‘Freezing’ is a well recognised defence mechanism adopted by some animals to avoid detection by or not to attract the attention of a predator. Among birds, woodpeckers and nuthatches have […]
Kau Poh Moi heard a din outside her bedroom window and looked out to investigate. 3 mischievous and noisy hornbills were creating a ruckus on a mango tree right outside […]
Wong Kais observed Asian koels, Eudynamys scolopaceus, feeding on ripe papaya fruits on two separate occasions. On 6 July 2023, Wong Kais spotted a male Koel feeding on a ripe […]
Lisa has not been able to harvest the mulberry fruits (Morus alba) that grow on the shrub outside the house at Lorong M Telok Kurau, Singapore. A pair of Oriental […]
On 9 July 2023, after heavy rains at the Mangrove Forest of Admiralty Park, we observed a gathering of a Female Grey-capped Emerald Dove with 2 recently fledged dovelets. Male […]
The nesting of Black-winged Kites, Elanus caeruleus at Marina Bay, Singapore had enthralled photographers for some years now. Recently, Jeremiah Loei visited the kite family and documented a juvenile taking […]
The fruit of the Melastoma malabathricum known as Senduduk or the Straits Rhododendron (also referred to as the Indian or Singapore Rhododendron) is a favourite of many birds. Some bird […]
I was watching a family of five Ruby-cheeked Sunbirds Chalcoparia singalensis on 3rd July 2023, at the Kledang-Saiong Forest Reserve, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, when I saw the adult male feeding […]
A colleague was kind to inform me about nesting Sunda Pygmy Woodpeckers Yungipicus moluccensis at the Matang Mangrove Forest Reserve, Perak, Malaysia. I managed to visit on one occasion, 1 […]
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