Non-Discriminatory Transformer- The Dark Morph Egret
Pacific Reef Heron is a bird species commonly found in the coastal areas of Sabah. On any given day you are bound to encounter them traversing across the sea coasts on their way to fish-hunting trips.
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Birds of Borneo- Pacific Reef Egret
Posted in Angler, Birds, Fishing, Photography, Places, Seaside, Travel, tagged Bird, Birdwatching, Black Morph, Dark Egret, Dark Morph, Egret, KK Esplanade, Pacific Reef Egret, Tanjung Lipat on October 28, 2009 | Comments Off
Lepa Pasil Boat
Posted in Art, Beaches, Dance, Divine, Entertainments, Festive Season, Fishing, Happenings, Living, Museum, Nostalgia, Pantai, Photography, Places, Seaside, Travel, tagged Bajau, Lepa, Lepa Pasil, Regatta Lepa, Sea Gypsies, Semporna on October 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Sailing the Seven Seas With the Gypsies
Lepa is often associated with the Regatta Lepa that will burst into life in the water of Semporna with a glittering multicolour extravaganza every April month.
Birds of Borneo- Purple Heron
Posted in Angler, Birds, Eqyptian, Fishing, Photography, Places, Seaside, Travel, tagged Birds, Birds of Borneo, Birdwatching, Heron, Likas Lagoon, Pterodactyl, Purple Heron on September 30, 2009 | Comments Off
Walk Like An Egyptian
Observe closely the next time when a heron is wading through a shallow pool of water in a swamp ferreting for its next big catch. You will soon catch the meaning of ”Walk Like An Egyptian”.
Eagle- Aerial Fly Fishing
Posted in Angler, Birds, Fishing, Pantai, Places, Seaside, Sports, Travel, tagged Bird of Prey, Bird-watching, Birds, Birds of Borneo, Eagle, Eagle Fishing on September 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Angling For A Catch
“Like a fish out of water” couldn’t be more apt and just about describes the angling expedition by the eagle captured here.
Birds of Borneo- Brahminy Kite
Posted in Birds, Fishing, Park, Places, Travel, Zoo, tagged Birds, Birds of Borneo, Birds of Prey, Birdwatching, Brahminy Kite, Eagle, Lok Kawi Wildlife Park, Zoo on September 1, 2009 | Comments Off
Chestnut Scavenger On the Wing
Brahminy Kite- a fairly common sight around the harbours of Sabah.
Sea Eagle In Flight
Posted in Birds, Fishing, Photography, Places, Travel, tagged Birds, Birdwatching, Eagle, Likas Coastal Highway, Sea Eagle, Signal Hill, Tanjung Lipat on August 23, 2009 | Comments Off
Raptor On the Prowl
Here’s a sequence of shots of a sea eagle(s) on patrol ready to pounce on its prey.
Plunge Diving @ KK Esplanade
Posted in Angler, Art, Beaches, Birds, Divine, Entertainments, Fishing, Happenings, Pantai, Park, Photography, Places, Seaside, Travel, Wonderment, tagged Bird, Birdwatching, kamikaze, KK Esplanade, Plumge diving, Seabird, Tern on August 16, 2009 | Comments Off
Kamikaze!
The Divine Wind
To say I was shell-shocked is to put it lightly. But stunned I truly was by the sight of the Kamikaze’s suicidal mission.
But it was fun and hilarious to watch the Kamikaze diving into the sea to catch its prey.
Egret Fishing
Posted in Birds, Fishing, Happenings, Photography, Places, Seaside, Travel, tagged Birds, Birdwatching, Egret, Egret Fishing, Fishing Trip, KK Esplanade, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Segama Waterfront on July 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Hook, Line and Sinker!
On one blue sunny day, came an egret on a fish-hunting trip ………..
KK Esplanade (alternatively referred to as Segama Waterfront) is the seabirds’ rich hunting-ground and playground. On any given day you may catch a bird or two flying past on their way to the Never-never-land. And if you get lucky, you may [...]
Likas Lagoon
Posted in Birds, Fishing, Landmark, Places, Travel, tagged Bird, Bird-watching, Birds, Egret, Lagoon, Likas Lagoon, Sparrow on April 17, 2009 | Comments Off
Car-Spotting By the Lagoon
Now that you have finished and done with the tour of Likas Bay Park, why not just pop across the road to Likas Lagoon to do a spot of bird-watching? Whoa… whoa… whoa….. keep it down. Sorry to keep your blood pressure up. I mean bird watching of the feathery kind.
Angler’s Delight & River Kawang
Posted in Angler, Fishing, Places, River, Seaside, Travel, tagged Angler's Delight, Anglers, Fishing, Kinarut, Pan Borneo Highway, River Kawang on March 8, 2009 | 2 Comments »
On A River Kawang Fishing Trip
When in Rome do as the Romans do! Fishing is a popular pastime in Sabah. Come weekends the local anglers will disappear and re-emerge at some riversides or seafronts to do a spot of angling & lazing about whiling the day away. One particular favourite spot is the Angler’s Delight, next to the Sabah [...]



