In Kubang Badak river, we also spotted one brown-winged kingfisher on the trip. This brown-winged kingfisher is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae and mostly found in subtropical or tropical mangrove forests. In Malaysia brown-winged kingfisher can only ...[ read more ]
The Ultimate Jurassic Plant (Cycad)
Cycads are an ancient group of seed plants survive to this modern day from the Triassic period. It is one of the rare plants that still survived over million years ago since the time of dinosaur. Although they looked like ...[ read more ]
Mysterious Mangrove
Along the Kubang Badak river, we can see the mangrove forest, there are 3 types of common mangrove species we can see; Rhizophora sp., Avicennia sp., and also Sonneratia sp. Mangrove forest plants grow closer densely to each other and ...[ read more ]
Kubang Badak River
Mysterious mangrove tour conducted at Kubang Badak river. We departed from the jetty at 10.30 a.m. Kubang Badak is one of the gazetted Unesco Geopark areas dominated by the low-lying estuary of the Sungai Kubang Badak. Associated flat coastal plain, ...[ read more ]
Langkawi; Against Illegal Mist Nets
Langkawi has a rich diversity of ecosystems and habitat types, includes lowland broadleaf rainforest, mangrove forest, reed beds, rice paddies, orchards, scrublands and mudflats. This therefore ensures a correspondingly rich diversity in birdlife on the island. Langkawi is home to ...[ read more ]
Colugos bye bye
2nd April 2014 Its been a long 9 days since we have the colugos in our care now. Mama colugo was so impatient and she no longer want to hang out in the basket, cage, tree trunk and the room. We ...[ read more ]
Colugo – hang in there!
28th March 2014 - Friday We opted to take her back and try our luck. My sister said she would be the best person to take care of them. She looked after a civet-cat before and the animal live, thrives ...[ read more ]
Colugos Day 3
28th March 2014 – Friday. We managed to get a good car with fully air condition and planning to take colugos to the vet. 2 days ago we contacted dr.Tim at Lassie Animal Clinic, he said the clinic is not ...[ read more ]
Looking after Colugo – Day 2 & 3
27th March 2014 - Thursday This morning mum colugo looks more aware of the surrounding but still is not moving much. When I open the box, baby was on top of mum, looked at me and quickly hide under mums. ...[ read more ]
Mum and baby Colugo
26 March 2014 - Wednesday At about 4 pm I received a called from The Datai villa manager, his staff found an injured "bat with a baby attach to it" at the beach villa. I asked how is the bat ...[ read more ]
Capturing the Magnificence of Malaysia’s Birds
With more than 700 species of beautiful birds to grace Malaysia’s picturesque islands, travelers from all around the world are not only enticed to visit the region and experience the adventure of a lifetime, but are eager to capture visions ...[ read more ]
Legends and Folklore of the Malaysian Birds
Gazing upwards into the serene skies of the Malaysian coast, flocks of vibrant colours soar across rugged shores and balmy forests, distant calls echoing as twilight approaches. An attentive photographer finishes their pilgrimage to spot a White-Collared Kingfisher from its surveying point ...[ read more ]