The guide took me to a place where the Savannah Nightjar were asleep under the bush. It's the best kind of thing for sketching!
It was very hot and I was sweating all over as I stood in the sun. Birds were sitting where trees cast shadow and making interesting pattern on the ground.
I wish I could afford to spend half a day there with nice watercolour set!
The bird woke up when two goats came too close to them. They flew for a few metres showing white patches on their wings!
チャガシラハチクイ
Crested Serpent Eagle sitting on a tree by the road.
お昼からは塩田へ。
首の後ろがしっかり黒いオーストラリアセイタカシギ。セイタカシギの亜種とする人も、別種とする人もいるようだ。渡りの経路解明という面では、それぞれの亜種がしっかり識別できたらおもしろいだろうとは思うけれど、亜種レベルだと専門家でも見ただけでは断定できないケースが多いから、なかなかそこまで手を出す気になれない。
We saw another Indonesian endemic bird, Javan Plover.
Small Blue or Cerulean Kingfisher（ヒメアオカワセミ）
後ろからの見た目はカワセミそっくりだけれど、前をむくと全然違う、インドネシア固有のカワセミ。絵には出来なかったけれど、2羽で仲良く並んでいた。
My fourth species of Kingfisher in Bali, Sacred Kingfisher.
ちょっと汚いナンヨウショウビン、なんてガイドは言っていたけれど、調べてみたら、オーストラリア系の鳥。マレー半島にはいない鳥だ。
Sunda Duck, another Indonesia's endemic species. It's got dark green and white flashes on its wings and male's head is in a funny shape.
And this is finally the end of my Bali sketchbook. I must visit some other islands in Indonesia and feel the biological transition from South East Asia to Australia...someday!
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