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Silver-eared Mesia
Mark Bruce

Silver-eared Mesia (Leiothrix argentauris)

Silver-eared Mesia (16.5-18cm).

A shot from the archives from my trip to Malaysia last year to see Dr Singh and Jason Tan. Took this shot of a Mesia feeding on some bread outside the post office in Fraser's Hill through Jason's car window.
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Habitat
Lower and middle storeys of montane forests (350-2000m)
Location
Fraser's Hill, Western Malaysia
Date taken
2008-7-4
Scientific name
Leiothrix argentauris
Equipment used
Sony DSC H5, Sony 1.7x con
Du Nok
A lovely and natural image with nice details :t: :t: :clap: , Mark .I like the reflection on the eye and the colours of this bird. By the way,when are you coming to Malaysia again ?
 
Mark Bruce
Thanks Rook, Jason & Don :t: !

Jason, yeah, I need to do another Malaysia trip. Still some stuff at Fraser's Hill I need and also would like to do Taman Negara. I also need to do a trip to Eastern Malaysia. I want to do Japan soon so I guess I can try Malaysia again after that trip.
 
bru.b
Superb expressive and detailed portrait of this asian beauty,Mark :t::t::t:
 
Adalia
Oh WOWEEE!!!! A superb shot of this most gorgeous little bird :clap::clap:

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Cora.
 

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