Wow! Wow William you certainly had a great experience and saw a lot. Made some nice friends who helped you too. I was looking at your bird pics and remember while on the klong we heard that birdcall and we couldnt identify the bird? I think they are fantail coo coos. Enjoy the rest William! Very proud of you!
Glad you got your laundry done! What a great adventure. Glad the tapir made an appearance after all that effort. The Guar is pretty impressive as well. Catch up with some much needed sleep! ? ?
Great time William! Sounds like real fun William. Would have loved to see the expressions on the French family's faces! You sure are having an amazing experience. Have a great time in the hide!
Pictures please When will you take a few hours out of your jam packed birding to post some pictures. The slow loris and the male peacock pheasant, please.
That won't be possible from Taman Negara. I don't actually have Wifi here and I'm using data on my phone. I might manage a few from KL afterwards but I won't be able to go through all the pictures until Perth probably.
Part of the experience You did a sterling job of keeping your head and doing all the necessary. Well done and now go back and enjoy your holiday. Your parents are proud of you.
What a day for you William! I can feel your excitement William. I felt this same feeling the first time I snorkled and spotted a giant sea turtle besides all the other beautiful life. Enjoy son but do take cqre of yourself!
More sense than to walk in a thunderstorm even for a slow loris! William, surely that was unnecessary risk! Very pleased you got a walk away view of a slow loris but please be a bit more careful. Glad your last night of spotlighting in BF turned out so fruitful but more importantly, that you lived to tell the story.
Well apart from the inevitable getting wet, I don't think there are any dangers really with spotlighting in a thunderstorm. You can't get lost on the Telekom Loop very easily.
leeches William, put a sprinkle of table salt on the leech and it will just drop off you bleeding. Remember to rinse off the salt residue after the leech drops off.
I got some good pictures of the second cuckoo species on that list which posed very nicely. The first one was a binocular view, but quite a clear one. If I get around to it, I will add pictures to these last two posts which don't have them.
More Jeddah contacts Hello William. Les Hammel and I will be following your progress, as always with interest. It is a shame we won't get to catch up with you and the family this year in Perth, we will be in Spain.
Hi Hi William, I was fascinated reading your blog and would love to hear more about your travels. I live on the island of Borneo and the wildlife there is truly amazing. Send us a message when you arrive here and I will try and meet you. Have a fantastic adventure and enjoy it. Cheers Jo Marshall
William, let us know if you need any help or advise when you’re on Borneo. We’re in Brunei and live in a beautiful area where we can spot Oriental pied hornbills on a daily basis and recently a pair of Asian Black and Wrincled hornbills have been coming into the area we live...:very lucky. Let us know if you come this way and we can give you shelter!!If you’re wondering who I am, we used to live in the same compound in Jeddah. Your mum put your link on Facebook.
Hello William, great to read your blog. I am very interested to read all about your travels. The world awaits you my friend. Travel well and be safe. Cheers
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What a week!
Hope you have many more !!!