Chirpy Sunbird

By the time I grab my camera, the birds are gone. Or, when I see new birds, I get so excited that my heart pounds, my hands shake, and I screw up the photos in the process 😂. #thishappensalot #amateurbirder #birding

Rufous-tailed Shama (♀️) 📍 Taliwas River Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia (April 2026) #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birding #birdsofX #MalaysianBorneo #birds

Van Hasselt's Sunbird (♂️) 📍 Taliwas River Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia (April 2026) #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birding #birdsofX #MalaysianBorneo #birds

White-crowned Hornbill for #Flyday 📍 Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Malaysia (April 2026) #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birding #birdsofX #MalaysianBorneo #birds

Rhinoceros Hornbill (♂️) 📍 Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Malaysia (April 2026) #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birding #birdsofX #MalaysianBorneo #birds

Lesser Adjutant 📍 Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Malaysia (April 2026) #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birding #birdsofX #MalaysianBorneo #birds

A highlight of the trip along the Kinabatangan River. Watching this Storm's Stork from the boat was incredible, especially knowing it is listed as Endangered by the IUCN. 📍 Sabah, Malaysia (April 2026) #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsofX #MalaysianBorneo #birding

Malaysian Blue Flycatcher 📍 Kinabatangan River, Sabah, Malaysia (April 2026) #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birding #birdsofX #MalaysianBorneo #birds

Successful hunt right in front of our lodge. A Blue-eared Kingfisher with a tiny shrimp freshly caught from the Kinabatangan River. 📍 Sabah, Malaysia (April 2026) #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birding #birdsofX #MalaysianBorneo #birds

What an incredible welcome to the Kinabatangan River. Just after arriving at our lodge, a flock of Bushy-crested Hornbills came to visit, including this handsome male. 📍 Sabah, Malaysia (April 2026) #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birding #birdsofX #MalaysianBorneo #birds

Thrilled to get a great look at this male Black Hornbill. Photographed from the canopy walkway at the Rainforest Discovery Center. 📍 Sepilok, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia (April 2026) #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birding #birdsofX #MalaysianBorneo #birds #naturephotography

Completely starstruck by this male Diard's Trogon—a stunning find while walking along a trail at the Rainforest Discovery Center. 📍 Sepilok, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia (April 2026) #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birding #birdsofX #MalaysianBorneo #RDC #birds

Male Banded Kingfisher (Black-faced) putting on a show up in the canopy—taken from the canopy walkway at the Rainforest Discovery Center. 📍 Sepilok, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia (April 2026). #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birding #birdsofX #MalaysianBorneo #RDC #birds

Rufous-collared Kingfisher showed well during a visit to the Rainforest Discovery Center. 📍 Sepilok, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia (April 2026). #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birding #birdsofX #naturephotography #birdwatching #birds #MalaysianBorneo #RDC

Spotted this Bornean Black-capped Babbler along a trail at the Rainforest Discovery Center. Totally unbothered by our group being there. 📍 Sepilok, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia (April 2026). #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsofX #birdwatching #birds #MalaysianBorneo #RDC

Sabah Partridge at the Rainforest Discovery Center in Sepilok, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia (April 2026). #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birding #birdsofX #naturephotography #birdwatching #birds #MalaysianBorneo #RDC

A male Gray-and-buff Woodpecker in the canopy, taken from the canopy walkway at the Rainforest Discovery Center in Sepilok, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia (April 2026). #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birding #birdsofX #naturephotography #birdwatching #birds #MalaysianBorneo #RDC

A Raffles’s Malkoha in the canopy, taken from the canopy walkway at the Rainforest Discovery Center in Sepilok, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia (April 2026). #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birding #birdsofX #naturephotography #birdwatching #birds #MalaysianBorneo #RDC

Ringed Kingfisher (♀️) at Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Texas, USA (January 2026). #naturephotography #birdphotography #texasbirding #birding #birdwatching #birdsofX #BirdsSeenIn2026