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Tinkerbell - a flying grey parrot in Taiwan

On shama, parrots, owls , falcons and living fossils
   
Hi folks,

I have been back to shama YingShiong and am again in
Riyadh.  I was snubbed by YS for a few days.  My
report on that is in

Singapore and Yingshiong again 3 months after

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/2006/06/17/

I forgot to take the photos I mentioned of owls and
travels in Laos and that in Saudi when I went back.
Even if I did, I did not have the time to upload them
when I was in Singapore.

To my nice surprise, the censors in Saudi lifted the
ban on Flickr so those photos are loaded into folders

Laos travels & Tinkerbell Legacy
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shanlung/sets/72157594170336188/

"I was writing Tinkerbell Legacy during my travelling
in Laos in early part of 2005.  Here are some of the
photos of Laos as when I first crossed Mekong to
encounters with the slaty headed parrot, the owlets
hold for ransom, the vernal hanging parrot that
featured in Tinkerbell Legacy, the owl that played
with me.  I took photos of rats on sale in market in
2005.  In 2006, it was found that those creatures were
very old, as old as fossil but still alive today ,
until they were killed for the market.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5082264.stm

These photos , the travels, and the Tinkerbell Legacy
were written up in

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/2005/02/

Start with
Ranting 01

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Riyadh & falcons

http://www.flickr.com/photos/shanlung/sets/72157594170434840/


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Photos of places around Riyadh and falcons.

The scenes were described in my comments at my wife's
blog in

http://shimmertje.livejournal.com/

during the period from March 2006 to June 2006



Warmest regards

Shanlung

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Videos of Tinkerbell and Yingshiong Singing

To all friends of Tinkerbell and Yingshiong,

My wife uploaded a few videos.  Those are old videos of Tinkerbell and of scenes in Taiwan. You can also see Yingshiong singing and display.

That can be access via
http://shimmertje.livejournal.com/79634.html

I cannot see any of them as I am in Riyadh, Saudi
Arabia and censorship here cut off that video site from me.

Perhaps you might find those videos interesting.


Shanlung

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Very OT - Sheep head and camel milk   

The last Saudi friday weekend of 25 Aug was likely to
be the last trip we all be making into the desert
around Riyadh.


You might find "Sheep head and camel milk" to be
interesting. If you have delicate stomach, you might
not wish to read

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/61041.html

Warmest regards


Shanlung

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new videos of Yingshiong
Hi folks,

Here are some more videos taken by my wife that she posted up on Youtube.


Shama gathering at Jurong East.

She came with me to the Friday shama gathering at Jurong East about 3 weeks ago. She took this video of
those shamas singing. They even had this female shama hung in a corner to get those male shamas to try to sing better.

I thought they would be singing better than what they did with so many of shamas there.

I went again to the shama gathering at Bishan on Wednesday night 4 nights back. There were more shamas at Bishan
than in Jurong East. But the performance was about the same.


Boy shamas meet girl shama
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SETlozPnVRM


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This is the first time my wife shot Yingshiong and me and posted onto Youtube.

Unlike photos where no sound is heard, you can see now the response of YS to recall cues given. The presence of my wife
affected YS response to me. He was not as sharp as when there were only the two of us.

There is also some problems with the camera Panasonic Lumix in the video mode. The synchronisation of sound is a bit
later than the images. You see/hear this especially in
Yingshiong recalls outside the flight room (short recall)

The response from Tinkerbell was about the same as what you seen in Yingshiong, except YS flew a lot faster.

Yingshiong does a recall in the flight room
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG591GJe2Hc



Yingshiong recalls outside the flight room (short recall)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b56Bqb3tEE

Recall taken from back(short recall)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHtprUChllo

The intermediate recall
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHebpK3_qOQ

Yingshiong intermediate recall II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EN6ASq9Et3M


When I decided YS is to go back into his flightroom so Ivan the cat can be out, I just signal with my hand
and tell YS ' go back'. You can see this sequence here, where YS flew back to his flight room and into his cage at my
cue.


Yingshiong flies back on command
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVMbbxjjJqs



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Yingshiong sings almost all the time. He takes a break from about 2 pm to 3 pm. But if there are bird singing
from the TV (often switched on Animal planet/Nat Geo) YS will challenge those songs with his songs. Even into the
night time when he is asleep, he would wake up on hearing bird songs from TV to challenge those songs.

These series of YS doing territorial challenge came from a sustained continuous singing/territorial display from 1020 am until 1150am.

