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![SpiderhunterL-papaya [AmarSingh] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SpiderhunterL-papaya-AmarSingh-1-q8dfete2ulz2qglm1ovs62x7umk2ctpw3n32dwz628.jpg "SpiderhunterL-papaya [AmarSingh] – 1")
“Had an opportunity to watch an adult Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra cinereicollis) at close range for an extended period with lots of images. “This spiderhunter feeds on the flower nectar […]
![MuniaWhHd [AmarSingh] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/MuniaWhHd-AmarSingh-1-q8dgbgcc5inhv16xgsrfqufee9ovmhad96k09sl20g.jpg "MuniaWhHd [AmarSingh] – 1")
“Not sure why this adult White-headed Munia (Lonchura maja) was agitated and raised its hackles with alarm calls. It could been my presence but I suspect I missed some element […]
![StarlingAG-nesting-pant [wyc] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/StarlingAG-nesting-pant-wyc-1-q8dg8zzib3ajjor9sqki8gq2k1sdixjll18d5s829c.jpg "StarlingAG-nesting-pant [wyc] – 1")
The soft boards sealing the strip of roof projecting from my neighbour’s house fell off some months ago at two points. I expected either Javan Myna (Acridotheres javanicus) or Asian […]
![StarlingAG-hackle [AmarSingh] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/StarlingAG-hackle-AmarSingh-1-q8dgj6kkch8dblysc5108w7u8bliwvywzfnqbp4iuo.jpg "StarlingAG-hackle [AmarSingh] – 1")
“I find that the more I watch the more to discover. Was enjoying two Asian Glossy Starlings (Aplonis panayensis) when noticed these pointed feathers at the neck, the hackles. “Wells […]
![BroadbillBaY m [AmarSingh] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BroadbillBaY-m-AmarSingh-1-q8dg4ib9nl582ra40sooblisdrx8qzprmt0um6vrzk.jpg "BroadbillBaY m [AmarSingh] – 1")
“I was driving on this road through this primary forest today when I heard the characteristic mews of this broadbill Black-and-yellow Broadbill (Eurylaimus ochromalus ochromalus) – above is a male, […]
![TernWW flight-nest-m [AmarSingh] - 2](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/TernWW-flight-nest-m-AmarSingh-2-q8dfz8fvb1xaxixwtim1bxfodxx3k4rzkp8roapawg.jpg "TernWW flight-nest-m [AmarSingh] – 2")
“These migrant White-winged Terns (Chlidonias leucopterus) have been returning north in the past few weeks. I took these 2 weeks ago and have been a bit puzzled over them. “The […]
![CFBat-face [wyc] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/CFBat-face-wyc-1-q8df6a0ursab9z02wi0s0qhhlmn1fstnxdragfmwkw.jpg "CFBat-face [wyc] – 1")
The Common Fruit Bat (Cynopterus brachyotis) is a mammal and has the capacity of true flight – unlike flying squirrels and flying lemurs that actually are gliders. Its face is […]
“Pitta identification: Who is who? “My first sighting of Blue-winged Pitta (Pitta moluccensis) for 2014 came on 14th March at Itam Dalam Forest Reserve (IDFR) Province Wellesley (Seberang Perai), Penang, […]
“There was a nesting of the Collared Kingfisher (Actenoides concretus) at Pasir Ris Park where many photographers had their shots in April and May 2014 (above). “I did not monitor […]
![PaintedSnipeGr [AmarSingh] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/PaintedSnipeGr-AmarSingh-1-q8dg31ob0v560lekk5xkfysz474orxwsrkhnqp1to0.jpg "PaintedSnipeGr [AmarSingh] – 1")
“Like most migratory snipe, these resident Greater Painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) rely on camouflage and stillness to avoid detection (above, below). “But once spotted they can be approached quite close. “There […]
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