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Black Baza feeding on praying mantis

on 11th February 2013

The Black Baza (Aviceda leuphotes) is one of the common winter visitor that can be found in open country and wooded areas. Often found in small flocks, they fly from tree to tree, usually staying within the tree crown for no longer than about thre minutes.

Black Baza feeds mostly on insects, especially beetles. I have never been able to see or photograph feeding Black Baza until last Sunday at Singapore’s Bidadari.

Samson Tan LINK managed to get close to this Black Baza in early January to observe it hunting and consuming huge Praying Mantis.

According to Samson, its feeding behaviour is very similar to other smaller birds – biting off the head of their prey before consume the rest of the body LINK.

Samson Tan
Singapore
February 2013

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YC Wee

Dr Wee played a significant role as a green advocate in Singapore through his extensive involvement in various organizations and committees: as Secretary and Chairman for the Malayan Nature Society (Singapore Branch), and with the Nature Society (Singapore) as founding President (1978-1995). He has also served in the Nature Reserve Board (1987-1989), Nature Reserves Committee (1990-1996), National Council on the Environment/Singapore Environment Council (1992-1996), Work-Group on Nature Conservation (1992) and Inter-Varsity Council on the Environment (1995-1997). He is Patron of the Singapore Gardening Society and was appointed Honorary Museum Associate of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) in 2012. In 2005, Dr Wee started the Bird Ecology Study Group. With more than 6,000 entries, the website has become a valuable resource consulted by students, birdwatchers and researchers locally and internationally. The views and opinions expressed in this article are his own, and do not represent those of LKCNHM, the National University of Singapore or its affiliated institutions.

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