A pair of Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker ( Dicaeum cruentatum ignitum) that was enjoying a morning ‘shower’ using water/dew on the leaves of a Manihot glaziovii (Ubi Gajah or Wild Tapioca). Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS – Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia Habitat: Fruit farming with secondary growth … Continued
Wong Kais captured these videos of a dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) taking delight in the drizzle that eventually turned into a downpour. The bird was seen on 23 January 2018 at Serangoon Gardens, Singapore. Video 1. The dollarbird sat quietly … Continued
A pair of adult Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata) allopreening. Image shows a male preening a female. The preening was reciprocated. Sexing done using Gibbs, D., Barnes, E. and Cox, J. (2001). Pigeons and doves: a guide to the pigeons and … Continued
An older video and DSLR images of a male Banded Woodpecker (Chrysophlegma miniaceum malaccense) at our home bird bath and drinking pond. Many birds come, including the odd raptor. Video here: https://youtu.be/dZT-Mj6NvT0 Sadly as more mature trees in the neighbourhood are … Continued
A male Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis) was sighted perching on an exposed branch of a wayside tree in front of my house. The rain had just stopped and the sunbird was busy vigorously preening its feathers. It spent about half … Continued
“A pair of Mourning Doves (Zenaida macroura) is perching on a Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa) plant in our garden. They are the only birds living in or visiting our garden that stay perched at a single spot several minutes at a … Continued
March 4th 2018 was a relatively hot day. The evening was cooled by intermittent showers. As soon as the shower became a light drizzle, birds appear to perch on the branches of wayside trees fronting my house. That evening, I … Continued
Earlier posts: 1. Adult Zebra Dove (Geopelia striata) feeding newly fledged chick LINK. 2. Adult Zebra Dove returned to the garden to feed the juvenile LINK. An adult had been flying in three times a day since then, always announcing … Continued
“It has been a prolonged wet season and this was one of the few bright sunny mornings. This Little Heron (Butorides striata javanica) took the opportunity to get some warmth and dry out the wings. “I have seen Grey and … Continued
Jeremiah Loei’s July 2017 video clip shows of a pair of Thick-billed Green-pigeons (Treron curvirostra) perching on a branch preening vigorously. The green-pigeons were fluffing their feathers, scratching their heads and working their bill all over their body to remove … Continued
