A cry in the night
Dr Jean Ho sent in a video clip taken in the late evening at her daughter’s apartment that abuts the Garden Wing of Shangri-La Hotel. It records a distant call that Jean wonders whether it was made by a bird. … Continued
Birds and their bathing behaviour
Bathing in this post includes bathing in open water, leaf bathing, bathing in the rain and sand bathing. Birds bathe to keep their plumage in good condition. Feathers tend to be covered with sand particles, etc., and these need to … Continued
A CRY IN THE NIGHT…
For some time now Kennie Pan had been hearing a strange call in the night at different locations in Singapore. Always, the call would come from thick vegetation, like forests in and around Hindhede Nature Park, Mandai Lake Road, Kranji … Continued
Checklist of Bird Calls and Songs for Singapore and Malaysia
We have accumulated a collection of more than 200 bird calls and songs LINK since our earlier posts urging for birdsound documentation LINK 1 and LINK 2. Even then only a small number of bird species found in Singapore and … Continued
Red-legged Crake takes a snake
“While trying to capture some birds taking their evening bath at a waterhole, this Red-Legged Crake (Rallina fasciata) kept nonchalantly walking back and forth, as if hinting for me to leave before taking its turn at the waterhole… “I continued … Continued
Red-legged Crake chick learns to forage
Henry Koh a.k.a. HK2000 documented an adult Red-legged Crake (Rallina fasciata) teaching its chick to forage. The adult bird is seen picking up a grub and feeding it to the chick. This is a common sight with recently fledged chicks. … Continued
Red-legged Crake and earthworms
KC Tsang recently photographed a Red-legged Crake (Rallina fasciata) feeding on earthworms. The crake, having pulled the worm out of the ground, proceeded to smash it on the ground to stun or kill it before swallowing. “I guess this is … Continued
Another Red-Legged Crake found dead
Tan Gim Cheong came across a dead Red-Legged Crake (Rallina fasciata) lying on the road at Tyersall Avenue on the evening 9th December 2009. “Must have been hit by a vehicle as it tried to cross the road. The impact … Continued
Encounter with a dead Red-legged Crake
“Today got some space to cycle out with my wife. We were later than usual due to wet weather and at 7 am were just a few hundred meters from our home when we spotted this Red-Legged Crake (Rallina fasciata) … Continued
Red-legged Crake – road kill
Terry Kaan came across a road kill while jogging down South Buona Vista Road on the morning of 15th November 2009. It was at the junction with Vigilante Drive that the Red-Legged Crake (Rallina fasciata) was found. He only had … Continued
