It was a bonus lifer catch in Pulau Indah Selangor whilst shooting the "uncommon" Common Starling. The White-shouldered Starling was always in my wanted list after the sighting at Malim Nawar Perak for the past years. Starlings are gregarious in nature in their native breeding ground where they flocks in the hundreds or even thousands. The only Starlings that comes in hundreds to Malaysia are the Daurian aka Purple-backed during the months of Nov-Mar.
My encounter here in central peninsula Malaysia was a pair of WST. Apparently they do not mix with the other Starlings and kept to themselves in the other tree. The bird from afar can be mistaken for the Daurian. The give away feature of this bird is their whitish orangy eyes.
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I was about 120-150 feet away in my car when David and I spotted the pair. Luckily my P1000 was able to capture some static pictures here after much post editing. My XT-2 failed me here. So I must say the P1000 do come in handy as a secondary camera when I am out birding always.
Now is to wait for the Chestnut-cheeked and Braminy Starlings to drop by next year after their present up north last year or so............which are rather rare to see in Malaysia.
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| The right bird with a bigger white patch on its wings is the male |
I was about 120-150 feet away in my car when David and I spotted the pair. Luckily my P1000 was able to capture some static pictures here after much post editing. My XT-2 failed me here. So I must say the P1000 do come in handy as a secondary camera when I am out birding always.
Now is to wait for the Chestnut-cheeked and Braminy Starlings to drop by next year after their present up north last year or so............which are rather rare to see in Malaysia.