On your mark get set Fly like a Borneon hornbill Oriental pied way.

Female in the nest Male perched on a nearby branch Hornbill love story.

Two hornbills fly by Out on a romantic date Love is in the air.

The call of nature Male on top of the female Mating hornbill style.

Hornbills mate for life The male dotes upon his mate One husband one wife.

The Kuala Baram Wetlands is my favourite place to go for bird photography in Miri. Located about 35 minutes’ drive from the city centre, the marshland has been hailed as a sanctuary for migrating birds from around the world. Kuala Baram Wetlands The wetlands’ total size is about 600 hectares consisting of mudflats, mangrove forests, salt pans, freshwater lakes and prawn and fish ponds. At the last ...

I see many dead trees all around Miri and I used to wonder why they are not cut down. But now I know why. Standing dead and dying trees are called “snags.”  Such trees occur as a result of disease, lightning, fire, animal damage, too much shade, drought, root competition, as well as old age. Many dead trees remain standing without posing a threat ...

I was strolling along Main Bazaar in Kuching on October 9 when I saw a pair of pigeons mating. Back in Miri, I made a trip to Taman Selera on October 13 and I came across a pair of grasshoppers mating. I made an hour stopover at Piasau Nature Reserve yesterday hoping to photograph hornbills. Initially I thought I was ...

The Piasau Nature Reserve, which encompasses the Piasau Camp, about 6km north of the city centre, was gazetted as a nature reserve on December 31, 2013. Piasau Camp thus became the first residential area in Sarawak to be converted into a nature reserve mainly because of the presence of hornbills. This paves way for conservation efforts and greater appreciation of ...