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    Ueno Park Japan Heron Identification Help

    II saw this heron in Ueno Park Lake on the 25th of April. It was a medium or small sized bird and the angle was not the best. In the second picture I zoomed in a bit and played with the contrast a little. The third image is what I would think is a Great Blue Heron, maybe I lived in Florida...
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    The Habitat Two Mystery Birds Penang Hill Malaysia

    Walking around "The Habitat" on Penang hill was delightful. I was able to see a crimson sunbird, greater racket tailed drongo, brown throated sunbird, thick lipped green pigeon, common hill myna, house swift and one other bird I can't identify. I tried Merlin and searched the list on eBird...
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    A Raptor on Penang Island Malaysia, plus Scaly-breasted Munia

    Greetings, I was walking along the road in the cemetery by Mt. Enskin and saw this raptor up high. The photos are not great and I am thinking Oriental Honey Buzzard, but I am not sure. For fun I attached the pictures I got of a scaly-breasted munia, a chestnut-headed bee-eater and a a white...
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    Sunbird or Spiderhunter in Penang Malaysia

    Thanks for the tip I will try that right away!
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    Sunbird or Spiderhunter in Penang Malaysia

    I am still somewhat of a novice and so I am often times confused with bird ID. My method is to take a picture of the bird. Then I do an image search on goggle via the chrome browser. This same bird came back as a little spiderhunter or a Brown-throated Sunbird. My next step id to go to...
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    Bulbul problems with ID in Malaysia

    So it is the red eye bulbul?
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    Bulbul problems with ID in Malaysia

    Greetings, I was in the Penang Botanical Gardens this morning. I saw three different birds that seem to be Bulbuls. The first I think is an Olive Winged, the second bird, picture 2 and 3, could be Red Eye Bulbul. Buff Vented or Spectacled. The third bird, the last two pictures, is also a toss...
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    Penang Malaysia ID help requested

    I was thinking Striated heron as well, thanks I went back today and got a good picture of the Straited Heron
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    Medium intensity Papua New Guinea bird tour

    Yikes! Leeches and pit toilets...no thanks!
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    Medium intensity Papua New Guinea bird tour

    I feel that I can tough out a week of jungle trekking but an 18 day tour is extreme in my book
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    Medium intensity Papua New Guinea bird tour

    Thanks I will get right on it. The 2025 time frame works for us
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    Medium intensity Papua New Guinea bird tour

    By extreme I mean 18 day duration. A shorter trip, a few days in Port Moresby as you suggested and then a trip to Mt Hagen for a week...
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