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  They had not seen any orangutans for 4 days so it should be about time now. And bird watching is much more fun if you know that there is a possibility to see more exciting wildlife.   The car is waiting for me
 The car is waiting for me
 Misty morning
 Working our way in to the forest
 Working our way in to the forest
 There are some really beautiful trees in the park
 There are some really beautiful trees in the park
 There are some really beautiful trees in the park
 Working our way in to the forest
We drive for as long as we can towards the Orangutan release area. It is restricted area of the wildlife reserve. On the way here was had seen several birds, but not one single picture. The Dusky Munia was all over the place, but they were very scared and no chance for any pictures. We had also seen a beautiful Hornbill flying across the road in the morning, no picture. We also saw the very beautiful and endemic bird the White-crowned shama. We had a Drongo sitting on a branch over the road and he stayed until I had my camera ready and she took off. No pictures of the Drongo. We got of the car at the end of the road and my Guide and I walked back the same way we had come. The driver would come after us after 30 minutes or so. We saw blue flycatchers and a lot of other birds. The Brown Fulvetta, maybe the bird with the most beautiful song. We had heard the bird all the way coming here. Listen to the Brown Fulvetta
Sound from www.xeno-canto.org
Sound from www.xeno-canto.org
Now we saw the bird, but no pictures. DARN! We got on the car again and we drove until we reached the road leading to the Rhino Centre. They have, well, they had 3 Rhinos remaining in Malaysia and one died in cancer. Now they have 2  remaining and the female have cancer and cannot have babies.
They had asked Indonesia if they could borrow a Rhino from them, but still no answer. I suggested that they should offer them cigarettes, the universal answer for anything in Indonesia. And they have built a full Rhino quarantine centre. They have plantation with Rhino food, but now no Rhinos. Anyway, we walked the dirt track towards the Rhino Centre. It was very hot and we didn't spot one single bird trekking towards the Rhino place.    I reach the Rhino place
When we reached the Rhino place the Guide tried to call the driver but no network. So he walked back to get the driver and I continued in to the Rhino Place. No birds and I turned around when I reached the new but unused buildings at the Rhino place. I turned around and I was soon meeting my guide who came with my water bottle. We got on the car and we left the Rhino place behind. No birds so I was pretty excited when I saw something flying in front of the car. We stopped and it turned out to be a big grasshopper sitting on a plant next to the road.  A big grasshopper
We drove back and we turned left just before we reached the creek at the Tabin Wildlife Resort. We came in to the Rhino food plantation and a Crested Serpent Eagle took off from the ground and landed in a tree. My first bird picture for today, a beautiful eagle. We left the Rhino food plantation behind and we came to a small lake/ pond and they had built a Kingfisher hide there. We could see one Oriental Darter. But we were lucky and we spotted a Raffles's Malkoha in the tree, well, there were three of them but I only got picture of one. And not a good picture as the bird was covered by branches and leaves. Anyway, I was happy, picture of one new bird and good pictures of the eagle. I had seen the eagle in India and Sri Lanka before. But we got to see some birds and I got some pictures. 11 O'clock and it was time to drive back to Tabin Wildlife Resort. 4 hours break before we start again at 3 o'clock. I was hungry and I had tea and omelette when I came back. So I skipped lunch and I felt asleep. When it was time to go for my walk along the creek to look for birds it was raining and I had to stay in my room  Crested Serpent Eagle - Spilornis cheela
 Crested Serpent Eagle - Spilornis cheela
  Elephant poo
We had seen some birds during the morning: 1 flying unidentified hornbill White-crowned shama Brown Fulvetta Raffles's Malkoha Crested Serpent Eagle Drongo Dusky Munia  We took off on the dust road and it didn't take long before we spotted out second Crested Serpent Eagle for today. We could hear the Black-and-red Broadbill and we could soon spot the bird on a branch. A beautiful bird, but the pictures didn't turn out any good. We hanged around as the couple was flying around, but I never got any more chance to take any pictures. Same with the Lesser coucal, refused to come out from behind the leave the bird was hiding behind. We stayed for 10 minutes  hoping that the bird would come out. But we gave up.
 Time to leave for the afternoon drive
  Crested serpent eagle - Spilornis cheela
 Crested serpent eagle - Spilornis cheela
  Lesser coucal
 Squirrel
We continued along the main road and I spotted a big black squirrel in a tree so we stopped to get a picture. We were soon running in to our third or fourth Crested Serpent Eagle. So there are plenty Crested Serpent Eagle in Tabin Wildlife Reserve. We see a lot of other raptors as well, but in a far distance so no pictures. And the Dusky Munia, the one bird I really wanted to have on picture. There are many of them but no picture. It was enough we approached from 10 to 20 meters away and they took off. But we had more luck with the Blue-throated Bee-eater and I got a few pictures. We spotted Black Hornbills and the Oriental Pied Hornbill. But they were sitting in the top of high trees in a far distance. No photo but it is fantastic to see the big hornbills flying across the sky. Almost like Jurassic Park when the hornbills flying over you.  Crested serpent eagle - Spilornis cheela
  Blue-throated Bee-eater - Merops viridis
 Black Hornbill in the top of a tree far away
  We drive along the palm oil plantation
 Oriental Pied Hornbill
 Oriental Pied Hornbill
 Monitor lizard tree
 Monitor lizard sleeping in the tree
On the way back and we pass a tree. We see a Monitor lizard sleeping on a branch 10 to 15 meters up or so. The big lizards are eating the small ones so they have to sleep in the trees to stay safe. I was happy with the day, a very slow start but we got some pictures in the afternoon. No pictures of any Hornbills, and we spotted a few groups of the smallest hornbill, the Bushy Crested Hornbill. Some of the birds we have seen during the afternoon: Black Hornbill Bushy Crested Hornbill Oriental Pied Hornbill Red and black Broadbill Lesser Cucoal Blue-throated Bee Eater Dinner and at 8 o'clock we were going for a night drive. We saw exactly nothing, well a butterfly and some fireflies. The most interesting was my favourite tree. It was majestic in the dark. 200 years old but it have started to lean and my Guide think it might fall soon. But if you are 200 years old, how long time is soon then?  We are ready to go for the night drive
 We are ready to go for the night drive
 We are ready to go for the night drive
 My favourite tree in the dark
 My favourite tree in the dark
 My favourite tree in the dark
 A butterfly or something
Well, we were back quarter past 9 o'clock and I went to look at some of the pictures I had been taking during the day. My alarm is set to go off at 5 thirty so I went to bed early. So, the big question is, will we see any exciting birds tomorrow? Will we see Orangutans? Just click HERE to find out. 
    
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