Sadly, his best song sequences were not captured. That occured during play back on camera of his songs, which then prompt him
to richer singing. By the time I got the camera to shoot video, he changed back to normal singing again.

YS is in midst of moulting now. His singing and display should be better after his moulting is completed.

This series shot on Oct 8 2006.


Yingshiong sings in the house
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ0QxSpQxVA


Yingshiong sings in the house II
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cELskZ7GXh8

Yingshiong sings in the house III
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScT8SsB_cuA
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Warmest regards

Shanlung

http://www.geocities.com/shanlung9

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Deepavali day Shama competition at Bedok North , Singapore

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/2006/10/23/

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朋友,

我飛行到臺灣在10月31 日一個短的假日。我將度過10 天那裡是以我的小女孩再從11月1 日開始。

我將記錄那日報入shanlung.livejournal.com 從10月31 日


Friends,

I will be flying to Taiwan on 31 Oct for a short holiday. I will spend 10 days there to be with my little girl again starting from 1 November.

I will record that daily into shanlung.livejournal.com from 31 Oct

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Tinkerbell Interlude - The meeting

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/2006/11/01/

Other updates will be made naturally and when
possible, so do check on it when you are free


Shanlung

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Tinkerbell 插曲photoset 和生活下個章節錄影, 和開始


你好對所有我的朋友在世界,

幾天最後夫婦是花費在校對相片和錄影
採取在Tinkerbell 插曲期間, 一個期間從11月1 日到11月8 日
當我再是在臺灣是與Tinkerbell 。

我排序相片用Tinkerbell 天天蓋。

Livejournal 詞條現在有適當的相片在他們那
更好說明我寫的一些事件。錄影是
並且埋置在Livejournal 詞條。

您發現那

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/2006/11/


Tinkerbell 飛行是非常微弱的在開始。于對待了她
太很好, 採取纖巧和茶對她。結果, 幾乎不她
必須飛行。她長期從未做了回憶飛行到他。那
導致他不嘗試讓她的飛行。那是一個哀傷的成螺旋形上升的圈子。
需要我一個早晨投入在我的"再培訓教練員" 。

Tinkerbell 需要被提醒關於飛行喜悅, 和被給機會
再飛行。在錄影在Chiayi 公園Confucious 寺廟, 您能聽見
清楚她做在我的重的著陸, 無那些羽毛軟的著陸
以前。

一個星期更晚是唯一, 那我信任她以更長的飛行在BanTienYen 。
看她飛行在我的錄影, 盤旋與皮帶尖叫從
卷軸和她終止和回來到我。

photosets 能看這裡。
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shanlung/sets/

您能也看錄影這裡。
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=shanlung

您應該看從底部從Confucious 寺廟飛行開始。




為什麼我去臺灣為這個短的假日可能現在告訴。
當我離開了沙烏地阿拉伯, 我去到布里斯班澳洲和接受了一個4 年合同
工作和居住那裡。我回來到新加坡完成日常文書工作得到那工作
簽證為澳洲。我知道我的時間表將是短的。如此我必須看Tinkerbell
當我能。

它是幸運的, 我如此。昨天, 我收到了簽證為我和我的妻子喜悅的消息
被授予了。我希望開始那裡明年初。那個公司儘快然後想要我。
我們妥協了我飛過到布里斯班在11月26 日開始2006 年11月27 日。

我的妻子將保留在新加坡幾個月直到工作和公司找到我們相互愉快
為那長期。然後她將飛過和與我將居住在澳洲。

這開始了當我是工作和住在利雅德, 沙烏地阿拉伯。然後我讀了這篇BBC 文章
在6月關於俄國寒帶草原熔化。我們知道會發生。但我認為那是後果
全球性變暖。文章然後描述了二氧化碳和甲烷從前設陷井來
在現在之外。如此代替永凍土熔化結果, 那也許湧出是timebomb 給
我們不太我們知道的時間在世界和社會。

我現在寧可享有生活與我的妻子, 比使全部金錢在利雅德未來相當不定。
有其它原因, 但我的特選將享用留下給我的時間並且我的妻子。工作和居住
在布里斯班澳洲將是好比在利雅德, 沙烏地阿拉伯既使薪水是較少。

或許, 什麼我寫了十年後面威力做有趣的讀書為您。
http://www.geocities.com/shanlung9/oldluddite.html

我不會爭論如果您不同地認為。實際上, 我希望您正確, 為我的兒子
並且您的孩子, 那我們在將來將有更大量時間。如果真實領導找到和所有
我們準備好和能接受猛烈變化在我們當前的生活方式上。相當困難的isnt 它?

