Sungai Pinang Kecil – Pulau Pangkor
More backyard birding from my wharf. The same birds have been turning up day after day, so it is a bit like groundhog day. I am trying to get a bit more detail out of my photos and get something different or unusual.
Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) – portrait
This male Oriental Hornbill hangs around the guest house most evenings waiting for a feed. They seem to eat fruits and small lizards from what I have seen. There is a female and a young one but I have not seen them yet.
Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) – BCU
Check out the eye-brows on the same bird. Amazing. I have never noticed anything like that before.
Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)
And a standard shot of him on the roof next door. There are so many Oriental Pied Hornbills on this island. I reckon there might be a hundred or more. But that is just a wild guess.
White-bellied Sea-eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
There are heaps of White-bellied Sea-eagles circling around all day. I counted about six at one time, all circling over the water. They seem to catch lots of fish, so I do not think they go hungry. I have no idea what this guy has caught. It sorta looks like a crab but sorta not. doh!
White-bellied Sea-eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
House Crow (Corvus spendens)
House Crows are quite common. They hang around the wharf squwarking and carrying on.
Pulau Pangkor bird list
House Crow (Corvus spendens)
Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris)
White-bellied Sea-eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
Striated Heron (Butorides striata)
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