School holidaze! Where to go? The kids and I packed up and made a weekend trip Similajau NP for a short R & R at the beach, who knows we might spot dolphins and perhaps get a close encounter with Similajau's friendly hornbills.
Well, the beach we got plenty of and the sand ... sunny blue-skies, clear water ideal for just jumping about in the surf. The kids love it!
The birds ... we tagged the usual suspects : magpie robin, house sparrow, asian glossy starlings, cream vented bulbul, plaintive cuckoo, white-breasted woodswallow, green imperial pigeon, black hornbill, ducky munia, and a brahminy kite, common sandpipers. We also saw a nitejar at the parking lot ... no pictures though on account of the camera infra-red not able to locate the bird in pitch darkness!
Sunsets ... we got our fair share of fabulous sunsets over the two evenings. Perfect sunset!
Cicadas ... the kids were tickled pink when they found out that you can actually use the cicada as a musical instrument. But they still hated the donk! donk! donk! sound they made when they hit the walls at nite.
Dolphins ... we didn't see any. Maybe Gianna and company will have better luck with them next week when they are at the park for their dolphin survey!
The birds ... we tagged the usual suspects : magpie robin, house sparrow, asian glossy starlings, cream vented bulbul, plaintive cuckoo, white-breasted woodswallow, green imperial pigeon, black hornbill, ducky munia, and a brahminy kite, common sandpipers. We also saw a nitejar at the parking lot ... no pictures though on account of the camera infra-red not able to locate the bird in pitch darkness!
Sunsets ... we got our fair share of fabulous sunsets over the two evenings. Perfect sunset!
Cicadas ... the kids were tickled pink when they found out that you can actually use the cicada as a musical instrument. But they still hated the donk! donk! donk! sound they made when they hit the walls at nite.
Dolphins ... we didn't see any. Maybe Gianna and company will have better luck with them next week when they are at the park for their dolphin survey!
Blueskies day.
Two young surfer-wanna-bes looking for breakers.
Frolicking on the beach at sunset.
Cottonballs in the sky.
Sunset form the opposite side.
Common Sandpiper.
Black Hornbill ... large as it is, it is a very fast bird!
Magpie Robin ... a nesting pair went thru an elaborate ruse before entering their nest.
The perfect predator ... ground birds, low flying birds beware.
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