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  1. Slender-billed Crow, Borneo

    Slender-billed Crow, Borneo

    A flock of Slender-billed Crows (Corvus enca) 細嘴烏鴉, 4 in frames out of total 6+ individuals.
    • dixonlau
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    • bird in flight black borneo corvus enca dark flock forest group lowland malaysia peatswamp sarawak slender-billed crow tropical 細嘴烏鴉
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. Oriental Honey-buzzard, Borneo

    Oriental Honey-buzzard, Borneo

    A resident species of Oriental Honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus ssp. torquatus) 東方蜂鷹 circling above Pan Borneo Highway. This one mimicry Blyth's Hawk-Eagle.
    • dixonlau
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    • bird in flight bird of prey blyth's hawk-eagle borneo eagle flying highway malaysia mimicry oriental honey-buzzard pernis ptilorhynchus raptor resident sarawak torquatus 東方蜂鷹
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Penang

    White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Penang

    White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) 白腹海雕
    • dixonlau
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    • bird in flight haliaeetus leucogaster malaysia penang white-bellied sea-eagle 白腹海雕
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. Chestnut-bellied Malkoha, Borneo

    Chestnut-bellied Malkoha, Borneo

    Bird-in-flight of Chestnut-bellied Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus sumatranus) 棕腹地鵑
    • dixonlau
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    • bird in flight borneo chestnut-bellied malkoha flying lowland malaysia phaenicophaeus sumatranus rainforest sarawak secondary forest tropical 棕腹地鵑
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Bornean Bristlehead, Borneo

    Bornean Bristlehead, Borneo

    Coming straight at me.... the Bornean Bristlehead (Pityriasis gymnocephala) 棘毛伯勞
    • dixonlau
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    • bird in flight bornean bristlehead borneo endemic flying grail bird lowland malaysia pityriasis gymnocephala rainforest sarawak tropical 棘毛伯勞
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Crested Serpent-Eagle, Borneo

    Crested Serpent-Eagle, Borneo

    Low altitude flyby of Crested Serpent-Eagle (Spilornis cheela) 蛇鵰
    • dixonlau
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    • bird in flight bird of prey borneo crested serpent-eagle flying lowland malaysia rainforest raptor sarawak spilornis cheela tropical
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Crested Serpent-Eagle, Borneo

    Crested Serpent-Eagle, Borneo

    Close distance flyby, Crested Serpent-Eagle (Spilornis cheela) 蛇鵰
    • dixonlau
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    • bird in flight bird of prey borneo eagle flying lowland malaysia peat swamp rainforest raptor sarawak spilornis cheela tropical
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Borneo

    White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Borneo

    The moment a White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) 白腹海雕, flying over my head. Obviously, it was checking on me.
    • dixonlau
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    • bird in flight borneo flying haliaeetus leucogaster large bird lowland malaysia rainforest sarawak tropical white-bellied sea-eagle 白腹海雕
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo, Borneo

    Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo, Borneo

    A Malaysian Hawk-Cuckoo (Hierococcyx fugax) 馬來鷹鵑, fly-by
    • dixonlau
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    • bird in flight borneo flying hierococcyx fugax lowland malaysia malaysian hawk-cuckoo rainforest sarawak tropical 馬來鷹鵑
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  10. Bat Hawk, Borneo

    Bat Hawk, Borneo

    The Bat Hawk (Macheiramphus alcinus) 食蝠鳶 gracefully glides through the skies above Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo.
    • dixonlau
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    • bat hawk bird in flight bird of prey borneo flying lowland macheiramphus alcinus malaysia rainforest raptor sarawak tropical 食蝠鳶
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. Jerdon's Baza, Borneo

    Jerdon's Baza, Borneo

    Jerdon's Baza (Aviceda jerdoni) 褐冠鵑隼 fly-by while gave me a look
    • dixonlau
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    • aviceda jerdoni bird in flight bird of prey borneo flying jerdon's baza lowland malaysia peat swamp raptor sarawak staring 褐冠鵑隼
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Oriental Honey-buzzard ssp torquatus tweeddale morph 2, Borneo

    Oriental Honey-buzzard ssp torquatus tweeddale morph 2, Borneo

    Resident Oriental Honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus) 東方蜂鷹 ssp torquatus tweeddale morph 2 (extreme dark morph)
    • dixonlau
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    • bird in flight bird of prey borneo extreme dark morph lowland malaysia oriental honey-buzzard pernis ptilorhynchus rainforest raptor sarawak torquatus tropical tweeddale morph 2 東方蜂鷹
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Incoming Roseate Spoonbill

    Incoming Roseate Spoonbill

    Central Florida Roseate Spoonbills winter in Central Florida, and they are arriving, slowly but surely.
    • Krossed
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    • bif bird in flight florida marsh roseate spoonbill wetlands
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: North America
  14. Re-post BIF Bornean Bristlehead (tight crop)

