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YC Wee
on 12th September 2013

“According to Wikipedia: ‘Bauhinia acuminata is a species of flowering shrub native to tropical southeastern Asia. Common names include Dwarf White Bauhinia, White Orchid-tree and Snowy Orchid-tree… It grows two […]

YC Wee
on 22nd August 2013

“This Olive-backed Sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis) started her nest construction in mid-May 2013. She had laboured on and increased the urgency of completing the nest during the period the haze hit […]

YC Wee
on 8th August 2013

Lena Chow‘s video clip below shows a Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) responding to another, which was calling on a nearby tree (you can hear the other call briefly at the […]

YC Wee
on 28th July 2013

“Was at one of several flowering Saraca (Saraca sp.) trees at various parts of the island this week. It was a hive of activity, with various sunbird species (Olive-backed, Purple-throated, […]

YC Wee
on 6th July 2013

“This Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis) fledgling caught my attention when I saw it on a tree calling to its mother and quivering its feathers as it begged to be fed. […]

YC Wee
on 21st June 2013

“I borrowed the above quotation from Winnie the Pooh’s ‘Hundred Acre Wood.’ It means if you watch the trees too closely, you will miss seeing the forest; apropos, seeing individuals, […]

YC Wee
on 17th June 2013

“I made a mental pact with Heinrich Kuhl that I would revisit Cibodas Botanical Gardens (1200m.asl) for a better view of White-flanked Sunbird (Aethopyga eximia), also known as Kuhl’s Sunbird […]

YC Wee
on 30th May 2013

“The female Copper-throated Sunbird (Nectarinia calcostetha) is commonly seen at Sungei Buloh Wetlands Reserve during nest-building season, busy harvesting and ferrying nesting material to her nest (above). This one made […]

YC Wee
on 22nd May 2013

Goh Juanhui was at the Jelutong Tower in Central Catchment Reserve in May 2013 where he was attracted by a flowering epiphytic climber, Poikilospermum suaveolens (Family: Urticaceae). This appears to […]

YC Wee
on 5th May 2013

“Over the years, I have observed the Plain Sunbird (Anthreptes simplex) feeding on a variety of foods: 1. The small black fruit/seeds of the Blue Mahang (Macaranga heynei) – their […]

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