Feathers-maintenance

LW Teo
on 1st April 2022

Spotted wood owls share the same parental behaviour as most owls. Both parents perched on the same tree as the owlets, on the same perch or a distance away. The […]

YC Wee
on 6th December 2021

Spotted a pair of White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis perpulchra) bathing in a pool of water. They would hover in the air and then plunge down into the puddle. One would […]

LW Teo
on 21st September 2021

In this video by Wei Siong and Wenyi, both parent birds continue to feed and groom the chicks. Chicks are starting to groom themselves and flap their wings more strongly. […]

YC Wee
on 22nd November 2019

Jui Ng resides in an apartment sited on the hill top in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia. His unit is on the 26th floor of the apartment building. At times the […]

YC Wee
on 19th October 2019

“I was watching this adult Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis tristis) forage on the ground by turning over dead leave to look for worms and insects underneath (above). “I was also […]

YC Wee
on 6th October 2019

“Saw a pair of juvenile Java Sparrows (Lonchura oryzivora) allopreening each other (below) as well as ‘beaking’ (above), probably as a show of affection. “Java Sparrows are well known to […]

YC Wee
on 21st August 2019

“At about 1500 hours on 10th August 2019, I was at Venus Loop, Windsor Nature Park observing a Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) singing away and hopping from branch to branch. […]

YC Wee
on 14th July 2019

“I was surprised to find there were no Jungle Babblers posted about on the Bird Ecology Study Group site. “In the video below, three Satbhais (Jungle Babbler, Turdoides striata) have […]

YC Wee
on 29th June 2019

In between preying on prawns, the Great Egret (Ardea alba) also finds the time to take care of its plumage, keeping it in tip top condition (above, below). A video […]

YC Wee
on 26th June 2019

The Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris), as seen in the video below, is scratching its head. Note that the left leg arises from the above of its left wing. This […]

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