As part of the popular langkawi island hopping tour, the boat brought us to Pulau Singa Besar where an activity awaits us; where we wouldn't have to step off the boat.
It stopped a distance away from shore and in the midst of the boat rocking with the waves. Now, it wasn't exactly a cool day and i am super prone to sun burnt and seasickness.
Just as i was wondering; i heard the shrills from up above and looking up; there were at least a dozen of the magnificent birds of prey soaring freely against the backdrop of cloudy sky!
Yes, it's the eagle feeding activity although you don't really partake in feeding the eagles directly. In addition, there were quite a number of boats and it might not be good for the wild eagles to depend on humans for food.
A few would throw food into the water to attract the eagles to dive in; i didn't know what it was but in the Natasha 4 Hours Private Tour (Kilim Geoforest Park) on day four, i had a whiff of it and almost fainted from the strong stench that's like a mix of vomit and decayed meat.
Hence, on hindsight, i was glad to stay a distance away. It's one thing to take a close up photo of the eagle and another to have your shirt and pants splattered with the foul feed.
In just a minute or two, other speedboats joined us and while it might appear that the eagles would fly away with the noisy crowd; the opposite happened! Guess they sense the delivery of more food!
The eagles' roosting tree! Many eagles flew out from this particular tree and returned to it. Look closer and you can see a few of them standing on the tree branches.
Despite the many photographs taken and included in this post, do you know that we only stayed there for about five minutes?! Boy did it feel like an eternity as the weather was too warm for my liking and i got bored from watching the eagles circling in the sky with the occasional dive down for food.
It didn't help that the distance from the eagles and constant rocking due to the stationery boat made photo taking even harder for an amateur photographer like i!
Even though seemingly abandoned, i thought it would be great to stop over at the nearby jetty, as above, to explore the rest of Pulau Singa Besar and be closer to the majestic eagles for ease of photo taking. Maybe next time.
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Part of the Langkawi Island Hopping Tour via LV Island Travel & Tours that cost RM 35 an adult or RM 25 a child for about 3.5 hours.
