Birding Temerloh Riverbank

Birding at Temerloh River Bank

TEMERLOH

I went to Temerloh for business and spent time photographing birds and activities along the Pahang Riverbank.

The Pahang River mainly flows through the state of Pahang, Malaysia. Its drainage basin covers its Pahang and the neighboring state of Negeri Sembilan. At 459 km in length, it is the longest river on the Malay Peninsula. (Wikipedia)

River banks are a vital habitat for many birds because they provide food and shelter. 

How do river banks attract birds? 

Food: Birds are attracted to river banks to feed on fish, invertebrates, insects, crustaceans, and tadpoles

Shelter: River banks provide shelter for birds

Biawak hidup, lidah bercabang

Javan Myna

Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis tigrina)

Bird and Nature Photography

Migratory bird -  Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)

I visited a village in Kampung Tengah and found this Grey wagtail on the TV antenna, as well as this Eurasian tree sparrow.

Tree sparrow

West Bank - 4 bridges (the new and old bridges, the ECRL bridge)  and fishermen

East Bank - Boat, old bridge, car (Proton X50), fisherman and rumah rakit Pak Jamal (raft house).

Sg Soi boat with Indian passengers

Buah Ara (probably Ficus hispida) - di tapak pekan sehari Temerloh

Magpie Robin by Chat GPT

Murai kampung

A plantain squirrel (Callosciurus notatus miniatus) - Tupai

 What is in the squirrel's mouth? A yellow coconut?

Kedai Kancil D'Patin Bangau Tanjung, DEN691 Pembekal Patin & Talapia

Memikat Menjerat Terkukur Spotted Doves

Trapping Spotted Doves is not an unlawful activity

Tekukur dan merbuk tak termasuk dalam kategori haiwan dilindungi Akta 716. LINK

Least-concern species (IUCN 3.1)

Pemikat Burung Terkukur di Taman Maju Indah, Raub

Denak

setting up the trap

Spotted dove Spilopelia chinensis tigrina on electric pole

perched on an electric pole and sing a soft cooing - "krukkoco  kurr"

preening, oh! My neck is very itchy 

kicking itchy tail

in flight

jumping down from an electric cable

jumping from the pole above

 

Morning Hike - Padang Golf Raub (Semantan Hulu, Pahang )

 Morning Hike Semantan Hulu, Pahang ☁️

Cloudy, 23°C, Feels like 24°C, Humidity 95%, Wind NE 1m/s

9:24 AM on Sunday, December 27, 2020

Lama tak memburung sejak PKP Covid 19. Kamera dan telephoto tersimpan sejak sekian lama.

Pada ahad 27/12/2020, saya pergi ke tempat biasa - Padang Golf Raub.

Tiada burung hijrah , luar biasa atau lifer.

Burung Tempua, Female Baya Weavers, tak  jumpa pulak spesis jantan atau sarang.

Puas mengejar kumpulan tempua ni, dua gambar di atas je yang sharp.

A Sepasang  'Terkukur'  Spotted Dove (Stigmatopelia chinensis)

Wak-wak, White-breasted Waterhen, sangat pemalu lari ke dalam parit

Murai Gila - Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica),  di pokok senuduk. Tak dapat pulak  gambar masa ekor kembang.

Sepasang Burung Punai -Pink-necked Green Pigeon (Treron vernans), jauh bertengek didahan pokok leban.

Sekawan Pipit Pinang -Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata), makan rumput di tepi kolam Padang Golf Raub.

Seekor monyet berehat atas pokok mati

Happy New Year 2020 - Happy Birding

Spotted Dove - courtship mating

Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis) - courtship and mating of the Spotted Dove
Burung terkukur - mengorat dan mengawan

Spotted Dove couple

The male on the left side of the above and below pictures. Most authors describe the males and females look alike. These pictures show otherwise, the male shows a darker half collar on the back and sides of the neck. The chest is darker, and the male body is slender.

Bowing rutual

Courtship display::: The male head bowing with a coo-coo sound, followed by the female.

male chasing the female

Courtship flight display

Courtship flight display

mid-air dancing

Midair kiss

landing

Landing on an electric lamp-post, the male jumped on her back.

submission

Female in submission, the male right leg presses on the female head.
Quick cloacal kiss below.

cloacal kiss

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Burung Biasa di Belakang Rumah - Common Backyard Birds

Murai Kampung - Oriental Magpie Robin - Juvenile (above), and adult male perched on a Guava tree branches

Yellow Vented Bulbul - flying away from a car's side mirror and a Papaya tree

Common Iora singing on a Mangoo Tree

Pipit Pinang - Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata) - Juvenile (above on a parameter fence). Adult below

Eating a Guinea Grass / Buffalo grass (Panicum maximum) seeds

Spiderhunter search for nectar on a Banana Flower

Asian Glossy Starling dancing on a banana leaf midrib

Tailor Bird stalking on a Mangoo leaf

Terkukur'  Spotted Dove (Stigmatopelia chinensis)

Water Hen

Dragonfly on a Tridax Daisy / Coatbuttons  flower, and the Photographer who captured the above pics