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Sabahtical - Epilog 27 Aug 2013 | 12:29 pm
It was not probably our best birding outing but nevertheless we were still blessed with 22 lifers (and possibly two more). There were several reasons why it wasn't our most productive trip: 1. Wrong ...
Sabahtical - Day 7 - Fortuities 25 Aug 2013 | 02:39 pm
Once again we started birding early. This time it was at the Bukit Tupai trail not that far from the Liwagu Restaurant. It was another disappointment. It rained again the night before and the trails w...
Sabahtical - Day 5 - Transitions 24 Aug 2013 | 02:57 pm
Except for a slightly bumpy plane ride from Sandakan our return to Kota Kinabalu went smoothly. The very nice young man who drove us to Kinabalu Park told that it had been raining the past few days. ...
Sabahtical - Day 6 - Wanderings 24 Aug 2013 | 02:48 pm
Thankfully the skies cleared up. We slept soundly that we woke up a little later than our usual 6 am routine. We hurriedly went again to the area behind the restaurant building hoping against hope tha...
Sabahtical - Day 4 - Blessings 22 Aug 2013 | 04:56 pm
Thanks to the staff of the Sepilok Jungle Resort who arranged for a taxi to pick us up, Cynthia and I were able to attend the 8 am service at the Sandakan Baptist Church. After the services, Ellis, on...
Sabahtical - Day 3 - Surprises 21 Aug 2013 | 01:57 pm
While we were talking with the Pedroques yesterday, Armao, the boy wonder, informed us that he saw a lot of birds in the area around their hotel. Intrigued by what he said, we made arrangements to vis...
Sabahtical - Day 2 - Discoveries 19 Aug 2013 | 11:22 am
Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE This day we get to explore the Rainforest Discovery Center (RDC), a prime birding place in Sabah, Borneo. We were as excited as children about to go ...
Sabahtical - Day 1 - Sleepless in Sepilok 17 Aug 2013 | 07:32 am
Our plane landed at the Kota Kinabalu airport a little after one in the morning. Cynthia was able to doze for a few moments while aboard the airplane but somehow I could not get any shut-eye while in ...
Juvenile Detection 4 Aug 2013 | 03:14 pm
"Peter wants to see the pitta," I told my wife. "The Red-bellied one," I further explained. "Where and when?" she asked. "Ecopark. Saturday." "OK!" Peter was downcast when we met him Saturday at t...
Ting Wai is Waiting 28 Jul 2013 | 02:01 pm
Our birding buddy, Peter (aka Ting Wai), wanted to get a photo of the Indigo-banded Kingfisher in Villa Escudero. He had photographed it before but he wasn't happy with the results. Now that he is be...
