Birding at Bukit Tinggi

Had the opportunity to meet up with my Singapore NPSS photographers in Bukit Tinggi on 13 & 15th March 2010. As the accommodation in Bukit Tinggi was a bit steep for me on my own, I decided to drive from KL to Bukit Tinggi daily. I used the Middle Ring Road and Karak Highway from Cheras ~ took me less than an hour to reach. Toll fee RM5.00.

Anyway, as bird-brain as myself, for this trip, I forgot to bring my tripod along! Most of the shots that I tried to handhold ended up as "trash". For some shots, I tried using a beanbag, though this meant that I have to almost crouch on the floor to see through my viewfinder. Luckily for me, I met up with Con later who happened to have a spare tripod in his car! Phew!!

A few star birds we were after - silver breasted broadbill, mugimaki flycatcher and red bearded bee-eater.

We put out some worm baits to tempt the mugimaki flycatcher to come out of its hiding....but this black and white fellow (magpie-robin), a very common bird, kept stealing the show and our baits!



Luckily, the super star didnt forsake its appearance....(image was underexposed and had to be recovered using Photoshop - resulting in quite some noise on the shadow areas).


I dont have any shots of the broadbill or bee-eater that I am happy with, so I have to think about going for re-shoots. Sharing also images of the female mugimaki flycatcher....taken using beanbag as a support!

The bird was probably peering to see what I was doing lying on the ground....