    Re-post BIF Bornean Bristlehead (tight crop)

    re-post with tighter crop of bird in flight Bornean Bristlehead (Pityriasis gymnocephala) 棘毛伯勞, captured somewhere in the forest of Sarawak. The bird was at quite a distance and also it was in heavy backlit.
    • dixonlau
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    • bird in flight bornean bristlehead borneo endemic flying malaysia pityriasis gymnocephala sarawak 棘毛伯勞
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  15. Flight formation, Jerdon's Baza, Borneo

    Flight formation, Jerdon's Baza, Borneo

    A pair of Jerdon's Baza (Aviceda jerdoni) 褐冠鵑隼 flying in formation. They could be looking for another Jerdon's Baza hiding somewhere on the ground that appeared shortly after these two departed the area.
    • dixonlau
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    • aviceda jerdoni bird in flight borneo female flying formation hunting jerdon's baza lowland malaysia male pair peatswamp rainforest sarawak searching territorial territory tropical 褐冠鵑隼
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  16. Bornean Bristlehead, Borneo

    Bornean Bristlehead, Borneo

    Bird in flight of Bornean Bristlehead (Pityriasis gymnocephala) 棘毛伯勞
    • dixonlau
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    • bird in flight bornean bristlehead borneo endemic flying lowland malaysia pityriasis gymnocephala rainforest sarawak tropical unique 棘毛伯勞
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  17. Jerdon's Baza, Borneo

    Jerdon's Baza, Borneo

    Another sighting encounter of Jerdon's Baza (Aviceda jerdoni) 褐冠鵑隼
    • dixonlau
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    • aviceda jerdoni bird in flight bird of prey borneo flying jerdon's baza lowland malaysia rainforest raptor sarawak secondary forest tropical 褐冠鵑隼
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  18. Wrinkled Hornbill, Borneo

    Wrinkled Hornbill, Borneo

    An adult male Wrinkled Hornbill (Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus) 皺盔犀鳥 soaring across
    • dixonlau
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    • adult bird in flight borneo endangered flying lowland malaysia male mature peat swamp rainforest rhabdotorrhinus corrugatus sarawak tropical wrinkled hornbill 皺盔犀鳥
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  19. Slender-billed Crow, Borneo

    Slender-billed Crow, Borneo

    The dark in the light. Three Slender-billed Crows (corvus enca) 細嘴烏鴉 were soaring around in the low sky when one of them crossed in front of the sun.
    • dixonlau
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    • bird in flight borneo corvus enca flying lowland malaysia morning rainforest sarawak secondary forest silhouette slender-billed crow sun sunrise tropical 細嘴烏鴉
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  20. Common Kestrel Flying Overhead

    Common Kestrel Flying Overhead

    • mjohanning
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    • bird in flight falco tinnunculus flight flying kestrel turmfalke
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  21. American Avocet

    American Avocet

    Based on the pronounced curvature of the beak, I believe this is a female. Let me know if you think otherwise, thanks!
    • MelospizaMelodiaFan
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    • bay trail bird in flight san francisco bay area
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  22. Violet-Green Swallow (a.k.a. flying marshmallow)

    Violet-Green Swallow (a.k.a. flying marshmallow)

    I've been trying to improve my BIF skills and found a place where these guys would show up for a minute at a time. This was my shot of the day. I set focus to a certain distance, then sprayed and prayed. Some shots I tried to aim with my EVF, but I believe I was following the bird by hand on...
    • MelospizaMelodiaFan
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    • bird in flight
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: North America
  23. Brant Geese (Branta bernicla) in Flight [Slow Motion]

    Brant Geese (Branta bernicla) in Flight [Slow Motion]

    Brant Geese or Brent Geese flying in slow motion. Coast of the North Frisian Island Amrum on the German North Sea coast.
    • Michael Billerbeck
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    • amrum bird in flight birds in flight brant geese brant goose branta branta bernicla brent geese brent goose coast germany north frisian island north sea coast sea coast slow motion video
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Britain & Europe
  24. White-bellied Sea-Eagle vs Woodswallow, Borneo

    White-bellied Sea-Eagle vs Woodswallow, Borneo

    White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) 白腹海雕 Day! White-breasted Woodswallow (Artamus leucorynchus) 白胸燕鵙 did it again, harassing other bird way larger than its own size. *Thank you all for previous posts comments and likes*
    • dixonlau
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    • artamus leucorynchus bird in flight bird of prey borneo haliaeetus leucogaster harassing lowland malaysia migratory rainforest raptor sarawak tropical white-bellied sea eagle white-breasted woodswallow 白胸燕鵙 白腹海雕
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  25. White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Borneo

    White-bellied Sea-Eagle, Borneo

    White-bellied Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) 白腹海雕 Day! *Thank you all for previous posts comments and likes*
    • dixonlau
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    • bird in flight bird of prey borneo flight flying haliaeetus leucogaster lowland malaysia migratory rainforest raptor sarawak tropical white-bellied sea-eagle 白腹海雕
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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