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“Many birds feed on the flowers of Poikilospermum suaveolens to get to the nectar. I observed the Purple-naped Sunbirds (Hypogramma hypogrammicum nuchale) do this on two visits to this site […]
“With advancing age I find that hearing the calls of some of these species with high pitched notes is difficult for me, the Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja siparaja) included. I […]
Amelia Yeo sent in the video (below) with this note: “I have a video of a sunbird attacking its own reflection in a carpark mirror that I will try to […]
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 […]
![SunbirdRT-nesting [AmarSingh] 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SunbirdRT-nesting-AmarSingh-1-q8dghzbzm3l6hjplcmc6274mwlin2t79hhne8ywmsw.jpg "SunbirdRT-nesting [AmarSingh] 1")
“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. […]
![SunbirdOB-leaf bath-ginger [yc]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SunbirdOB-leaf-bath-ginger-yc-q8dfwgsz6m4wquymzbjkzmktf3k6w7sfv03asyt180.jpg "SunbirdOB-leaf bath-ginger [yc]")
“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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
![KingfisherC-sunbird [Hubert Pak]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/KingfisherC-sunbird-Hubert-Pak-q8dgdlf3pxl0b22yyq2ufaz73v4z5nscvs1tmheru8.jpg "KingfisherC-sunbird [Hubert Pak]")
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 […]
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. […]
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