tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79282371489926838642011-07-31T01:00:43.854-07:00Kay Limhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252381319012786375noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928237148992683864.post-26727424257043152042010-03-24T03:26:00.000-07:002010-03-24T03:52:11.960-07:00Date: 21st March 2010<br /><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 137px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__hHa93zcOIo/S6nt9INmNEI/AAAAAAAABAk/PmqTukALF1o/s200/banded_woodpecker_0877_061129_jcwk.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452150458341012546" />Time: 7:15 a.m.-12 noon<div>Location: Bukit Cherakah/Bukit Cahaya/Taman Pertanian, Shah Alam</div><div>Weather condition: Rainy</div><div><br /></div><div>Birds spotted:</div><div>1. Rufous Woodpecker</div><div>2. Javan Myna</div><div>3. Common Myna</div><div>4. Chinese Pond Heron (migrant)</div><div>5. Blue-winged Leafbird</div><div>6. Black-thighed Falconet</div><div>7. Pink-necked Green Pigeon</div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 196px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__hHa93zcOIo/S6nt9frUwoI/AAAAAAAABAs/vvTvb6IG2qs/s200/OrientalPiedHornbill2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452150464639713922" /><div>8. Large Woodshrike</div><div>9. Malkoha</div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__hHa93zcOIo/S6nt8O8DztI/AAAAAAAABAc/3xAUuKfYfcs/s200/25466_1242701782877_1089321151_30567692_3086712_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452150442966634194" /><div>10. Banded Woodpecker <i>(pic)</i></div><div>11. Black Hornbill</div>12. Pied Hornbill <i>(pic)</i><div>13. Baya Weaver</div><div>14. Juvenile Brown Shrike</div><div>15. Bulbul</div><div>16. Peaceful Doves</div><div>17. Black Baza (95)</div><div>18. Crested Serpent Eagle</div><div>19. White-throated Kingfisher</div><div>20. Grey-breasted Spiderhunter</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>- blue bee</div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__hHa93zcOIo/S6nst9BNmPI/AAAAAAAABAU/cAfPPuUXxLQ/s320/Image005.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452149098126612722" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px; " /><div>- weird, fake-looking caterpillar (picture credits to Saiyi)</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__hHa93zcOIo/S6nstW6OwDI/AAAAAAAABAM/yOY018DAc48/s1600/23773_380625785068_667580068_4277361_1451220_n.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__hHa93zcOIo/S6nstW6OwDI/AAAAAAAABAM/yOY018DAc48/s320/23773_380625785068_667580068_4277361_1451220_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452149087896780850" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__hHa93zcOIo/S6nstFhY8KI/AAAAAAAABAE/Cm0nJTKjKJE/s320/2994450582_c6346b7829.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452149083229188258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px; " /><div style="text-align: center; ">Although credits go to the Net for this Black Baza migrating shot, it's very close to what we saw. :)</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7928237148992683864-2672742425704315204?l=whatalittlebirdtoldme.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kay Limhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252381319012786375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928237148992683864.post-69430600694695919002009-05-02T00:11:00.000-07:002009-05-02T01:37:09.681-07:00<img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__hHa93zcOIo/SfwFye1nYYI/AAAAAAAAAlo/mEu4nbAwllk/s320/3255_83356307525_577267525_2506329_619160_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331142423729365378" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Date: April 25, 2009</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Time: 5:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Event: Taman Seraya  Division 5th Anniversary Dinner</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Location: Kelab Darul Ehsan</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">People involved: ALim, ClaireT, Heeran, Shawn, Aris, Aaron Lim, Derek, Nikita, Yi Jean, Joyce (absent)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Shawn picked us up around 5:30, dinner started at 7:30. The food was pretty good and it was quite fun overall. I will refrain from elaborating, because there are numerous other websites with similar accounts of the dinner, such as </span><a href="http://tweakingthetruth-kaylim.blogspot.com/2009/04/in-which-there-is-hecticness-and-more.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">my blog</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">, </span><a href="http://hopes-bakedintoonesweetmuffin.blogspot.com/2009/04/of-dinner-and-birding.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">ALim's blog</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">, and </span><a href="http://divisiondu.blogspot.com/2009/04/report-taman-seraya-divisions-5th.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">DU division blog</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">.