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Spotted wood owls share the same parental behaviour as most owls. Both parents perched on the same tree as the owlets, on the same perch or a distance away. The […]
Some time ago (October 2017) when I posted a Tiger Shrike (Lanius tigrinus) that I assumed as a first winter bird, Dr David Wells (Wells, D.R. The birds of the […]
I saw a self feeding immature White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus phoenicurus) and decided to look at many images I had taken over time to display changes with age. There are […]
Post 1. I saw a number of Grey-throated Babblers (Stachyris nigriceps davisonithese) either as part of mixed foraging parties (bird waves) or a small social unit (3 birds). Post 2. […]
An earlier post on Yellow-rumped Flycatchers HERE https://besgroup.org/2022/03/14/yellow-rumped-flycatchers-yellow-rumps/ led to a series of discussions with Dr David Wells that are reported here by Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS. Post 1. Amar: […]
I saw 2 Banded Bay Cuckoos (Cacomantis sonneratii malayanusbirds) together today, foraging and calling together; this was unexpected. Both look like adults. It was also interesting to note the white […]
– plumage After one of my Taiwan trips, I was keen to have a re-look at our local Prinias – Yellow-bellied Prinia (Prinia flaviventris rafflesi) . I met 4 pairs today at […]
I saw a number of Brahminy Kites (Haliastur indus intermedius) at this site. One was a family group of 3 birds, comprising an adult and 2 juveniles (below). The adult […]
Post 1. I have now observed 8 different Yellow-rumped Flycatchers (Ficedula zanthopygia) with yellow-rumps over the past 4 weeks – a “minor epidemic”. Some have become confiding and I can […]
I saw 4 different adult male Olive-backed Sunbirds (Cinnyris jugularis flammaxillaris-ornatus intergrades) and 2 adult females feeding on the Malvaviscus arboreus nectar this morning. Surprisingly, there was no conflict between […]
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