We saw a wild orangutan, bearded pigs and civets but I've always had a love for mantids and make a special effort to find them whenever in suitable habitat. I've got a fairly good hit rate too (sorry to blow my own trumpet :-)), I found 5 species near our rainforest lodge and managed to photograph two!
This female Lichen Mantis (unsure of the exact species so help if you can!) was found near the security lights on my morning patrol! I collected her from the white wall and placed her in some foliage for a few shots before moving her to a tree stump!
A beautiful and intricate little mantis (4cm) and I have a few more shots of her to share.
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I think the ID is correct! A very small and thin snake.
I've just spent 4 days in the middle of primary rainforest in Borneo. It's an amazing place and as expected there are lots of things to see and photograph but nothing is easy! Everything is hidden or flighty and lugging around camera gear in 35-38C and 95% humidity takes it out of you, and your gear!
When we arrived I went for a little walk near our room and found this chap annoying the spiderhunters as it hunted in the ornamental banana plants.
I'm now depressed because I'm back in a town after having the best 4 days since out travelling
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This is the dominant male. He was a bit too far away and high up for thre photo I was after but I thought it was worth sharing just to see that honker!
Photographed on the Kinabatangan River, Borneo
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Posing nicely in a river side tree.
Photographed on the Kinabatangan River, Borneo
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I've just returned from a wonderfully memorable 3 days living with an Orang Sugai family right next to The Kinabatangan River in Borneo. Our guide also lived in the village and was brilliant at positioning our small boat in the perfect place to see the wildlife on offer.
The family we lived with were incredibly welcoming and gaining an insight into their way of life was very rewarding. Waking up to the sound of the jungle and stepping outside to watch the sunrise over Sabah's longest river ranks pretty highly on our trip so far.
We had two Borneo Pygmy Elephant encounters but the first was by far the most memorable. We could hear them in the jungle, breaking foliage and trumpeting. Before long the group made their way out to feed on the lush grass that directly borders the banks of the river. This youngster was very inquisitive and represents fantastic news for the species!
I shot this standing in a wobbly boat in low light so it's not perfect but the encounter was!
We kept a safe distance next to the opposite bank and enjoyed the spectacle. Wonderful stuff!
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