

The woodpecker in my bird wave was the Buff-necked (pictured above), and then there was the Yellow-rumped Flycatcher, the Red-eyed Bulbuls, Hume's White-eyes, Ruby-cheeked Sunbird, the full list of which is recorded HERE in eBird Malaysia.




A scary encounter reminded me of the additional need to bird safely. The growls I heard along the road leading to the Reservoir near Kampung Gerachi Jaya (a different Orang Asli village), gave me cold scary chills. Whether the growls were that of a dog or bear or other mammal, that was enough to make me stay inside the car. It seems the growls and barking of a bear are similar to that of a dog. I very much doubt it was the Malayan Sun Bear that was growling that day, as that species is facing a bleak future according to an article by Dr. Wong Siew Te on "The Status of Malayan Sun Bears in Malaysia." There is a site dedicated to the Malayan Sun Bear (listed as a Vulnerable Species) which can be explored HERE. The forests leading to the reservoir is not undisturbed, with oil palm plantation sighted further uphill so it was very unlikely that a Malayan Sun Bear was growling that day. It might have been a dog since the Orang Asli village in Kampung Gerachi Jaya was further up the hill but I did not dare to walk and bird too far from my car. 

Can imagine owls may be possible to see along this stretch of road near Kampung Gerachi Jaya
Reservoir has a lifespan.
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DeleteWhy didn't you bring home some of that petai
ReplyDeleteToo high up in the tree for me to reach. Need a long pole with a knife and net.
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