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Fledgling-Fledging

YC Wee
on 25th February 2019

A pair of adult Eurasian Tree-sparrows (Passer montanus), together with a trailing fledgling, attracted my attention by latter’s soft begging cries. The fledgling must have just left the nest as […]

YC Wee
on 22nd February 2019

Clarinda Yap was at the right place and at the right time yesterday afternoon, and as such managed to document the drama that unfolded at the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. […]

YC Wee
on 24th January 2019

The June 2018 sighting of a pair of adult Collared Kingfishers (Todiramphus chloris) feeding a leucistic fledgling caused much excitement among nature photographers LINK. After all, it is not often […]

YC Wee
on 12th January 2019

The Greater Crested Terns (Thalasseus bergii) is the second largest Australian tern, the largest being the Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia). It is a coastal bird and Nobbies in Phillips Island […]

YC Wee
on 27th December 2018

All chicks after fledging need to be taught by the adults on how to forage for food, to avoid potential predators, etc. before they can live independent lives. During this […]

YC Wee
on 22nd September 2018

Jeremiah Loei’s video clip shows a recently fledged Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker (Dendrocopos moluccensis) chick clinging to the vegetation where it landed after leaving its nest. The chick appears vulnerable. A […]

YC Wee
on 12th July 2018

A pair of Yellow-vented Bulbuls (Pycnonotus goiavier) built their nest in a pot of orchid that hangs over a pond (below). Soon, two chicks appeared in the nest and both […]

YC Wee
on 4th July 2018

The spotting of a leucistic Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) at East Coast Park on 28th June 2018 caused much excitement among bird photographers. A leucistic Javan Myna (Acridotheres javanicus) can […]

YC Wee
on 22nd June 2018

Every morning since 27th March 2018, a family of Javan Mynas (Acridotheres javanicus) comprising two adults and a recently fledged juvenile, walked through my garden to forage. This was followed […]

YC Wee
on 3rd June 2018

On 15th March 2018 a newly fledged Zebra Doves (Geopelia striata) was found wandering in my porch. An adult was seen feeding it, after which the juvenile was left in […]

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