Johnny Wee photographed a Black Baza (Aviceda leuphotes) feeding on a slug at Pasir Ris Park on 19 November 2021. This predator belongs to the Family Accipitridae and possesses strong talons to capture and subdue prey. They feed on insects, oil … Continued
Jeremiah Loei visited the Grey-rumped Treeswifts (Hemiprocne longipennis) nesting at Dawson Road, Singapore. The other bird-watchers who had been staking out the place related that Mrs Treeswift had been sitting at the nest for many hours. Mr Treeswift was no where … Continued
On 20 Aug 2022, I saw from my balcony, 6 Green Imperial pigeons (Ducula aenea) perching on the Footstool palm (Saribus rotundifolius) in the heavy rain (Photo 1). All of them were simply soaking themselves in the heavy rain instead … Continued
I recently came across a colony? of lesser dog-faced bats, a.k.a. lesser short-nosed fruit bat roosting in ceiling of a 5-storey stairwell in MCKL. The area is heavily trafficked in the day time and the bats seem to be comfortable … Continued
BESGroup congratulates Shahrul on being awarded the Certificate of Excellence by World Birds Photography. Shahrul has been a regular contributor to BESGroup and his photographs often bring out feather colours and other identification details to readers. His … Continued
[ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96054473 ] shows a king cobra not doing its warning display. Soh Kam Yung shared this photograph to educate readers about this snake’s appearance when it is not threatened and not with the warning display. Read this post, https://besgroup.org/2022/09/01/king-cobra-ophiophagus-hannah/ to … Continued
Shahrul Kamal was tipped off by another photographer that a pair of Black-naped orioles (Oriolus chinensis) were nesting successfully at Bishan Street 22. He was amply rewarded with the beautiful images below. As the nest was quite high up, Shahrul … Continued
Black-naped oriole, Oriolus chinensis , is a frequent visitor (or permanent inhabitant) of the raintrees in the Methodist College Kuala Lumpur compound. The raintrees also host many oriental magpie robins and the occasional elusive kingfisher (yet unidentified), and also a … Continued
A female Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis) spotted at Pasir Ris Park on 9 July 2022. Soh Kam Yung saw it stealing nectar (primary nectar robbing) from Hibiscus flowers by piercing the flower base. Nectar robbing does not aid in flower … Continued
An interesting Crane Fly, genus Hexatoma, spotted at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park on 31 July 2022. Lovely red colour on the body. On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128762755 ] Crane Flies and mosquitoes belong to the Order Diptera … Continued
