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“In mid-January 2018, it was an absolute delight to document the nest-hole excavation by a dedicated pair of Laced Woodpeckers (Picus vittatus) see LINK. And so in early February, I […]
![ParakeetRB-roost [FrancisLim]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/ParakeetRB-roost-FrancisLim-q8dg5g5ghmfjopwyj7b8tczdrnagg3g3rgibw5hlrk.jpg "ParakeetRB-roost [FrancisLim]")
“After many months, I finally had the opportunity to take a shot of the night roosting Red-breasted Parakeet (Psittacula alexandri) this evening. “It had been raining earlier, and I was […]
![LoryR-LorikeetC [WaikaiYeong]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/LoryR-LorikeetC-WaikaiYeong-4-q8dfqq0hf29tsnb0iu5nr2reqbvfuszhqkkh83bn8w.jpg "LoryR-LorikeetC [WaikaiYeong]")
Through the courtesy of Wong Weng-Fai, we obtained Waikai Yeong’s animated gif of 100+ photos showing the courtship behaviour between a Red Lory (Eos bornea) and a Coconut Lorikeet, also […]
Our BICA Moment, specifically Ang Siew Siew’s posts, Tanimbar Corella (Cacatua goffini) using “tool” to access the flesh of a coconut LINK 1 and LINK 2 has now been published […]
Jeremiah Looei’s 2012 video caught Red-breasted Parakeets (Psittacula alexandri) roosting in a leafless tree at Pasir Ris Greenbelt (image above, video below). It would appear that parakeets prefer trees with […]
![ParakeetRB-AfrTulipSeeds [JamesTann]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/ParakeetRB-AfrTulipSeeds-JamesTann-q8dgl8ttce20ssyxaj4j7vh95rfisz5pln738k2f74.jpg "ParakeetRB-AfrTulipSeeds [JamesTann]")
James Tann‘s image shows a Red-breasted Parakeet (Psittacula alexandri) eating African Tulip (Spathodea campanulata) seeds. Other seeds eaten include those of Rose of India (Lagerstroemia speciosa), Simpoh Air (Dillenia suffruticosa), […]
![ParakeetMk-AfricanTulip [ThongChowNgian] 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/ParakeetMk-AfricanTulip-ThongChowNgian-1-q8dfuib2y1gek3t1ez2kamd8v77nux0klb5vt7pk6o.jpg "ParakeetMk-AfricanTulip [ThongChowNgian] 1")
“Three Monk Parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus) were seen feeding on the fruits of the African Tulip (Spathodea campanulata) tree at Lorong Halus near the Coney Island East entrance on 9th August […]
“Why do we gals look so exhilarated? Next time you are out taking a morning walk at MacRitchie Forest, and you hear crunching-and-a-munching, and starfruits begin to plop down from […]
![ParakeetRB-AfricanTulip fl bud [ThomasLiang]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/ParakeetRB-AfricanTulip-fl-bud-ThomasLiang-q8dglwbs38y6v20shba7g7js0e7p5er00vi88h3kvk.jpg "ParakeetRB-AfricanTulip fl bud [ThomasLiang]")
Thomas Liang photographed a Red-breasted Parakeet (Psittacula alexandri) perching on a flowering bunch of the African Tulip (Spathodea campanulata) at Kranji Marshes in September 2016 (above). The parakeet then ripped […]
![CorellaT-TV aerial [MichaelKhor] 2](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/CorellaT-TV-aerial-MichaelKhor-2-q8dfg0mnkzm9kiut17kmcs0f6cmy6whjll3egn7240.jpg "CorellaT-TV aerial [MichaelKhor] 2")
“Why are the Tanimbar Cprellas (Cacatua goffini) hanging around an old TV antenna? Initially, I thought they were having ‘teething’ problem as they seemed to be nibbling parts of the […]
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