“On 12th November, a Blue-winged Pitta (Pitta moluccensis) was found flying into the glass door of our Design Space multiple times at around 1145 hrs. This is the very first sighting recorded in our school! “Our Desktop Engineer, Mr Eric … Continued
Amelia Yeo sent in the video (below) with this note: “I have a video of a sunbird attacking its own reflection in a carpark mirror that I will try to send you shortly. If you turn the sound up, you … Continued
“We had an unusual experience yesterday. One of our neighbours brought over an injured Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala indica). We are generally not keen to take in injured birds because of the pain of losing some while caring for their … Continued
Birding Highlights of Taiwan 2017 Series “Shadow Boxing or image fighting is defined as bird attacking its own image reflected from a mirror, window, water or shiny reflective surfaces. This behaviour may include one or several in one episode of … Continued
“The extended neighbourhood are aware that we are avid bird watchers, so when a bird is in trouble we get contacted. In the late evening, a neighbour asked for help for a ‘beautiful bird’ that hit their tinted glass window. … Continued
“With a large community of Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) in my condo, ranging from adults to new-born chicks, their presence give me many opportunities to observe their behaviour. Red Junglefowl Confronts Own Reflection “There have been many records of different … Continued
“It was up in Fraser’s Hill< Malaysia that I again witness this unusual behaviour of a bird that was aggressive with it's own image from a mirror. Any ways how can this bird adapt to developments from man which in … Continued
“I was in India on a pilgrimage recently. As usual, I would photograph some wildlife along the way. The White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) is a bird often seen when I was in the north-eastern side of India. They were often … Continued
On the morning of 20th October 2012, Adeline aka Merlion Wayfarer had a kingfisher crashed onto her window LINK. The bird landed on the ground, stunned (above left). Soon it moved and flew off, to collide with a wall, dazed … Continued
The earlier post on the Common Flameback (Dinopium javanense) attacking its reflection on a window pane LINK reminded Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS of his 27th September 2008 encounter with another Common Flameback “protecting” a juvenile male nearby. “The wings of … Continued
