29 August 2017: Day 9 (Maliau Basin) We followed the same routine as yesterday and after a filling breakfast, started off birding at 0700 Hrs and while the Black-headed Pitta was still calling from the Wildlife trail, we decided to explore the EE trail today hoping to find a few new birds. Initially, the trail […]
Borneo
Sabah II
25 August 2017: Day 5 (Kinabalu Park – Crocker Range, Gunung Alab/Rafflesia Forest) Today was our last day at Kinabalu Park and we were up there at 0600 Hrs and parked our vehicle close to the intersection of the Silau-Silau and the Kiau View trail. Shifu soon picked up the calls of the Bare headed […]
Sabah
Background: After our marathon road-trip across India and a few short trips thereafter; the plan was to wait out the monsoon season at home and take some much deserved rest. However, the nomads in us were soon yearning for another adventure and to escape the Indian monsoons, the world map was spread out to scout […]