Lesser Adjutant - Jewel of Parit Jawa

This was my 2nd visit to Parit Jawa a small fishing village in the State of Johor, Southern Malaysia. Parit Jawa is famous among the local and also Malaysia with their unique cuisine 'Asam fish' (a special dish prepare with fresh fish and tamarind). People travel from all over Malaysia just to have a taste of this very famous delicacy.

Other than the famous delicacy, Parit Jawa is also a good place for birding.

Tiny yet beautiful Pacific swallow.
Different type of shore birds sharing the same perching place during high tide.
Another common scene at Parit Jawa is the busy fishing boat. These are the fishing boat that provide Parit Jawa all the fresh fish for the famous delicacy - Asam Fish

Brahminy Kite
Another interesting formation.

If you are looking for some action shoots, Parit Jawa is the place you won't want to miss. From tiny waders to egrets. Not forgetting the magnificent 'bald storks' - Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus)

During my guiding on Nature Walks, I always tell the participants that the chance to see certain animals on the guide sheet is very high but I can't guarantee as they move about and we are going to the nature not aquarium.

Although Parit Jawa is known to be the strong hold for Lesser Adjutant, I can't find any until 2 hours later when I was about to leave, they start to fly in.

I was so happy to see this 1st Lesser Adjutant.
More and more coming in and I even spot one of them hunting!

So nature is unpredictable...never assume they will always be there!

Another Great Shooting Experience at Ubin

After getting my new lens on Tuesday, been waiting for Saturday to test the effect of my new lens. CH told me that she is going Ubin and since Ling & FK also wanted to familiar with their equipments before our coming Taiwan trip, I suggest to them that we go over to Ubin. Is overcast today and while on our way back to mainland, it rains very heavily!

But the gloomy weather didn't stop us from getting some nice shots. We started from Sensory Trail and later northward before turn back to the jetty in the afternoon.After setting up my equipments, this is my first bird photography using my new lens! Wow, a pair of loving Chestnut Munia.Common Iora has a nice musical whistle and trill and are more often heard than seen.

another lovely pair of Pacific Swallow
An Asian Glossy Starling peeping from its tree hole nest.
Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker

Grey Heron

Well, birds photography is definitely not the only things to do in Ubin. Not forgetting spiders!

such as this jumping spider
Wide-jawed Viciria (Viciria praemandibularis) spider
another Lynx spider
an ant mimic spider!

a real red weaver antsis just too many things to shoot in Ubin. I've been busy changing lens between macro and telephoto.

We will sure to come back for more...