Friday, June 10, 2011

Birds of Pulau Burung Part 1

17th April 2011, Pulau Burung, Penang

 

Most of my Bird Photography were done in the forested areas of the country, so during my visit to Penang recently, I took the opportunity to visit this famous location for some photographs of ‘Water Birds’ found in the coastal areas of Malaysia. True to it’s name, Pulau Burung which is Bird Island in English, lived up to it’s name wonderfully for me during that brief visit. Here are some of the birds that I managed to photograph.

 

I spotted this male Common Moorhen swimming away and I managed to get a few shots of this handsome bird before he disappeared into the ‘reeds’ at the far end of the pond.

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It’s amazing to see how fast they can swim…… and they don’t even have webbed foot!

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A short while later, I noticed a couple perched on a tree stump, enjoying the morning sunshine.

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Another bird commonly sighted at the pond is the Little Grebe. They can be seen swimming and diving in the pond area near the reed’s edges.

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Another interesting bird at the pond is the Lesser Whistling Duck, easily among the largest of the birds found at the pond.

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8 comments:

  1. Wonderful shots of the ducks in their natural habitat. Maybe they should consider changing the name to Pulau Itik!

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  2. Great shots and welcome to Penang. One will rarely end up empty handed with any visit to this locality.

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  3. awesome series Ari...well done...salam

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  4. Beautiful series of photos from the pond!
    Is the Little Grebe sitting on its nest?

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  5. Thanks everyone for the comments and compliments, Ayuwat, I don't think it's their nest, must be floating debris as I believe they usually nest in the reeds.

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  6. Hey Ari, if it hadn't been for the Whistling Ducks I could almost have been at Pilling!!

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  7. First time you post image of a bird i have seen already...the moohern! Great shot anyways. Really love the serie of Lesser Whistling Duck ;)

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