Stick Insects | liewwk

The Phasmatodea (sometimes called Phasmida or Phasmatoptera) are an order of insects, whose members are variously known as stick insects (in Europe and Australasia), walking sticks or stick-bugs (in the United States and Canada), phasmids, ghost insects and leaf insects (generally the family Phylliidae). The ordinal name is derived from the Ancient Greek φάσμα phasma, meaning an apparition or phantom, and refers to the resemblance of many species to sticks or leaves. Their natural camouflage can make them extremely difficult to spot. Phasmatodea can be found all over the world in warmer zones, especially the tropics and subtropics. The greatest diversity is found in Southeast Asia and South America, followed by Australia. Phasmids also have a considerable presence in the continental United States, mainly in the Southeast.

*** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phasmatodea

stick insect normally big , long and not moving so easy to snap .. but it do fly too …

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2012 Nov 21

… stick insect …
… Antenna mite …

 

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i capture what I see ….

… big mirror …
– Lee Filter GND .6s
– Lee Filter 4×4 CPL

sometime we always ask do we just capture beautiful places/view/insect/model pictures ?  this picture just a very simple picture that show the reflection from the lake .. but for me this is a beautiful view and I wish to share with my friends, family … etc .. and why care is this a good “photography” or not 😀

I have friends telling to me recently, “photographer A always shoot the same places … he/she not boring ?” … “aiya his/her pictures so so only, the places are beautiful” … “aiya, his/her picture no foreground one why like that also apture” … “why his/her picture so plain one not creative at all” …………….

I always just reply with .. “ohh” .. “hmmm” , why care other, ask yourself “do you enjoy this hobby?” if YES , then it is enough else why ? 😀

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another sample of Glass Enhancer ….

Lee Filter Glass Enhancer compare

 

a glass that not easy to use but feel is important to own … it help use to bring the “weak” colors thar we see .. but not capture by our camera …………

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another sample …

 

ISO100 | F16 | Aperture mode | on tripod | straight out from Canon DPP | AWB

 

blue and green test – with GE

 

 

blue and green test – without GE

 

 

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both images capture

ISO200, F13, AWB, Aperture mode (-1/3 exp), focus on the rocks, with RGND 2 , on tripod, all without any change from Canon DPP software

… Tanjung Batu, Bintulu, Sarawak …
– Singh-ray RGND 2 stops
– without Glass Enhancer
… Tanjung Batu, Bintulu, Sarawak …
– Singh-ray RGND 2 stops
– with Lee Filter Glass Enhancer

 

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Laniidae series: Shrike | 伯劳科 | liewwk Nature – 3 [update 20240106]

 

1. Brown Shrike, 红尾伯劳, 紅尾伯勞, Lanius cristatus, アカモズ, TIRJUP BIASA

2. Long-tailed shrike, 棕背伯劳, 棕背伯勞, Lanius schach, タカサゴモズ, TIRJUP EKOR PANJANG ASIA

3. Tiger Shrike, 虎纹伯劳, 虎紋伯勞, Lanius tigrinus, チゴモズ, Tirjup Harimau

 

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1. Brown Shrike, 红尾伯劳, 紅尾伯勞, Lanius cristatus, アカモズ, TIRJUP BIASA

– very common winter (North) migrant to Malaysia

update 202401

– a casual checking my old birding spot, managed to see all the common species included this bird not that many but managed to have few

– 很久没来这个鸟点,为了客人目标鸟。来找鸟,普通的鸟都在。这候鸟还是蛮乖的。

20240106, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

 

 

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… brown shrike …

 

2. Long-tailed shrike, 棕背伯劳, 棕背伯勞, Lanius schach, タカサゴモズ, TIRJUP EKOR PANJANG ASIA

– a back mask, long-tailed brown-orange shrike

– normally stand on open-dried

update 202012

update 2015 Jan 11

Long-tailed shrike 棕背伯劳

update 2014 Oct 18

Long-tailed shrike, 棕背伯劳

 

3. Tiger Shrike, 虎纹伯劳, 虎紋伯勞, Lanius tigrinus, チゴモズ, Tirjup Harimau

– another common winter visitor (North), noisy and shy bird that can be any where from lowland forest, urban area, sub-montane and etc

– 马来西亚候鸟(北),叫的很吵的鸟。通常在蛮多地方都可以见到这候鸟。

update 202311

– a lovely and beautiful migrant (North)

– 慢普通的越冻鸟,

202311, Pahang, Malaysia

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update 202109

202109, Selangor, Malaysia
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Tanjung Batu, Bintulu, Sarawak

a beach fullw ith rock and so close to the Bintulu town .. ~10-15min drive … and this place also good for sunset (direct to WEST), but please take note the beach is not safe for swim and you may see warning “NO Swimming”

not my first time here but this trip I spent more time here and found .. this is a definate a great place like Pantai Pandak @Terengganu … … but here is Sunset instead Sunrise @Pantai Pandak … *** please take note for this place is VERY slippery  .. take extra note when you walk on the rock …

