TonyQ Big Year Number 5

[Dave Williams]

So that's what a brown wood Owl looks like. Take note @Galana I'm pretty sure yours was something totally different.

[Galana]

20 minutes ago, Dave Williams said:

Take note @Galana I'm pretty sure yours was something totally different.

Yes. Punctuation and Capitals would suggest that.

A brown wood Owl can be one of many things. An Owl made of brown wood perhaps?

[Dave Williams]

Did you used to teach English by chance? @Galana My use of capitals is often dictated by how hard I hit the right key on my board.... and before you get pedantic again, the key is actually on the left.

 

PS I agree wholeheartedly , no excuse to let standards slip.

[Galana]

59 minutes ago, Dave Williams said:

Did you used to teach English by chance? @Galana

No but the Tyrant who taught me had a way of making the lesson 'stick'. He used it with alacrity. Misuse of an apostrophe, hyphen and use of capitals left a lasting impression in more ways than one. But I do still have problems with BeeEater.

 

[Dave Williams]

37 minutes ago, Galana said:

No but the Tyrant who taught me had a way of making the lesson 'stick'. He used it with alacrity. Misuse of an apostrophe, hyphen and use of capitals left a lasting impression in more ways than one. But I do still have problems with BeeEater.

 

 

Didn't involve a blackboard duster by chance? They were regularly flying around when attention wasn't being paid, no wonder I never did get on with Latin, I was unconscious half the time and suffered memory loss as a result.

[Galana]

1 hour ago, Dave Williams said:

I was unconscious half the time and suffered memory loss as a result.

You did well to remember that then!

[Kitsafari]

wow such beautiful shots of the birds  - many of which are familiar to us. we are thinking we should just stick to Malaysia for birding in the near future.... Not. and I'm so jealous of your Ms Brown-wing and Mr Black-capped. we came up empty-handed with Ms Brown-wing at the boat station and other parts but very pleased it showed for you.

 

Just thinking that your Brown wood owl is actually a spotted wood owl - which looks prettier than Mr Brown wood!

 

 

[TonyQ]

thank you for that identification @Kitsafari - good to have local knowledge! I think at the time we only recorded it as Wood Owl, and then picked the wrong one

We were very pleased with the kingfishers, and the Brown-winged one we thought particularly beautiful.

 

So @Galana and @Dave Williams after all of that digressionto your schooling, it wasn't a "Brown Wood Owl" after all

 

@PeterHG and @Galana thank you for your kind comments

[Galana]

6 minutes ago, TonyQ said:

it wasn't a "Brown Wood Owl" after all

And we found out that @Kitsafari was at school with @Dave Williams!

[TonyQ]

91.M41. Crimson Sunbird  Aethopyga siparaja         

Langkawi         13.02.2020

[TonyQ]

92.M42. Dark Hawk Cuckoo  Hierococcyx bocki       

Fraser's Hill     14.02.2020

[TonyQ]

93.M43. Eastern Cattle Egret  Bubulcus coromandus           

Penang/Kedah            23.02.2020

We expected we would see the Western cousin in South Africa later in the year, but that will not be happening.

[TonyQ]

94.M44. Eastern Spotted Dove  Spilopelia chinensis

Lake Gardens, KL       11.02.2020

Lake Gardens, KL       11.02.2020

I am even posting 2 picture of a Dove now....

[TonyQ]

95.M45. Eurasian Tree Sparrow  Passer montanus  

Lake Gardens, KL       11.02.2020

Familiar from the UK, it appears to be the "city sparrow" here

[TonyQ]

96.M46. Feral Pigeon  Columba livia 

Penang  24.02.2020

Everyone's favourite addition to a big year thread

[TonyQ]

97.M47. Fire-tufted Barbet  Psilopogon pyrolophus   

Fraser's Hill     12.02.2020

Fraser's Hill     13.02.2020

Seen a number of times in Fraser's Hill, but often not very clearly. But you can see the Fire-tufts.

[TonyQ]

98.M48. Forest Wagtail  Dendronanthus indicus       

Penang/Kedah            23.02.2020

[TonyQ]

99.M49. Glossy Swiftlet  Collocalia esculenta

Fraser's Hill     14.02.2020

Fraser's Hill     14.02.2020

Very high!

[TonyQ]

100.M50. Buff-breasted Babbler  Trichastoma tickelli

Fraser's Hill     12.02.2020

Fraser's Hill     12.02.2020

This is an LBJ for @xelas.

It missed its place in the alphabetic order as I forgot to put it in, but I think it is a very pretty bird, in an understated way - suitable for No.100.

[Peter Connan]

Congratulations Tony

 

Great photos, as always!

[xelas]

Congratulations on #100, and that LBJ surely has captivating eyes!

[michael-ibk]

Wow, what a great set of birds from Malaysia, and congrats on your first 100 this year! That's a very cute LBJ. Love the Bee-Eaters and Kingfishers of course, especially the one with the abnormally huge beak. When is your SA trip supposed to happen? 

[Galana]

Congratulations on 100. Well deserved and with some lovely birds.

[Kitsafari]

Cute little brown job at 100th! such pretty eyes. 

 

Lovely additions of the malaysian birds. 

[Tdgraves]

Well done on 100