那帶來什麼將發生在Yingshiong 應該並且當我的妻子加入我在澳洲。
您注意到, 我必須故意地飛行回到新加坡從臺灣當我的妻子飛行到英國
看見她的甥女。

順便說一句, Yingshiong 是在個人電腦屋子與我。他飛行加入我當我寫了這封相當長的信。
如果我太長期忽略了他, 他會盤旋在我的頭。如此我做幾種回憶使機會對待他
與millis 。

我愛YS, 既使不是在水平在靈魂作為那與Tinkerbell 。

如果我並且我的妻子無法照看YS, 我不會允許YS 是回到一隻圓的籠子。
我與Taufik 談論了以各種各樣的可能性並且他同意我。

Yingshiong 也許進入Jurong 鳥公園在瀑布鳥舍。這是最大的未經預約而來的鳥舍
在世界上。我有討論以最高的水平和給了對Yingshiong 的在原則認同。
有4 常駐男性shamas 那裡和一兩位女性在許多其它鳥之中。它將
是生與死奮鬥為Yingshiong 。但我認為YS 一頭等4-5 歲。我相信他將戰鬥
並且是統治的或至少雕刻在空間之外為他自己。

如此如果任何人進來那裡今後, 您也許是聽力Yingshiong 唱歌在樹機蓋。

我的朋友BK 也是提供了Yingshiong 一個永久地方在他巨大的鳥舍, 和美麗的shama 妻子為他。
但沒人不同於我, BK, 和一些他的朋友再曾經將聽見Yingshiong 。他將在安全的那裡,
縱容在他有生之年。

其它選擇將是發布Yingshiong 回到適當的森林。這也許有他的風險
無法集成回到自然或捕獲由人民再被保留在籠子。

它太早期的以至於不能現在決定。


熱情的問候

Shanlung







Tinkerbell Interlude photoset and videos, and start of next chapter of life


Hello to all my friends around the world,

The last couple of days were spend in collating the photographs and videos
taken during the Tinkerbell Interlude, a period from 1st November to 8th November
when I was in Taiwan to be with Tinkerbell again.

I sort the photos to cover the day by day with Tinkerbell.

The Livejournal entries now have the appropriate photos in them that
better illustrate some of the events I wrote about. The videos are
also embedded in the Livejournal entries.

You find that in

http://shanlung.livejournal.com/2006/11/


Tinkerbell flights were very weak at the beginning. Yu treated her
too well, taking delicacies and tea to her. As a result, she hardly
had to fly. She never made recall flights to him for a long time. That
led to him not trying to let her fly. That was a sad spiralling circle.
It took me just one morning to put right in my "Retraining the trainer".

Tinkerbell needed to be reminded of the joy of flying, and given the chance
to fly again. In the videos at Chiayi Park Confucious temple, you can hear
clearly the heavy landings she made on me, none of those feather soft landings
of before.

It was only a week later, that I trusted her with longer flights at BanTienYen.
Look at the video where she flew at me, circled off with the leash screaming from
the reel and her breaking off and returning to me.

The photosets can be seen here.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shanlung/sets/

You can also see the videos here.
http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=shanlung
You should see that from bottom up starting from Confucious temple flights.




Why I went to Taiwan for this short holiday can be told now.
When I left Saudi Arabia, I went to Brisbane Australia and accepted a 4 year contract
to work and live there. I came back to Singapore to do the paper work to get that work
visa for Australia. I knew my time frame will be short. So I had to see Tinkerbell
when I could.

It was lucky that I did so. Yesterday, I received news that the visas for me and my wife Joy
were granted. I hoped to start there early next year. That company then wanted me over asap.
We compromised in that I fly over to Brisbane on 26th November starting 27th November 2006.

My wife will remain in Singapore for a few months until the work and company find us mutually agreeable
for that long term. Then she will fly over and live with me in Australia.

This started when I was working and living in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia. Then I read this BBC article
in June about the Russian tundra melting. We knew that would happen. But I thought that to be a consequence
of global warming. That article then described the CO2 and methane trapped in the past to be coming
out now. So instead of the permafrost melting as a consequence, that might well be a timebomb giving
us even less time in a world and society that we know.

