SBG - Two colorful woodpeckers at one shot Feb 23 2012

White gum belly buttons

SUNDAY 23 FEB '14 3PM.

I didnt hear the tud tud sound like before ... but saw a flicker of a dark bird in the branches. A maron dark red shadow.. when i saw the crest i know it is a wood pecker.  Then another red crested woodpecker flew in. I am sure they are eyeing at each other but they didnt interact like a pairing up same species.

Forest Bell Creeper

I spent some time here shooting the banded woodpecker and video the common flameback doing the hopping down the tree trunk hunting for insects. Passers-by  didnt notice what i was doing.

This is the very first thing i noticed in the foliage. Something stirred among the leaves. For the next few minutes i was facing with not one but two woodpeckers.

Banded woodpecker.

Banded  appearance  shot directly upwards

Another angle

Fireman coat?

Closer look

The keen eyes will notice two insects on its tail.

Common flameback woodpecker with the red crest ( male) .Video here showing him hopping down the tree trunk

Another pose - like an armored rider ... 

The punk spiky hair look!

Indian Cuckoo

Part II Marsiling Tunnel

Marsiling Tunnel - Continue from Feb 16 Posting.

Feb 22 Sat 2014 - Marsiling Crescent - In search of the half buried tunnel......continue this weekends. This time i got it. 

   Near the edge of the forest he Brahminy Kites were soaring. I heard their cries last Sunday and this time got one of them sitting pretty on a trunk.

The half buried tunnel is very well concealed .. this is the edge of the Forest.

Seen the trail here? 

This gray wagtail bird flew up from the canal and rested on a branch. 

Zebra dove

Green neck pigeon 

Three of them here

Immature Brahminy Kite - three of them were seen riding the thermal.

Terrain to get to the South Entrance

Info graphic Courtesy of UrbanXplorers.

Like a crack from far but easily crawl in if you dare...

See not small at all

This is South Entrance. North and the others are sealed. There is a right angle turn at the left - 2 flight of stairs downward Level 02 and Level B1 more than 5 meters down.  Full length is more than 60-70 metre.

Emerald Dove

See going in not that difficult

Marsiling Tunnel DIY exploring

From the info gathered from the internet I roughly knew the location of the tunnel - bounded by the Admiralty West and Marsiling Crescent. But where is the exact entrance ?  I took the South approach as NHB map hinted there is no public access from the north marked point. 

 With the recent tour conducted by NHB just a day ago the weeds/grass should be well trampled and sure would provide a give away. Or was it? 
 

Some one provided a GPS location and i google-mapped it with the Green allow next to A

  Result Round #1 ...I  hvnt found the half burried tunnel yet..but the entrance should be correct as several sealed tunnels were there..

Marsiling Crescent  - a casual glance wont tell you which way to enter the forest.  Mid-right is the entry point.

The tell-tale sign is here.. see how the grass were trampled a day before....

Note  the Yellow and Black Marker ... bingo this should be the entrance

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NHB guided tour video. From extracted  frame you can match this versus the one i took on the background. Look at the lichen and scratches pattern.

WIth no marking on these sealed wall you will have to use the lichen pattern, scratches to ID them which work very well. See image above matching which wall to the video still frame.

THis is the North Entrance!!!  look at the video screen capture on the top left

Notice the small hole at the base of the sealed wall.

I zoomed in the little hole probably dug out to let the  internal water to flow out

After walking westward along the painted green pipe line  for a while you can exit the pipe line to the Admiralty West  overlooking the Strait of Johore