</span></div><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7928237148992683864-6943060069469591900?l=whatalittlebirdtoldme.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kay Limhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252381319012786375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928237148992683864.post-82380685431875841732009-05-02T00:06:00.000-07:002009-05-02T00:11:33.833-07:00Date: March 20, 2009<div>Time: ?</div><div>Location: ClaireT's house</div><div><br /></div><div>Dearest readers,</div><div><br /></div><div>We, the Bulbul, are proud to announce the creation of ALim's new blog! Assisted by ClaireT, she has made her venture into the world of cyberspace. Do visit her at <a href="http://hopes-bakedintoonesweetmuffin.blogspot.com">Watching The World Go Round</a>. You may also be interested to read her <a href="http://hopes-bakedintoonesweetmuffin.blogspot.com/2009/03/to-all-of-you-humans-out-there.html">very first post</a>.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7928237148992683864-8238068543187584173?l=whatalittlebirdtoldme.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kay Limhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252381319012786375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928237148992683864.post-88017772730489488962009-05-01T23:54:00.000-07:002009-05-03T06:47:38.351-07:00Date: January 9, 2009<div>Time: 6:45 p.m. - ?</div><div>Occasion: Performance of Johann Strauss' masterpieces by the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra</div><div>Location: Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC)</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>After school, we went back to ALim's house by bus. After taking a shower and waiting for her mum to get dressed, we set off for KLCC with:</div><div>- ALim's mum</div><div>- Emily</div><div>- Sean</div><div>We were already running late when we got there, so we stopped at Burger King (methinks...) and wolfed down some packets of fries. </div><div>The performance was nice... they played Blue Danube. And there were some really nice ones too.</div><div>The performance ended late-ish. We went to Dome and had some really delicious pies!!! After that we went back to ALim's place, my parents fetched me from there.</div><div><br /></div><div>note: lack of detail is due to fuzzy memory. this post is therefore incomplete.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7928237148992683864-8801777273048948896?l=whatalittlebirdtoldme.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kay Limhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252381319012786375noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928237148992683864.post-72230324330380567182009-04-26T03:15:00.000-07:002010-03-24T03:53:10.668-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__hHa93zcOIo/S6noINrCD-I/AAAAAAAAA_s/FengX3nQ9Uc/s1600/3755159326_c55def5026.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__hHa93zcOIo/S6noINrCD-I/AAAAAAAAA_s/FengX3nQ9Uc/s320/3755159326_c55def5026.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452144051715444706" /></a><br />Date: 26th April 2009<div>Time: 7:30 a.m.</div><div>Location: FRIM</div><div>Weather condition: sunny</div><div><br /></div><div>Birds spotted:</div><div>1. Woodpecker (not sure which)</div><div>2. Stork-billed Kingfisher</div><div>3. Blue-eared Kingfisher</div><div>4. Blue-throated Beeeater</div><div>5. Asian Glossy Starlings</div><div>6. Black and yellow Broadbill <i>(pic)</i></div><div>7. Gold whiskered Barbet</div><div>8. Crested Serpent Eagle (briefly)</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7928237148992683864-7223032433038056718?l=whatalittlebirdtoldme.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kay Limhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252381319012786375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928237148992683864.post-11671058845964846022009-04-26T00:49:00.000-07:002009-04-29T20:07:05.076-07:00<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Date: 27th April 2008<img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8X_ZqdHLMdA/SfQVoZeboqI/AAAAAAAAAD4/ydV6TNAB3fQ/s200/448px-Dicrurus_paradiseus_-Kerala_-India-6-3c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328908042863616674" /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Time: 7:30 a.m.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Location: Templer's Park, Rawang</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Weather condition: Cloudy</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Birds spotted:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">- Changeable hawk eagle (sketched)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">- Red-eyed Bulbul</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">- Black-headed Bulbul</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">- Drongo (Greater Racket-Tailed Drongo, was flying overhead. Note the tail) (pic)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">- Grey and buff woodpecker</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8X_ZqdHLMdA/SfQVoswm6kI/AAAAAAAAAEA/wqmUhjK9aSA/s200/black-headed_bulbul.