The sighting of this Blue-winged Pitta (Pitta moluccensis) bathing at the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve was actually a “surprise sighting” as the photographers were there to document the Ruddy Kingfisher (Halcyon coromanda). Because of the hot spell, it was a … Continued
“I had earlier reported a nesting pair of Red-throated Sunbirds (Anthreptes rhodolaemus) busy constructing a nest LINK. The nest was located 9-10 meters up at the crown of a tree. Updated details of the nest: 25th July 2018 “Observed the … Continued
“A male Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis) was moving from one leaf to another of the Scarlet Spiral Flag (Costus woodsonii) plants to soak in the droplets of water collected from an earlier slight drizzle. “The leaf fits in nicely with … Continued
“On 25th February, a pair of Olive-backed Sunbirds (Cinnyris jugularis) was spotted building a nest on the netting of the floor ball goal post outside the school hall. Thank you Ms Bao Ya and Mu Fan from Class 4-M who … Continued
1. The documentation: A pair of Olive-backed Sunbirds (Cinnyris jugularis) was seen landing on a patch of vegetation at Toh Yi Drive on 14th March. They were fighting during the flight and continued fighting when they landed. The female sunbird … Continued
Hubert Pak’s images of a Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) with a recently caught sunbird between its mandibles may look gruesome, but it is part of the food chain. Images of birds catching and even tearing away at a fish, for … Continued
Clarinda Yap was at the right place and at the right time yesterday afternoon, and as such managed to document the drama that unfolded at the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. The scene was around the front main entrance pond of … Continued
A male Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis) was sighted perching on an exposed branch of a wayside tree in front of my house. The rain had just stopped and the sunbird was busy vigorously preening its feathers. It spent about half … Continued
“I observed an adult male Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis flammaxillaris) male feeding on one of its favourite household nectar sources, Devil’s Backbone (Pedilanthus tithymaloides, now called Euphorbia ithymaloides). I was fortunate to image the display of the pectoral tufts that … Continued
“I observed two different family units of Ruby-cheeked Sunbird (Chalcoparia singalensis interposita); one had juveniles near-adult plumage. This pair had juveniles just beginning to moult into adults . “The above shows the adult male with brilliant metallic emerald-green head and … Continued
