A juvenile Rhinoceros Hornbill flies at mid-canopy level, expertly navigating through often narrow gaps in the dense network of leaves and branches.

One of the most beautiful raptors in Borneo, a Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle soars low over the tree canopy ready to swoop down on any careless squirrel or other small mammal or reptile that exposes itself.

Wreathed Hornbills are quite common in the Ulu Temburong rainforest. This mature male makes a mid-morning flight accross the watershed between the Belalong and Temburong rivers.

Oriental Honey Buzards are specialized raptors that target wasp and bee nests to eat the larvae, wax and honey. They also feed on lizards, rats and small birds.

The Brahminy Kite is the most common bird of prey along the Borneo coast, but it is also found far inland up rivers.  It feeds on live and dead fish, rats, lizards and large insects.

This Oriental Pied Hornbill expells a seed after digesting the enclosing soft tissue of the fruit.  This species is common on islands and in the coastal regions of Borneo.

A female Rhinoceros Hornbill flies low over the leaf canopy in beween bouts of searching for insects and small animals such as lizards among branches  and underneath tree bark. ​​​​​​​

A male Wreathed Hornbill on a late afternoon flight on the way to the tree where it perches for the night.

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