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328908048040127042" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Others:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">- Heard Babler, couldn't spot though</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">- Just missed an Oriental Glass Kingfisher</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">- Black monkey</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">- White monkey</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">- Big white butterfly with light dull brown-black markings on its wings</span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7928237148992683864-1167105884596484602?l=whatalittlebirdtoldme.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ALimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02887325656900410142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928237148992683864.post-28447681426141514672009-04-26T00:26:00.000-07:002009-04-29T20:07:18.125-07:00<img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 138px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__hHa93zcOIo/SfQPfCDypSI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/fw7lSNIZql8/s200/akoelf.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328901284889273634" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Date: 13th April 2008</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Time: 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Location: Lake Garden, KL.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Weather condition: Rainy</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Summary: ClaireT's mum fetched ALim to their place, presently Saiyi came to pick them up - late as usual (of course). Fortunately the rain cleared up on the way, so the birding could commence as planned. It even worked in our favour, we got to see the inside of a female Koel's wings as she was flapping out the water. We were introduced to the birding gang. Finished up around 9:30.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 141px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__hHa93zcOIo/SfQPfRU7BHI/AAAAAAAAAkY/PCgGWNjT0ZI/s200/KChye_Pink-necked+Pigeon.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328901288987657330" /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Birds spotted:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">- Koel</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">- Pink-necked pigeon</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">- White throated kingfisher</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">- Magpie robin</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">- plus lots of others we didn't record =(</span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7928237148992683864-2844768142614151467?l=whatalittlebirdtoldme.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kay Limhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252381319012786375noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928237148992683864.post-68312197172014487202008-12-14T20:08:00.000-08:002010-03-24T03:25:27.232-07:00Date: 14th December 208<div>Time: 7:30 a.m.</div><div>Location: Lake Garden</div><div>Weather condition: Cloudy</div><div><br /></div><div>Birds spotted:</div><div>- Coppersmith barbet (this one was a beauty)</div><div>- Juvenile Asian Glossy Starling</div><div>- Juvenile Pond Heron</div><div>- Purple-backed starlings</div><div>- Common myna</div><div>- Pink-necked pigeon</div><div>- Spotted dove</div><div>- Black-naped oriol</div><div>- Scarlet-backed flowerpecker</div><div>- Black thighed falconet</div><div>- Little heron</div><div><br /></div><div>Others:</div><div>- Beehive!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7928237148992683864-6831219717201448720?l=whatalittlebirdtoldme.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ALimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02887325656900410142noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7928237148992683864.post-69659915292521832482008-08-17T19:51:00.000-07:002010-03-24T03:55:03.172-07:00Date: 17th August 2008<div>Time: 7:30 a.m.</div><div>Location: Bukit Lagong</div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__hHa93zcOIo/SfkUsdX1H4I/AAAAAAAAAlQ/Rh1374CjSrQ/s320/DSCN5345_copy2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330314388001070978" /><div>Weather condition: Cloudy</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Birds spotted:</div><div>- woodpecker (unidentified)</div><div>- White-throated Kingfisher</div><div>- Asian Glossy Starlings</div><div>- Hill Mynas</div><div>- Black-headed Bulbul</div><div>- Pink-necked pigeons</div><div>- Baya Weaver Bird (+nests)</div><div>- Black and red Broadbill (pic)</div><div>- Common Myna</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Others:</div><div>- frogs' eggs!</div><div>- red dragonflies</div><div>- briefly spotted a raptor flying overhead, unidentified</div><div>- Red Whiskered Bulbul in a cramped cage. Sad, really.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7928237148992683864-6965991529252183248?l=whatalittlebirdtoldme.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kay Limhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252381319012786375noreply@blogger.com0