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Took a minibus to Noordin beach. Highlight = 10+ Leopards feeding along JU.

Hiked route: Noordin beach -> Fish Pond -> Jln Ubin -> Village
Time: approx 1000H to 1300H.

#1 - Hypolycaena thecloides thecloides
#1a - heavily-cropped
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...-sm_sz-640.jpg
#1b
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...w10_sz-640.jpg

#2 - Rapala pheretima sequeira (Copper Flash)
#2a - 2MP-cropped
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...2MP_sz-640.jpg
#2b
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...w10_sz-640.jpg
#2c
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...w10_sz-640.jpg

#3 - Hidari irava (Coconut Skipper)
#3a
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...w10_sz-640.jpg
#3b - 3MP-cropped
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...3MP_sz-640.jpg

#4 - Ideopsis vulgaris macrina (Blue Glassy Tiger)
#4a - 1MP-cropped
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...1MP_sz-640.jpg
#4b - 2MP-cropped
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...2MP_sz-640.jpg

#5 - UFO {2MP-cropped}
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...2MP_sz-640.jpg

#6 - Telicota besta bina (Besta Palm Dart)
#6a
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...w10_sz-640.jpg
#6b
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...IMP_sz-640.jpg

#7 - Tanaecia iapis puseda (Horsfield's Baron) {1MP-cropped}
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...1MP_sz-640.jpg

#8 - Hypolimnas bolina bolina (Great Eggfly) {heavily-cropped}
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2..._sm_sz-640.jpg

#9 - Graphium sarpedon luctatius (Common Bluebottle) {3MP-cropped}
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...3MP_sz-640.jpg

#10 - Lebadea martha parkeri (The Knight) {3MP-cropped}
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...3MP_sz-640.jpg

#11 - Junonia almana javana (Peacock Pansy) {2MP-cropped}
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...2MP_sz-640.jpg

#12 - Phalanta phalantha phalantha (Leopard)
#12a
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...IMP_sz-640.jpg
#12b
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...IMP_sz-640.jpg
#12c
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...w10_sz-640.jpg
#12d
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...IMP_sz-640.jpg

#13 - Appias libythea olferna (Striped Albatross) {heavily-cropped}
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2..._sm_sz-640.jpg

#14 - Papilio polytes romulus (Common Mormon) {heavily-cropped; for ID confirmation}
#14a
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2..._sm_sz-640.jpg
#14b
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2..._sm_sz-640.jpg

#15 - Euploea tulliolus ledederi (Dwarf Crow)
#15a - heavily-cropped
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2..._sm_sz-640.jpg
#15b - heavily-cropped
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2..._sm_sz-640.jpg

#16 - Leptosia nina malayana (Psyche)
#17 - Papilio memnon agenor (Great Mormon)
#18 - Acraea violae (Tawny Coster)

I like your Leopard shots.

Me too like12a - the Leopard shot, too much empty space on the left IMO.

I like 12c, more space on the top will be better, but we all know Leopard is not easy... ;-)

Thanks. :embrass:

(Noordin -> Fish Pond -> Village) was generally lacking in activities until we came across the group of feeding leopards. The whole group just take off when the cyclists pass by them as we making our way back to the village for lunch. Looked like many "haunts" have been disturbed (like the location where we last spotted the GI).

It was quite challenging as there is constant flow of cyclists and other vehicles. Whenever we are ready to take the shots, some1 will just come by. :(