“I am posting an adult [Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis tristis)] who had juveniles in attendance. The adult was well groomed (above left) and one juvenile’s plumage seemed appropriate (below), but […]
“Between March to May 2013, regular monitoring of a small flock of Chinese Pond-herons (Ardeola bacchus) in Singapore enabled me to witness their gradual plumage transition from non-breeding to breeding. […]
On 4th April 2013, Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS visited his favourite birding spot in Tambun Interior, Perak, Malaysia. This is a fish and vegetable farming area among the ex-mining pools […]
“Brown Barbet (Calorhamphus fuliginosus), one of the 17 species of SE Asian Barbets is categorised as ‘Least Concern’ in the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Red Data List […]
On 28th March 2013, Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS took time off from his busy schedule to visit one of his favourite spot, Malaysia’s Cameron Highlands. While trekking up a mountain […]
Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS photographed the Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) in Ipoh City, Perak, Malaysia on 6th January 2013. Wrote Amar, “I find the ‘common’ bird fascinating. These two Barn […]
“Lots of Little Egrets (Egretta garzetta garzetta) in the city and possible to get close, using the car as a hide, when they are at an open sewage/septic tank/pond to […]
“Most people are familiar with what an adult White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) looks like. And it is also generally known that the chicks are an uniform sooty, charcoal grey. I […]
The Golden-backed Weaver (Ploceus jacksoni) is an African exotic, commonly encountered in Singapore’s grassy areas LINK. Lim Sheau Torng‘s images of this weaver were taken on 22nd February 2013. They […]
“Some time ago there was a discussion on this website as to whether or not birds could survive long with wing deformities or injuries. The attached pictures show a Javan […]
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