab gaduh dengan Nazme sehari sebelum aku balik UK. Menyesal, sebab aku lupa yang dia tak selamanya menjadi seorang kanak-kanak berusia 5 tahun. Dan sebab aku pun tak tahu bila lagi ada peluang balik Malaysia, mungkin Nazme yang bakal aku jumpa nanti, dah besar dan tanak dilayan seperti budak kecil lagi.

"Mama, Nazme nak ikut Mak Na balik UK boleh? Nazme nak main snow nak buat snowman" tanya Nazme kepada kakakku, sehari selepas aku sampai Malaysia tempoh hari.

Setiap kali aku nampak snow, kesejukan dan kedinginan angin betul-betul meresap ke tulang sumsum. Ditambah dengan kesejukan hati aku merindui Nazme, sejuk yang teramat perit terasa seperti ingin masuk dalam oven!

Ok aku dah merepek ni. Tapi betul, aku rindu Nazme yang teramat sangat :(

Maafkan aku andai ku tak sempurna. Tapi jika aku ada kuasa, kan ku bekukan detik ini, agar kau terus menjadi pojaan hatiku. ya Allah, jadikanlah anak-anak saudaraku anak-anak yang soleh dan solehah, penyejuk mata ayah dan ibu, pembangga ummah yang berjaya, insyaAllah..

p/s: gambar diambil semasa kami meredah salji yang agak lebat untuk ke dewan peperiksaan. MasyaAllah, sejuk yang menggigit tulang dan organ dalaman!!

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Mugimaki Flycatcher, Ficedula mugimaki, Sambar Mugimaki

It breeds in eastern Siberia and north-east China. Migrating birds pass through eastern China, Korea and Japan in spring and autumn. The species winters in Southeast Asia, reaching western Indonesia and the Philippines. The main habitats are forest and woodland, particularly at higher elevations. It is also found in parks and gardens during migration. It usually occurs alone or in small groups, feeding on flying insects in the tree canopy.

Sambar yang ini adalah migran musim sejuk dari timur Siberia dan timur laut China yang datang mencari makan di negara-negara Asia Tenggara. Selalunya dijumpai di kawasan tanah tinggi seperti Cameron Highland dan Bukit Fraser.

Exif: f8, 1/80, ISO 500, focal length 800mm, Cik Canon EOS 50D, lens Canon 400mm, TC 2.0, tripod

Pagi yang sejuk ditemani cermin alami yang dihiasi oleh padi dan kereta api

"The Four Seasons" photo series (pics taken @ various dates)

Siberian Thrush, Geokichla sibirica, Murai Hitam Siberia

This is a member of the thrush family. It is very secretive. It breeds in Siberia. It is strongly a migratory, with most birds moving to Southeast Asia during the winter. Like other Thrush, it is omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, earthworms and berries. The male Siberian thrush is a dark blue-grey above and below, with a white stripe above the eye. The lower belly and flanks are white. The female is a much browner bird, with a buff stripe above the eye.

Ini adalah penghijrah dari Siberia yang datang ke sini kala musim sejuk di hemisfera utara. Burung omnivor yang makan serangga hinggalah buah-buah liar. Ini adalah burung betina. Yang jantan bewarna hitam-biru dengan jalur putih dimukanya, jauh berbeza warnanya dengan yang betina.

108) Ferruginous Flycatcher

Ferruginous Flycatcher, Muscicapa ferruginea, Sambar Sampah

This species originated from Himalayas region in North eastern India and south western China. The bird winters in the warmer area of Southeast Asia including Malaysia during the year end months.. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Can be found in highlands area and also in lowland area such as Congkak and Bukit Cherakah. This bird stays at the forest edge, remaining in the same spot the whole day. Normally lower storey but at time rarely in the middle storey.