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update 2013 Aug 14

… wave Attack … 1. Lee FIlter Pro Glass .9 2. Singh-Ray RGND 3 stops

update 2013 Jan 23

… Mess wave … 1. Singh-Ray RGND 3 stops 2. Lee Filter ND .9 pro glass

update 2013 Jan 18

… upside-down Rays … – Lee Filter GND .9s – Lee FIlter 4×4 CPL

update 2012 13 Nov

… rough flow …
– Singh-Ray RGND 3 stops
– Singh-Ray LB Warming and Neutral Circular Polarizers 105mm

update 2012 12 Nov

… waterfalls by Sea …
– Singh-Ray LB Warming and Neutral Circular Polarizers
– Lee Filter GND .75s

 

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Corvidae series: Magpie, Crow | 鸦科 | liewwk Nature – 6-3 [update 20240324]

Most of the bird is big for this family

1. Common Green-Magpie, 蓝绿鹊, 藍綠鵲, Cissa chinensis, ヘキサン, GAGAK-GUNUNG BIASA

2. Bornean Green-Magpie, 婆罗洲绿鹊, 婆羅洲綠鵲, Cissa jefferyi, ボルネオタンビヘキサン, GAGAK-GUNUNG BORNEO

3. Large-billed Crow, 大嘴乌鸦, 大嘴烏鴉, Corvus macrorhynchos, ハシブトガラス, GAGAK PARUH BESAR

4. Bornean Treepie, 加里曼丹树鹊, 婆羅洲樹鵲, Dendrocitta cinerascens, ボルネオシラガオナガ, GAGAK-POHON BORNEO

5. Black Magpie, 白翅鹊, 白翅鵲, Platysmurus leucopterus leucopterus, クロカケス (leucopterus), BURUNG-KAMBING BARAT

6. Black Magpie (Bornean), 婆罗洲白翅鹊, 婆羅洲白翅鵲,Platysmurus leucopterus aterrimus,クロカケス, BURUNG-KAMBING BORNEO

 

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51. Sri Lanka Blue-Magpie, 斯里兰卡蓝鹊, 斯里蘭卡藍鵲, Urocissa ornata, セイロンサンジャク

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101. Eurasian Nutcracker, 星鸦, 星鴉, Nucifraga caryocatactes, ホシガラス

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151. Sumatran Treepie, 马来树鹊, 蘇門答臘樹鵲, Dendrocitta occipitalis, シラガオナガ

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1. Common Green-Magpie, 蓝绿鹊, 藍綠鵲, Cissa chinensis, ヘキサン, GAGAK-GUNUNG BIASA

– Big Bird, Green, and Yellowish

– noisy various call

– submontane and montane species

update 202403

– another bird that can be seen any where in Fraser Hill, amazing green and big bird that make loud and noisy call

– 另一只在福隆港,哪都有可能见到的鸟。大,绿,叫的很吵的鸟。

202403, Fraser Hill, Pahang, Malaysia

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update 202101

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update 2015 Dec 6

… no FIM …

update 2013 Jan 25

.. common Green Magpie on ground …

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… Green Magpie with Moth …
… Green Magpie …

 

2. Bornean Green-Magpie, 婆罗洲绿鹊, 婆羅洲綠鵲, Cissa jefferyi, ボルネオタンビヘキサン, GAGAK-GUNUNG BORNEO

– Borneo montane endemic make a lot of noise

– KNP,  Crocket Range, Bakelalan

update 202403

– one of the most attractive bird of Montane of Borneo, the bright green with white eye and noisy sound

– 在婆罗洲高海拔地区,最吸引人的鸟之一。这个光绿+白眼的。。还有很吵的鸟。

202402, KNP, Sabah, Malaysia

 

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update 2020 Aug

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Bornean Green-Magpie, 婆羅洲綠鵲, Cissa jefferyi, ボルネオタンビヘキサン,GAGAK-GUNUNG BORNEO

 

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3. Large-billed Crow, 大嘴乌鸦, 大嘴烏鴉, Corvus macrorhynchos, ハシブトガラス, GAGAK PARUH BESAR

– like other crows, mostly black and with “large bill”

– normally close to the forest but the number decreases badly

– 嘴蠻大的烏鴉 – 之前都是在森林,量也在減少

update 202102

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4. Bornean Treepie, 加里曼丹树鹊, 婆羅洲樹鵲, Dendrocitta cinerascens, ボルネオシラガオナガ, GAGAK-POHON BORNEO

– big, montane Borneo endemic.

– overall Brown (front), greyish-blue (head, back), and dark wing.

