Here is a glimpse into some of the fabulous wildlife we have encountered during our stay on Borneo, particularly within Brunei and even our local district.
Pitcher plants are insectivorous species adapted to growing in low nutrient soils. Pitchers of various shapes and sizes and with different features to enable insect capture are found on sandy soils in Brunei and the two most common ones are shown here.
This is one of the common species of dragonfly (sometimes known as orange skimmer) found around our local area.
Hornbills are delightful large birds, somewhat ungainly in flight. This time of year they gather around the coast, presumably to pair up prior to the breeding season (during which time the female nests inside a tree trunk and is fed by the male). The male is closest in the picture and has a larger bill.
There are now large numbers of macaques living around the human settlements in this part of Brunei and can often be seen on road verges and other grassy areas where they rake the vegetation to look for insects.
As I mentioned in an earlier post (Brunei beasties) I was hoping to photograph some otters but owing to family commitments and prioritisation of sleep (!) I have not been able to dedicate enough early hours at the Sungei to achieve this.
All photographs are Copyright Leila Griffiths 2014.