Semasa musim sejuk di utara burung ini datang bermigrasi di Asia Tenggara. Boleh didapati di kawasan tanah tinggi seperti Awana dan Fraser, malah di kawasan tanah rendah seperti Congkak dan Bukit Cherakah. Selalunya mencari makan dikawasan punggiran hutan. Jika anda dapat melihatnya mecari makan di sesuatu kawasan, ada kebarangkalian tinggi ia akan kekal mencari makan di situ buat beberapa ketika sehingga tamat musim sejuk di utara. Maka bila berjoging di pinggir hutan sewaktu hujung dan awal tahun, bukalah mata anda untuk mencarinya.

Exif: f7.1, 1/100, ISO 500, focal length 800mm, Cik Canon EOS 50D, lens Canon 400mm, TC 2.0, tripod

Hooded Pitta, Pitta sordida, Pacat Pelanduk

The northern winter brings in an influx of migrants to the lowland rainforest of Malaysia. Among the migrants is Hooded Pittas that frequent the ground storey of the forest. It is a green bird with a black head and chestnut crown. It forages on the ground for insects and their larvae, and also eats berries.

Burung ini datang ke negara kita dari hemisfera utara sekitar bulan September dan balik semula ke utara pada bulan March untuk membiak apabila musim sejuk berakhir. Ia mencari makan dengan merayap di lantai hutan, memburu serangga dan juga buah-buah liar.

Exif: f8, 1/5, ISO 500, focal length 400mm, Cik Canon EOS 50D, lens Canon 400mm, tripod Feisol

Pacific Swallow, Hirundo tahitica, Layang-layang Pasifik

Most of this species migrate, wintering through Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. They always in parties and sometimes large flocks, which can number many thousands on migration. Occur over all kinds of terrain and habitats, but with strong foraging preference for forest, from coastal plains to at least 1400 m on mountains.

Layang-layang Pasifik atau Layang-layang Timur adalah layang-layang yang biasa kelihatan bertenggek di atas kabel wayar dalam kumpulan yang besar. Ia muncul di negara kita di kala hemisfera utara berada dalam musim sejuk. Selalunya keliru dengan Layang-layang Bangsal yang merupakan residen.

Exif: f8, 1/640, ISO 500, focal length 400mm, Cik Canon EOS 50D, lens Canon 100-400mm, handheld

254) Eastern Marsh Harrier

Eastern Marsh Harrier, Circus spilonotus, Helang Sawah Besar

Winter visitor to SouthEast Asia from northern hemisphere. Its preferred habitat is open country including marshland, paddy fields and grassland. While hunting it flies low over the ground with the wings held in a shallow V-shape. Its prey includes small mammals, birds and frogs.

Helang inu pendatang musim sejuk dari utara. Lazimnya ia kelihatan terbang rendah di kawasan terbuka seperti sawah dan padang yang cukup luas untuk dia memburu mangsa seperti mamalia kecil, burung dan katak.

kampus UNPAD cantik banget, dikelilingi gunung dan bukit serta berhawa sejuk..

sayang sekali tak ada kesempatan untuk turun dan motret..

sangat macet tapi tentu cinta tidak semacet cintaku padamu hahay

Lesser Sand Plover, Charadrius mongolus, Rapang Mongolia

This is a small wader in the plover family. It breeds above the tree line in the Himalayas and discontinuously across to bare coastal plains in north-eastern Siberia, it has also bred in Alaska. This species is strongly migratory, wintering on sandy beaches in east Africa, southeast Asia and Australasia. The lesser sand plover's food is insects, crustaceans and annelid worms, which are obtained by a run-and-pause technique, rather than the steady probing of some other wader groups.

Rapang ini terdapat banyak di persisiran pantai Semenanjung Malaysia apabila tiba musim sejuk di hemisfera utara. Ia mencari makanan seperti ikan kecil, krustasea, serangga dan cacing laut di kawasan pantai apabila air surut. Memang menarik memerhatikan pergerakannya mencari makanan; berlari pantas dan berhenti berulang ulang di sepanjang pantai.

Exif: f8, 1/800, ISO 500, focal length 800mm, Cik Canon EOS 50D, lens Canon 400mm, TC 2.0, tripod

177) Yellow-Rumped Flycatcher

Yellow-Rumped Flycatcher, Ficedula zanthopygia, Sambar Belakang Kuning

This bird breeds in eastern Asia including parts of Mongolia, Southern China, Korea and Japan. But, they winter in parts of the Malay Peninsula and South Asia. Usually found in pairs hunting for insects in lower part of the canopy in the forest. I found this one with 2 other males in a rubber plantation, getting ready to fly back up north because breeding season is coming.

