Fraser's Hill Shoot: 12-13 March 2011

The Shootroopers' arsenal:
5 dSlrs (4 Canon + 1 Nikon), 1 Rangefinder (Olympus Pen), 1 Canon P&S, 3 smartphones (not in pic)
2x Sigma 150-500mm
1x Canon 100-400mm
1x Canon 100mm Macro
1x Nikon 105mm Macro
2x Tamron 17-50mm Standard
1x Lumix 20mm Pancake lens
1x Lumix 45-200mm
1x Canon 70-300mm
3x Canon Speedlite 580 EX-II
1x Nikon SB-800
3x Manfrotto Tripods (Not in photo)




One of the biggest cicada I have seen in recent memory.
To know more about cicada : http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/bugs/cicada/


Its been a while since I have done macro. Still one of my fave subjects:


Dew on a spider's web in the early morning is so beautiful.


Here are the shootroopers in action. And guess what are they eyeing on?


This is the target of those scary-looking bazookas: The Black-throated Sunbird (M).


The prize bird of the trip: Red-headed Trogon(F)!!!
Such magnificent color. Thanks to the sharp and keen eye of Milo who was in pursuit of a drongo.


The back of the Red-headed Trogon(F).



That's all for this post.
TQ!

(Some) Birds of Fraser's Hill

Chestnut-capped Laughing Trush:




Long-tailed Sibia:




Silver-eared Mesia:







Scarlet Minivet (M):



Yet-to-ID:





Blue Nuthatch:




Lesser Racquet-tail Drongo:

Feathery Residents of Fraser's Hill

We were at Fraser's Hill for spiders but along the way had some encounters with the feathery residents. Unlike those who came to Fraser's with fancy-spamchy bins (binoculars) and spotting scopes, we made do with what we had; Nikon & Canon dSLRs with 70-300mm mounted and Canon G7 & G9 among the uninitiated.

* Special thanks to Seng & Carol for their assistance in identifying and giving a brief commentary about the birds*

Long-Tail Sibia - always in a pack, quite noisy, moving along as they feed.



Long-tailed Sibia taking flight.




Silver-eared Mesia - the Jewels of Fraser's Hill; a babbler, also moves around in small groups. Males have red rumps, females yellow.







Large Niltava, female - Irresdescent blue/purple patch on shoulder and on top of head. Male is the same except the brown is replaced by black. Has a sweet 3-note call. Usually in a pair.

*Following pictures were shot under high ISO (1600) due to low-light conditions. The Digic-IV gives excellent image quality with little noise. Btw, I was not paid by Canon to say this.