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Ornate Sunbird, Penang Island
Ornate Sunbird (Cinnyris ornatus) 麗花蜜鳥- dixonlau
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- botanic garden botanical cinnyris ornatus closeup details garden lowland malaysia ornate sunbird park penang tropical 麗花蜜鳥
- Comments: 4
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Giant Katydid, Borneo
They are one of the largest Katydid sp, Giant Katydid (Pseudophyllus hercules) 巨螽斯. Just to let you know in perspective how big, it is big as my palm size.- dixonlau
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- borneo closeup giant katydid grasshopper insect lowland macro malaysia night nocturnal peat swamp pseudophyllus hercules rainforest sarawak tropical 巨螽斯
- Comments: 2
- Category: Invertebrates
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White-faced Divergent Jaw Jumper, Borneo
A jumping spider of White-faced Divergent Jaw Jumper (Parabathippus shelfordi) at local nature reserve, Bukit Lima Nature Reserve. Endemic to Borneo.- dixonlau
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- 1bb borneo closeup endemic jumping spider lowland macro malaysia male nature reserve parabathippus shelfordi park rainforest sarawak white-faced divergent jaw jumper
- Comments: 5
- Category: Invertebrates
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Japanese Giant Mantis (Tenodera aridifolia), Borneo
- dixonlau
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- borneo closeup japanese giant mantis lowland malaysia rainforest sarawak tenodera aridifolia tropical
- Comments: 4
- Category: Invertebrates
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Giant Huntsman Spider (Genus Heteropoda), Borneo
Night walk at local nature reserve, Giant Huntsman Spider (Genus Heteropoda)- dixonlau
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- borneo closeup genus heteropoda giant huntsman spider malaysia nature reserve night walk rainforest sarawak tropical
- Comments: 2
- Category: Invertebrates
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Paddy Field Frog (Fejervarya limnocharis), Borneo
Night walk at local nature reserve, Paddy Field Frog (Fejervarya limnocharis)- dixonlau
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- borneo closeup fejervarya limnocharis malaysia nature reserve night walk paddy field frog rainforest sarawak tropical
- Comments: 1
- Category: Amphibians
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Owl Moth (Erebus esepheris), Borneo
A night walk at local nature reserve, Owl Moth (Erebus esepheris)- dixonlau
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- borneo closeup erebus esepheris malaysia nature reserve night walk owl moth rainforest sarawak tropical
- Comments: 2
- Category: Butterflies & Moths
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Face to face with Mr Crab, Borneo
Can't help it not to take some pictures of it when a single crab wandered alone in the middle of remote road. Not sure what species of this crab, but it looks like the common type of fermented crab that commonly sold at local market here and I used to eat them often.- dixonlau
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- borneo closeup crab crawl details face off fermented crab lowland malaysia mangrove rainforest road sarawak tropical
- Comments: 5
- Category: Amphibians
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Greater Racket tailed Drongo calls, Borneo
The calls of Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) 大盤尾- dixonlau
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- borneo calls closeup dicrurus paradiseus footage greater racket-tailed drongo imitation lowland malaysia rainforest sarawak secondary forest tropical video 大盤尾
- Comments: 2
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker, Borneo
Visible tiny red nape mark, therefore, this must be male Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Yungipicus canicapillus) 小啄木/星頭啄木鳥- dixonlau
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- borneo closeup foraging garden grey-capped pygmy woodpecker lowland malaysia male morning park rainforest sarawak secondary forest yungipicus canicapillus 小啄木 星頭啄木鳥
- Comments: 5
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Red-crowned Barbet, Borneo
Red-crowned Barbet (Psilopogon rafflesii) 花彩擬啄木 enjoying fruits- dixonlau
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- borneo closeup food foraging fruit fruiting lowland malaysia psilopogon rafflesii rainforest sarawak tropical 花彩擬啄木
- Comments: 6
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Moving Snail, Borneo
In one morning after overnight heavy downpour, somewhere in Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Snail may appear moving slow but when shooting in macro, it is moving fast out of frame.- dixonlau
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- borneo closeup macro malaysia rainforest sarawak snail tropical
- Comments: 4
- Category: Invertebrates
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Nature Abstract
When you are not satisfied with the color version of your shot, why not try convert it to B&W.- dixonlau
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- abstract black & white closeup leaf macro nature outdoor park plant
- Comments: 5
- Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
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Flower macro, Borneo
- dixonlau
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- borneo closeup flower macro malaysia nature rainforest sarawak tropical yellow
- Comments: 3
- Category: Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
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Diplacodes trivialis Dragonfly
Get low and move like sloth. Even have to breath slowly. Staying home do some home backyard macro session.- dixonlau
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- borneo closeup diplacodes trivialis dragonfly laowa macro malaysia nature sarawak stayhome
- Comments: 2
- Category: Invertebrates
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Green heron 4-28closeup.jpg
This one was small - even for a green heron. It was completely unafraid and preened as I talked and whistled to it. It allowed 20+ pictures and was still standing there as I paddled away. (There are some real advantages of birding on a kayak!)- IDidiot
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- butorides virescens closeup florida green heron marshes
- Comments: 4
- Category: North America
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Bugs World
A tiny black/dark blue bug (ladybugs?) at home backyard macro photography moment.- dixonlau
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- borneo bug closeup insect ladybug macro macrophotography malaysia rainforest stayhome
- Comments: 3
- Category: Invertebrates
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Jumping Spider+Snack
A jumping spider caught an ant for a snack. Home backyard macro photography moment.- dixonlau
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- backyard borneo closeup insect jumpingspider macro macrophotography rainforest spider stayhome
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- Category: Invertebrates
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Paper Wasp (Polistes sp.)
Doing some home backyard macro photography.- dixonlau
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- bee borneo closeup insect macro malaysia paper wasp polistes sp. rainforest wasp
- Comments: 3
- Category: Invertebrates
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Facing Off with Paper Wasp (Polistes sp.)
Relaxing at home backyard doing some macro photography. No worry, it didn't attack me 😄- dixonlau
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- bee borneo closeup insect macro malaysia paper wasp polistes sp. rainforest wasp
- Comments: 5
- Category: Invertebrates
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Ischnura senegalensis Damselfly
Neck Stretching Exercise 101. Time for some home backyard macro photography.- dixonlau
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- closeup damselfly dragonfly flash insect ischnura senegalensis macro
- Comments: 3
- Category: Invertebrates
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greater spotted woodpecker-6297.jpg
This was taken through double glazing from my shed near a feeder.- birdtree
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- closeup woodpecker
- Comments: 1
- Category: Britain & Europe
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Red-billed leiothrix
Red-billed leiothrix in the forest- TahirAbbas
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- animal beauty bird closeup colors forest islamabd leiothrix leiothrix lutea red billed
- Comments: 8
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Red avadavat
The red avadavat, red munia or strawberry finch is a sparrow-sized bird of the family Estrildidae.- TahirAbbas
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- amandava amandava bird closeup morning nature red avadavat red munia sialkot
- Comments: 7
- Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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Juvenile Robin.
The UK's favourite bird - with its bright red breast it is familar throughout the year and especially at Christmas! Males and females look identical, and young birds have no red breast and are spotted with golden brown. Robins sing nearly all year round and despite their cute appearance, they...- EncroVision
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- beautiful beauty bird bokeh branch brown closeup encrovision england green juvenile nikon robin sigma spotled uk
- Comments: 6
- Category: Britain & Europe