Sambar jenis ini adalah pelawat tetap dari Mongolia, Korea dan Jepun yang datang ke negara kita apabila tiba musim sejuk di utara. Selalunya memburu serangga di kanopi rendah hutan berpasangan atau berkumpulan.

Exif: f7.1, 1/125, ISO 640, focal length 800mm, Cik Canon EOS 50D, lens Canon 400mm, TC 2.0, tripod Feisol

Tiger shrike, Thick-billed shrike, Lanius tigrinus, Tirjup Harimau.

This is a small passerine bird which belongs to the genus Lanius in the shrike family, Laniidae. It is found in wooded habitats across eastern Asia. It is a shy, often solitary bird which is less conspicuous than most other shrikes. Like other shrikes it is predatory, feeding on small animals. It derives its name from the tiger-like pattern of its upperparts which are reddish-brown with dark bars. Adult males have white underparts and a grey head with a black mask. Females and young birds are duller and browner and young birds lack the grey and black on the head. It breeds in temperate regions of eastern Asia in deciduous or mixed woodland, forest edges and farmland with scattered trees. It migrates southward mostly to Southeast-Asia in August and September, returning to the breeding grounds before May.

Tirjup Harimau hanya boleh dijumpai bermula bulan Oktober hingga awal tahun berikutnya apabila ia bermigrasi ke negara kita akibat musim sejuk di utara. Selalunya ia ditemui bertenggek di kawasan terbuka seperti atas pagar pedok, kabel letrik dan dahan terjulur. Ia akan terbang menyambar mangsa dengan paruhnya sebelum selalunya kembali ke tempat bertenggek yang sama berulang ulang. Diawal musim migrasi selalunya juvenil yang paling mudah kelihatan.

Exif: f8, 1/640, ISO 500, focal length 800mm, Cik Canon EOS 50D, lens Canon 400mm, TC 2.0, tingkapkeretepod

Siberian Thrush, Geokichla sibirica, Murai Hitam Siberia

This is a member of the thrush family. It is very secretive. It breeds in Siberia. It is strongly a migratory, with most birds moving to Southeast Asia during the winter. Like other Thrush, it is omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, earthworms and berries. The male Siberian thrush is a dark blue-grey above and below, with a white stripe above the eye. The lower belly and flanks are white. The female is a much browner bird, with a buff stripe above the eye.

Ini adalah penghijrah dari Siberia yang datang ke sini kala musim sejuk di hemisfera utara. Burung omnivor yang makan serangga hinggalah buah-buah liar. Ini adalah burung betina. Yang jantan bewarna hitam-biru dengan jalur putih dimukanya, jauh berbeza warnanya dengan yang betina.

Blue-tailed Bee-Eater, Berek-berek Ekor Biru, Merops phillippinus

This species is most common during August to March as a migrant from the northern hemisphere. This is a very adaptable species and will settle almost everywhere as long there is open spaces nearby where it can catch flying insects. During peak time of the migration, they can be seen a lot in coastal, marshy terrains and also in towns areas, housing estates perched on high tension wires and television antennas.

Berek-berek Ekor Biru sudah kembali. Ia datang dari bahagian hemisfera utara kerana melarikan diri dari musim sejuk di sana. Waktu paling sesuai untuk shoot spesis ini adalah selepas hujan apabila banyak serangga berterbangan di kawasan lapang seperti padang atau sungai. Berek-berek biasanya akan berkumpul menyambar serangga yang berterbangan dan hinggap di dahan atau wire letrik. Lazimnya spesis ini akan terus berada di sini sehingga bulan March tahun berikutnya, apabila ia berhijrah semula ke kawasan pembiakannya di utara.

