On 18th May 2023 I was at approximately 1,800m ASL at Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia when I saw a family unit of Snowy-browed Flycatcher (Ficedula hyperythra). Both adults were collecting prey, to feed one or two juveniles (unsure if 1 … Continued
I recently described the feeding technique of the Checker-throated Woodpecker Chrysophlegma mentale (Amar-Singh HSS 2023). On 22nd May 2023 I had another extended opportunity (25 minutes) to observe the feeding behaviour of a pair of Checker-throated Woodpeckers. As seen before, … Continued
In the early hours of 15 April 2023, Sheng Lau witnessed a bat (probably the common fruit bat Cynopterus brachyotis) feeding peacefully on a sweet sop / sugar apple (Annona squamosa) in his garden. Suddenly another bat flew in and … Continued
The photograph and two short videos below were captured by Dave from a pedestrian bridge spanning Braddell Road that links Block 147 Bishan to Block 219 Toa Payoh. The red line indicates position of the pedestrian bridge. The Oriental Pied … Continued
Pellet casting is well known among raptors and owls. However, many other birds also cast pellets including kingfishers, herons, shrikes, shorebirds, bee-eaters, some songbirds, etc. Birds are possibly not frequently observed casting pellets as it may take 6-10 hours to … Continued
A Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) was seen feeding by upending its rear to stir up food items at Lake Pertobe. The black swan was attended by a party of three Eurasian Coots (Fulica atra) made up of a mother and … Continued
Wong Kais visited Mount Lofty, Adelaide in 2016. During the pleasant walk he heard the loud and high pitched calls of an Eastern Spinebill, Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris. He trained his camera on the very attractively patterned bird with a down-curved bill, an … Continued
The Checker-throated Woodpecker (Chrysophlegma mentale) is a less commonly observed forest woodpecker. I have had some limited opportunities to watch the species in the past. On 5th March 2023, at the Kledang-Sayong Forest Reserve, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, I had an … Continued
A female Batik Golden Web Spider (Trichonephila antipodiana) feeding on a large Scarab beetle spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve on 8 Jan 2023. Quite a large meal for a large spider. On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/146107966 ] Below is a … Continued
I had previously reported (Amar-Singh HSS 2016) an observation of a Pin-striped Tit-Babbler (Mixornis gularis) feeding on the fruit of the Macaranga heynei (Blue Mahang). At the time I thought it highly unusual with no good reports in the literature to … Continued