I rather enjoy life with my wife NOW, than to make lots of money in Riyadh for a future rather uncertain.
There were other reasons, but my preference is to enjoy the time that is left to me and my wife. Working and living
in Brisbane Australia will be much better than in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia even if the pay is less.

Perhaps, what I wrote ten years back might make interesting reading for you.
http://www.geocities.com/shanlung9/oldluddite.html

I will not argue if you think differently. In fact, I hoped you are right, for the sake of my son
and your children, that we will have a lot more time in the future. If true leaders are found and all
of us ready and able to accept the drastic changes in our current lifestyles. Rather difficult isnt it?

That bring up what will happen to Yingshiong should and when my wife joins me in Australia.
You note that I deliberately had to fly back to Singapore from Taiwan as my wife flew to UK
to see her nieces.

By the way, Yingshiong is in the PC room with me. He flew in to join me as I wrote this rather long letter.
If I ignored him too long, he would hover over my head. So I do a few recalls for the chance to treat him
with millis.

I love YS too, even if not at the level at the soul as that with Tinkerbell.

Should me and my wife cannot look after YS, I will not allow YS to be back into a round cage.
I had discussed with Taufik with the various possibilities and he agreed with me.

Yingshiong might go into the Jurong Bird Park in the waterfall aviary. This is the largest walk-in aviary
in the world. I have had discussions with the highest level and given an in-principle approval for Yingshiong.
There are 4 resident male shamas there and one or two females among lots of other birds. It will
be a life and death struggle for Yingshiong. But I think YS is a prime 4-5 years old. I believe he will fight
and be dominant or at least carve out a space for himself.

So if anyone go there in future, you might be hearing Yingshiong singing up in the canopy of trees.

My friend BK offered Yingshiong a permanent place in his huge aviary, and beautiful shama wife for him too.
But no one other than me , BK, and a few of his friends will ever hear Yingshiong again. He will be safe there,
pampered for the rest of his life.

Another option will be to release Yingshiong back into the appropriate forest. This might have the risk that he
is unable to integrate back into nature or capture by other people to be kept in a cage again.

It is yet too early to decide now.


Warmest regards

Shanlung

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From mountain top where we can see forever




And valleys dotted with hotsprings in between the mountains




And village in Southen Taiwan, Kenting where she flew to me in force 7 crosswinds



And to seashores such as this in Green Island

Hi folks,

I am sorry to have been away from here so long.  

A few other things had happen since I was last here.


When I came to Australia in Nov 06, I prepared plans
for Yingshiong future if my wife joined me here

It was another painful goodbye that I had to say to Yingshiong. That was on the 7 May 07. I flew back to Singapore to be with him, and then to hand him over to the Jurong Bird Park. If you go there, please ask to see Yingshiong at the South East Asia Aviary and listen to him singing there.
Leaving Yingshiong was painful even if not of the magnitude when I first had to say goodbye to Tinkerbell. I was lucky in that I flew back to Brisbane on that same evening.  My wife was left in Singapore for a few weeks to be surrounded by YS things and the silence in the apartment.

The only way to prevent that is to close our hearts entirely. Then there will be no pain, and no beauty or magic either.

You can read those last few days with Yingshiong in here. (warning, not happy reading)
http://shanlung.livejournal.com/2007/05/

The leaving of Tink is more than a throbbing hurt. Much of my life still evolve
around her. When I went to work in Riyadh Saudi Arabia, I was hoping that would lead me back to Taiwan. Then I realised that was not going to be the case and my wife understandably refused to live with me in Saudi Arabia. I could not fly back to Taiwan to see Tink and ignore seeing my wife.

Thats why I am now in Brisbane down under. Where my wife is willing to come and live with me here. We can both
visit Taiwan together as Tink is her daughter too.

My wife is here for a month already.  We just shifted out a couple days ago from my old flat to another with a balcony at least where I can interact with birds and beasts.

After YS, we decided we cannot cope with another farewell.
I promised my wife the only birdies that get into the apartment will be grilled, fried or curried.

I hope to make friends with the lorikeets , or pied magpies or cockatos or anything else outside in the balcony.  They first might be attracted by food I place out for them.  Then perhaps one might chose to be my companion and bonded with clicker training with me.

Hopefully, future partings with the wild birds might not be so traumatic on us.

I also found some other photos on YS in my wife laptop.

Three are below.  I hope you enjoy them. More are in http://www.flickr.com/photos/shanlung/






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