Photos taken in Sept 2007 (flora & fauna)

[kuching]

I went to too many places to explore last month.....& I'm not going to disclose those locations, so.....just posting some images taken by me in Sarawak:


First is reptile.....too bad, i couldn't find any snakes to photograph in this dry season.

A river in southern Sarawak. Here is the habitat for angle-headed lizard, Gonocephalus grandis:





Male angle-headed lizard, Gonocephalus grandis :






Another shot:




Female angle-headed lizard, Gonocephalus grandis :






Flying gecko, probably Cosymbotus craspedotus ???





Shrimp, Macrobrachium sp.:




.....to be continued.

[kuching]

One of the smallest fishes in the world, Paedocypris micromegethes in its natural habitat: blackwater stream:






Another tiny fish of Borneo, Neostethus bicornis (in situ) :





Close-up of Neostethus bicornis :





The habitat of Neostethus bicornis :

[kuching]

Barbodes collingwoodii




Barbodes collingwoodii swimming in my dirty aquarium:





Rasbora sp. from Sungai Sarawak :





This Rasbora got a pair of barbels ???







The habitat of Barbodes collingwoodii:





The limestone rocks and upper Sarawak river:





...... to be continued.

[kuching]

Aquatic plants:

Hairgrasses, Eleocharis sp.




Close-up of the beautiful hairgrasses (in the water):





Found another new location of aquatic aroid, Cryptocoryne ferruginea.






Cryptocoryne ferruginea.





The spathe (flower) of Cryptocoryne ferruginea.

[kuching]

The river where I found Cryptocoryne :





Crypt. ferruginea & Crypt. longicauda are growing in the riverbank, under the shade of the forest. There is no Crypt. growing in the muddy river. Beware of man-eating crocodile if you stay very close to this kind of river:

[ranmasatome]

Mike.. no picture of that first lizard running on the water?? haha.. that would be great!

[juggler]

Mike: wonderful photos again!

Have you ever encountered any dangerous animals on your trips? Crocodiles, tigers, etc...?

[kuching]

Mike.. no picture of that first lizard running on the water?? haha.. that would be great!

It mostly rest on the tree...unless u "kacau" it & it'll jump into the river & swim...

[kuching]

Mike: wonderful photos again!

Have you ever encountered any dangerous animals on your trips? Crocodiles, tigers, etc...?

Luckily....no....& no plan to meet them.

[kuching]

Photos of wild orchids taken in September 2007:

Most of the orchids below are found growing on the trees in the swamp or very close to the river.

Flower of Coelogyne sp. (about 2cm across)





This Coelogyne sp. was found growing on a tree near a blackwater stream in the Kerangas forest.







Claderia viridiflora found in the logging area.






Claderia viridiflora

[kuching]

Unidentified species found in the swamp:





Unidentified species found near a river:






The habitat of wild orchids:






Jewel orchid, Malaxis sp.

[kuching]

Eria leiophylla.





Eria leiophylla.





Bulbophyllum sp.






Coelogyne sp. grows on the bamboo:




Unidentified species (the flowers are very tiny) found on a tree at riverbank.






More coming up...

[trident]

Michael,
Thanks for the wonderful photos. I think you have brought many of us closer to nature.
Regards
Richard

[kuching]

Michael,
Thanks for the wonderful photos. I think you have brought many of us closer to nature.
Regards
Richard

Ha!ha! Welcome.....