Kinabatangan River, Sabah, 10 May 2019.

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These images are from two trips along the river in a boat, one in the early morning and one in the late afternoon.  All the wildlife shots are from a considerable distance with a very long lens (420mm, full frame camera).

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Oriental Pied Hornbill.

This is the most common Asian hornbill and the most adaptable to habitat loss, so is not considered threatened.  Its distribution spreads over India and South-East Asia.

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Blue-throated Bee Eater.

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Egret.

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Male Proboscis Monkey.

The male proboscis monkey is recognisable by his large nose, thought to aid in making calls.

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Female Proboscis Monkey.

Proboscis monkeys are endemic to Borneo, and live in coastal areas close to water.  They are quite large monkeys and are good swimmers, having partially webbed feet.  They are classified as endangered due to habitat loss.

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Female Proboscis Monkey.

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Female Proboscis Monkey.

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Rhinocerous Hornbill.

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Rhinocerous Hornbill.

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Saltwater Crocodile.

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Rhinocerous Hornbill.

The rhinocerous hornbill is a large hornbill with a wingspan of around a metre.  It is endemic to Borneo, Sumatra, Java, the Malay Peninsula and Southern Thailand.  It requires large tree hollows for nesting and is classified as vulnerable due to habitat loss.  The females seals herself for nesting in a tree cavity sealed with mud and the male feeds her through a hole in the mud.

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Some views of the river from the boat.  Her as Usual it is quite hot and humid

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… though sometimes it cools a little off due to rain.

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Usually it rains often but we were pretty lucky.

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Proboscis Monkeys.

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Collared kingfisher.

 

Blue-eared kingfisher.

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A boat on the river, showing something of the scale of the rainforest.

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Proboscis Monkey.

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Proboscis Monkeys.

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Male Proboscis Monkey.

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Lines over the river. Not zip lines or for flying foxes, they are for monkeys to cross without having to tangle with the crocodiles.

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(And yes, those three images in the middle were infrared).