Juvenile Zebra Doves
One evening I noticed a pair of recently fledged juvenile Zebra Doves (Geopelia striata) being fed by an adult on a branch of a roadside tree. As with doves and pigeons, the young are fed with crop milk – see … Continued
Java Sparrow– brood size
“While some Java Sparrows (Lonchura oryzivora) were in courtship and others were building nests, some had young that had fledged (above). “Wells (2007) states that fledging brood sizes are unreported. “This pair had 3 juveniles in their care that had … Continued
Javan Mynas feeding on Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle larvae
I was turning my compost heap this morning when I came across the larvae of the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros). I placed them in a container, planning to observe their development (below). It was then that the resident Javan … Continued
Javan Mynas – fledging period
The pair of Javan Mynas (Acridotheres javanicus) in my garden is making its presence felt by the constant begging calls of a recently fledged juvenile. This has been going on for some weeks now. Whenever I was in the garden, … Continued
Little Heron – juvenile
“A recently fledged juvenile Little Heron (Butorides striata javanica) that was being fed fish by two adults.” Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia 10th May 2017 Location: Tambun, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia Habitat: Secondary growth, ex-mining pools, fish farming near … Continued
My encounter with two Black-naped Oriole chicks
“On 28th May 2017, a Sunday, time 9.15am, along Penang Road, I heard a bird soft ‘yappp’, ‘yappp’ sound from some trees beside a building. Looked up at the trees and noticed a very beautiful and adorable Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus … Continued
Pied Fantail – fledging
Maung Maung’s first video of the Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica) shows the two chicks about to fledge. They spend most of their time exercising their wings vigorously in preparation (above, below). The second video below shows the older chick outside … Continued
Displaced juvenile Pink-necked Green-pigeons at Commonwealth Secondary School
“One year ago we encountered a pair of Pink-Necked Green-pigeons (Treron vernans) nesting in a tree outside our school’s General Office LINK. “As biology teacher who is also in-charge of the school’s Eco Club, my duty is not just walking … Continued
Crested Goshawk fledglings caused a scene…
The two Crested Goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus) chicks that nested at Bedok North Avenue 4 LINK failed when they made their first flight out of the nest one February 2017 morning. Bw Ong‘s images show one bird landed on a parked … Continued
Oriental Pied Hornbill’s fledging moment
Ted Ng’s video of the Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) fledging moment was documented at around 5.21 pm on 3rd February 2017. By then the chick had been confined inside the nesting cavity for more than 40 days since it … Continued
