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I met up with a breeding pair of Rufescent Prinias (Prinia rufescens extrema). I noticed that the birds had an indistinct, brownish upper breast band (more prominent in one bird). […]
The flowers of Poikilospermum suaveolens are a particular favourite of Purple-naped Sunbirds (Hypogramma hypogrammicum nuchale) and they are territorial about them. I observed a number of Purple-naped Sunbirds coming to […]
I was initially of the opinion that this bird is a female Plain Sunbird (Anthreptes simplex). But note the small white patch on the forehead in front of the beak; […]
A pair of Black-and-yellow Broadbill (Eurylaimus ochromalus) was encountered in the mixed secondary and primary forest at Ulu-Kinta, Perak, Malaysia. The male is shown above with its complete black breast-band […]
Our home is regularly visited by Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti leschenaultia) in the mornings and evenings. They come to feed on the Dwarf Honey Bee (Apis andreniformis) nesting in our […]
I spent the morning with some babbler species including a pair of Chestnut-winged Babblers (Cyanoderma erythropterum erythroptera). These babblers do not go to the ground to feed but forage 2-5 […]
A number of different woodpeckers inhabit the mangrove forest and I saw Greater Flamebacks, Sunda Pygmy Woodpeckers and Laced Woodpeckers. I saw two of these handsome Laced Woodpeckers (Picus vittatus). […]
Black-crowned Night Herons (Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax) in Taiwan were very easy to watch at close range (using the car as hide). This prompted me to try and take many images […]
I had an extended opportunity to watch a social group of Black-eared Shrike-Babblers (Pteruthius melanotis tahanensis) forage together. Although usually encountered as solitary birds, they are occasionally seen as family […]
I went back to the location where I had seen (and posted) an odd adult female Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus spadiceus) with a comb. On this occasion the adult male […]
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