Exif: f8, 1/60, ISO 500, focal length 800mm, Cik Canon EOS 50D, lens Canon 400mm, TC 2.0, tripod

157) Orange Headed Thrush

Orange-Headed Thrush, Geokichla citrina, Murai Dada Oren

Found in well-wooded areas of the Indian Subcontinent through Thailand, Malaysia to Java. The species shows a preference for shady damp areas, and like many Zoothera thrushes, can be quite secretive. Its habitat is moist broadleaved evergreen woodlands, with a medium-density undergrowth of bushes and ferns, but it also utilises bamboo forests and secondary growth. The orange-headed thrush is a shy, secretive bird usually occurring alone or in pairs, but is comparatively more easily seen than many other Zoothera thrushes, and several birds may congregate outside the breeding season at a good food source. It has a swift, silent flight, but when disturbed will often sit motionless until the threat has passed. The orange-headed thrush is omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, earthworms and fruit. It nests in trees but does not form flocks. The orange-headed thrush feeds on the ground in dense undergrowth or other thick cover. It is most active at dawn and dusk, probing the leaf litter for insect and their larvae, spiders, other invertebrates and fruit. In Malaysia, wintering birds regularly feed on figs.

Pelawat musim sejuk ke negara kita. Burung ini agak sukar di lihat kerana sifatnya yang gemar bersembunyi dalam belukar dan mencari makan di lantai hutan yang suram dan lembab. Ia paling aktif ketika pagi dan senja, memburu serangga di celah celah daun gugur dan buah di kawasan lantai hutan. Agak sukar merakam gambarnya kerana pengcahayaan hutan dan halangan ranting dan batang pokok di dalam belukar. Burung yang ini muncul seketika di celah belukar selama beberapa saat untuk saya rakam.

Exif: f2.8, 1/50, ISO 1000, focal length 400mm, Cik Canon EOS 80D, lens Canon 400mm, tripod

Siberian Thrush, Geokichla sibirica, Murai Hitam Siberia

This is a member of the thrush family. It is very secretive. It breeds in Siberia. It is strongly a migratory, with most birds moving to Southeast Asia during the winter. Like other Thrush, it is omnivorous, eating a wide range of insects, earthworms and berries. The male Siberian thrush is a dark blue-grey above and below, with a white stripe above the eye. The lower belly and flanks are white. The female is a much browner bird, with a buff stripe above the eye.

Ini adalah penghijrah dari Siberia yang datang ke sini kala musim sejuk di hemisfera utara. Burung omnivor yang makan serangga hinggalah buah-buah liar. Ini adalah burung betina. Yang jantan bewarna hitam-biru dengan jalur putih dimukanya, jauh berbeza warnanya dengan yang betina.

Exif: f7.1, 1/250, ISO 500, focal length 800mm, Cik Canon EOS 50D, lens Canon 400mm, TC 2.0, tripod

Kolam Renang di hotel penginapan kami di Malang, Surabaya. Tak mandi pun, sejuk gile, air gunung.

250) Swinhoe’s Snipe

Swinhoe's snipe, Gallinago megala, Berkek Tiruk

This is a medium-sized, long-billed, migratory wader. Breeds mainly in central and southern Siberia and Mongolia. Entire population migrates and spends non-breeding season principally in eastern and southern India, Sri Lanka, south-eastern China, South-East Asia and New Guinea. Breeding habitat: forest glades and meadows. Non-breeding habitat: shallow freshwater wetlands of various kinds including paddy fields and sewage farms, with bare mud or shallow water for feeding, with nearby vegetation cover.

Berkek ini terdapat di kawasan sawah padi atau kawasan lapang berair apabila tiba musim sejuk di hemisfera utara. Ia sukar di lihat kerana penyamaran dan sifatnya yang tidak bergerak apabila kelihatan manusia. Hanya apabila terlalu hampir maka ia segera terbang pergi dengan pantas.

Exif: f8, 1/250, ISO 640, focal length 800mm, Cik Canon EOS 50D, lens Canon 400mm, TC 2.0, handheld

Di waktu yang sama, langit yang sama, warnanya bisa beda banget. Pilih sisi yang sejuk ato yang hot! :D