Damian Hackett

@MadForMaple Amazing!!

Amazing Bark Mantis last night in #Penang Hill here in #Malaysia

@MadForMaple @davidrmunson @EarthUncutTV Awesome! Remember seeing the same species when I was backpacking in Borneo and Taman Negara in Peninsular Malaysia. By the way, you have to visit Taman Negara! Elephants, tigers, leopards, tapirs, gaur, and 8 species of hornbills still present. Not too far from where you are.

Check out this Giant Rust Milipede I found today in #Penang #Malaysia! @davidrmunson @EarthUncutTV #critters #awesome @damian_hackett

@Struan_Tokyo @MadForMaple @EarthUncutTV Lesser cuckoo!

Sorry poor sound quality. This area is wet, marsh, stream, reeds. Full of reed/bush warblers, rail, etc. Any ideas on this call? I can’t find anything similar on ebird/merlin Every time I get closer it stops 🤷🏻‍♂️ @damian_hackett @MadForMaple @EarthUncutTV 🙏

@Struan_Tokyo @MadForMaple @EarthUncutTV Sounds like クイナ. We only usually see them as winter migrants around here in Kansai. Is this location north of Tokyo?

No visual here. I’ve seen them dart between the undergrowth a few times but not enough to definitively ID them. Brown bird, smaller than a moorhen. I assume they are brown-cheeked rail? #クイナ @MadForMaple @damian_hackett @EarthUncutTV

@EarthUncutTV @MadForMaple @Struan_Tokyo Sounds like you found an oriental reed warbler.

@MadForMaple @Struan_Tokyo @damian_hackett afternoon gents, lovely weekend being had I hope. A head scratcher here - lakeside, very distinct chirpy call and about the size of a bulbul

@EarthUncutTV @Struan_Tokyo @MadForMaple Nice find!!

What do you think this songster is? @MadForMaple @EarthUncutTV @damian_hackett Merlin doesn’t recognise it and the only thing close I can think of is a Pale Thrush? #chibaragi 🐦‍⬛

@Struan_Tokyo @MadForMaple @EarthUncutTV Yeah, they tend to stick to the canopy, especially the males when singing at this time of year. They’re a little easier to see at fruiting trees in autumn.

@damian_hackett @MadForMaple @EarthUncutTV Oh. Yes, very similar and listening to all the recordings on Merlin I heard some of the others too. It’s been here for several days singing but in high dense canopy. Never seen this bird so will try to catch it on camera this week if possible. Thank you 🙏

@MadForMaple @Struan_Tokyo @EarthUncutTV One of my favorite birds in Japan

@damian_hackett @Struan_Tokyo @EarthUncutTV I knew Damian would know!!!

@MadForMaple @EarthUncutTV @Struan_Tokyo Yeah! Looks like a Eurasian Goshawk.They split the Northern Goshawk into the Eurasian and American last year.

@EarthUncutTV @damian_hackett @Struan_Tokyo I think it's a Northern Goshawk. What do you think Damian?

@MadForMaple @damian_hackett @Struan_Tokyo evening fellas - fun day at the lovely park at Matsumoto airport. Sky larks galore which I imagine attract these predators. I think that’s a Great Grey Shrike (lifer) and not sure what hawk that is (sorry crap quality)

@EarthUncutTV @MadForMaple @Struan_Tokyo @TaiwanBirding I think that might be a Japanese accentor based on the tail length and the plumage

@MadForMaple @Struan_Tokyo @TaiwanBirding @damian_hackett Not sure what they did to deserve such a rubbish name but believe there was a Troglodyte on my porch this morning 😂

Do you remember these from your days in #HongKong @EarthUncutTV ?? Asian Koels! -- for the other bird folks I know @Struan_Tokyo @MissBrownsBoy @TaiwanBirding @BirdingBeijing @damian_hackett

@MadForMaple @TaiwanBirding @EarthUncutTV @Struan_Tokyo @DamonBay Beautiful!!

Look what I saw today @damian_hackett @TaiwanBirding @EarthUncutTV @Struan_Tokyo @DamonBay a Lifer!! A gorgeous bird. Took photo with iPhone 14 zoomed in. Almost looks like a painting but good enough to make the identification!

First time!! A Chestnut-headed Bee eater! Took this shot outside my place with an iPhone zoomed all the way. Was good enough to make an identification. #birds #Malaysia #Penang #nature

@MadForMaple @davidrmunson @Struan_Tokyo @JodyBugsMeUNL Amazing!!

This is just insane!!!!! I've NEVER heard a cicada before that sounds like this! Like a fire 🚨 #Nature #Penang #Malaysia #bugs @EarthUncutTV @damian_hackett @davidrmunson @Struan_Tokyo @JodyBugsMeUNL 😀

@MadForMaple @Tropical_SpiceG Colugo!!

Saw a Sunda Flying Lemur today for the first time. This one was resting in a tree at the @Tropical_SpiceG in #Penang. They are nocturnal and elusive animals. We were lucky to spot it!! #nature #wildlife

@MadForMaple @TaiwanBirding @Struan_Tokyo @mido3bitte @BirdingBeijing Lots of raptors in your part of the world. Some that I’m familiar with from Australia and others from Japan.

@damian_hackett @TaiwanBirding @Struan_Tokyo @mido3bitte @BirdingBeijing Very cool. We see many white-bellied sea eagles and other types as well here. Nice to know. The sound really caught my attention.

Heard this loudly from the trees across from my school today in #Penang #Malaysia - an injured bird of prey? It was more intense earlier! @TaiwanBirding @Struan_Tokyo @damian_hackett @mido3bitte ideas? #birds @BirdingBeijing

@MadForMaple @TaiwanBirding @Struan_Tokyo @mido3bitte @BirdingBeijing Difficult to say… Black eagle? One was photographed a week ago on Penang Hill.

@MadForMaple @goodandbadjapan Yeah, Shiromadara. Haven’t seen one in the wild yet.

@goodandbadjapan Any ideas what this might be @damian_hackett ??

Anyone know what kind of snake this is? Usually only see Aodaisho near my house. This was very small (and dead) but looks a bit like a Habu which I thought were only in Okinawa or sake bottles! @MadForMaple

@MadForMaple Awesome! Wait till you get in there: pangolins, colugo, slow loris, mouse deer, diverse herpetofauna. Not to mention the arthropods and birds.

That's the jungle. Legit jungle. Filled with massive lizards, monkeys, venomous snacks, boisterous frogs and so much more!!! I love it! 💕 #Penang #Malaysia #nature

@MadForMaple @Struan_Tokyo @DamonBay I reckon it looks like a spider too

@Struan_Tokyo @DamonBay @damian_hackett I think so. That most definitely looks like a spider to me.

What’s this thing @MadForMaple ? mayfly vibes with forked tail but legs are all wrong. It flew very slowly like a damselfly but wings are folded back here. About 3-4cm long