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“The Black-naped Terns (Sterna sumatrana) that return to Loyang Rock each year have a habit of following passing large ships en masse. When a vessel approaches, a great number (which […]
This Buff-rumped Woodpecker (Meiglyptes tristis) was photographed by Dr. Redzlan Abdul Rahman at Bukit Tinggi in Peninsular Malaysia. The woodpecker was pecking at a termite nest high up on a […]
Shorebirds or waders are birds that live close to the water. These include curlews, gotwits, plovers, redshanks, sandpipers and whimbrel. They usual forage in the soft sand or mud when […]
Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) is also known as Snakebird. The bird floats low in the water such that only the head and neck are above the water level, looking like a […]
This image of a Tanimbar Corella (Cacatua goffini) eating the fruit of the golden shower or Indian laburnum (Cassia fistula) by Howard Banwell, is, as far as is known, a […]
Choo Teik Ju sent in an image of a Red-breasted Parakeet (Psittacula alexandri) taking an immature fruit of dillenia or simpoh air (Dillenia suffruticosa) and the following comment: “…this image […]
Lim Poh Bee sent in this account: “BESG has previously documented how the Orange-bellied Flowerpecker (Dicaeum trigonostigma) eats fruits of the Indian cherry tree (Muntingia calabura). Recently at Kota Tinggi, […]
Adrian Lim a.k.a. wmw998 was in Muar, Johor, Malaysian late November 2008 when he encountered a pair of wild boars (Sus scrofa). There was a pair of Javan Mynas (Acridotheres […]
So far, we have been posting spiderhunters taking nectar from various flowers. Nothing about the bird taking a spider. Now, Ender has produced two images of the Streaked Spiderhunter (Arachnothera […]
Mark Chua a.k.a. cajuca came across a very noisy male Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea) and started photographing the bird. Two of his images showed the bird with its bill agaped. […]
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