– 较大型的婆罗洲高山特有种。身部-浅棕。背部-灰蓝。

update 202308

– a really big and active big to be photograph, always good to see them far to have the environment view to see how long the bird is

– 婆罗洲蛮大只的特有种,也非常活跃。较喜欢远点拍它,可以让环境做个比较。

202305, Sabah, Malaysia

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201905, Gunung Alab, Sabah, Malaysia

 

5. Black Magpie, 白翅鹊, 白翅鵲, Platysmurus leucopterus leucopterus, クロカケス (leucopterus), BURUNG-KAMBING BARAT

– a noisy and shy bird that making loud and funny metallic sound

– overall black, long tailed and wing with white stripe

– 黑鸟,长尾巴。翅膀带有白

– 非常的吵闹。

update 202211

– a lucky day with new CANON R6II, few Black magpie came low for feeding manage to have some effortless shots

– 非常幸运的第一天把佳能新的R6II 带出来。第一只鸟竟然是这么难拍到的鸟。还很近,低

202211, Ulu Langat, Selangor, Malaysia

update 202201

– a casual walk and this bird hoping around for food lucky to have some picture of this shy bird

– 轻松的早上,这害羞的鸟在找吃。幸运的拍到几张照片

202201, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

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6. Black Magpie (Bornean), 婆罗洲白翅鹊, 婆羅洲白翅鵲,Platysmurus leucopterus aterrimus,クロカケス, BURUNG-KAMBING BORNEO

– same metallic call, active, moving in group as the Black Magpie

– the Borneo one without the white on wing

– 与马来西亚西马的一样叫声,同群结队活动。与西马的差别,翅膀没白。

update 202403

– another bird that use to be not so common at RDC but recently it become almost cannot miss bird .. a black bird that look similar to Peninsular Malaysia species but here without the white patch on wing

– 这鸟在Sepilok 几年前几乎很难见到。可是现在,几乎很难见不到的。这鸟与西马的几乎一样,体型,样子,叫声。就翅膀没白斑。

202403, Sepilok, Sabah

 

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update 202311

– a bird that make various “digital” song, and here sharing few call of this black bird

一只全黑的鸟,会叫出好几种“电子”声音。

 

update 20231001

– it is quite difficult to have good photo before pandemic 2020 but it seem pretty common and tame overall since than … it is noisy active bird and good thing sometime it move together with other bird

– 在疫情前拍这鸟可不容易。可是现在几乎太容易了。这鸟非常吵,活跃。

202306, RDC, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia

 

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202207, RDC, Sabah, Malaysia

 

51. Sri Lanka Blue-Magpie, 斯里兰卡蓝鹊, 斯里蘭卡藍鵲, Urocissa ornata, セイロンサンジャク

A large, long-tailed blue bird with a white-tipped tail, and chestnut hood and wings. Inhabits humid forest from lowlands to hills, where it often accompanies mixed canopy flocks, either singly or in small groups. There are no other large, long-tailed blue birds in its range. A noisy species. Sounds typically a series of high-pitched, piercing “clink” calls, as well as some rasping “krak” notes often given in a sequence. [Ebird]

– a really weird colors combination endemic

斯里兰卡蓝鹊(学名:Urocissa ornata)是雀形目鸦科的一种鸟类,明显特征是全身颜色为亮丽的蓝色和栗色,这区别于其他蓝鹊。是斯里兰卡的特有鸟类

update 202312

– we only saw this at Sinharaja, few of them normally moving together .. the colors bright, big bird but many would say the colors combination just weird

– 我们的10天行,只在辛哈拉加森林保护区见到。都好几只一起行动。很鲜艳,可是颜色搭配有点怪。

202312, Sinharaja, Sri Lanka

 

 

 

101. Eurasian Nutcracker, 星鸦, 星鴉, Nucifraga caryocatactes, ホシガラス

– a large bird making crow like sound, when it feeding sound like woodpecker drumming

– 蛮大只,叫的像鸦。17-18年前,我也拍过这鸟。很普通也不怕人,他在吃东西时像啄木鸟一样,啄木声。

update 20240106

– I am checking whats bird in the bird wave, this bird sudden fly down and feed infront of me just 10 feet away. when view close it look beautiful instead

– 我在鸟浪,这鸟突然飞在我前方大概10尺。在吃地上“果”.近距离看还是蛮美的。远看真的像有点白的乌鸦。

202312, DaXueShan, Taiwan

 

151. Sumatran Treepie, 马来树鹊, 蘇門答臘樹鵲, Dendrocitta occipitalis, シラガオナガ

– very common along the Tapan road, but just no luck to have better photo opportunity. Typical treepie call and big-long bird

update 202401

– saw so many of this bird but just dint get a chance to have good photo

– 蛮普通的见不停,可是每一次近点的。

202312, Tapan Road, Sumatra, Indonesia

 

 

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More pictures from Flickr: Corvidae series: Magpie | 鸦科 | liewwk Nature

Bornean Green-Magpie,婆羅洲綠鵲

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Birds Watch/Photograph tour feel free to

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观鸟或拍鸟团  您可

联络我

or

HERE

 

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