The Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris), as seen in the video below, is scratching its head. Note that the left leg arises from the above of its left wing. This is the indirect method as seen among arboreal birds. Normal … Continued
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 send you shortly. If you turn the sound up, you … Continued
About a month after the failed nesting of the pair of Pink-naped Green-pigeon (Treron vernans) in my Nam Nam (Cynometra cauliflora) tree LINK, there was another nesting in my Calabash Tree (Crescentia cujete). We could view the base of the … Continued
“On 23rd September 2018 at 11:00am I (Ei Leen Ong) was with Lena Chow at the periphery of the Central Catchment Nature Reserve dragonfly-hunting when Lena spotted a Bigeye Green Whip Snake (Ahaetulla mycterizans) (above). “I was alerted to the … Continued
“Of all the migratory white egrets that visit our wetlands, the Great Egret (Ardea alba) is most striking, in more ways than one. With its towering figure and kinky neck, it certainly stands out from the crowd (above). “A great … Continued
Art Toh’s video clip of a Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica) call was recorded on Singapore’s offshore island of Pulau Ubin on 8th June 2019 (below). An earlier post provides the two types of calls and the behaviour of the fantails … Continued
“Oriental Magpie Robins (Copsychus saularis musicus) are favourite birds and we have a number of pairs that live in our garden. They have one of the largest repertoires of personal calls and songs of any bird I know locally, and … Continued
Art Toh’s video shows a Common Palm Civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) enjoying a sweet Arumanis mango (Mangifera indica). This is a native Indonesian mango that is now grown in Malaysia. The civet must have pinched the mango and brought it to … Continued
A family of Oriental Pied Hornbills (Anthracoceros albirostris) recently raided a bulbul’s nest in a bamboo clump growing in my front neighbour’s garden. One of the hornbills successfully flew off with an egg or a chick. Since then the family … Continued
“Saw 6 Java Sparrows (Lonchura oryzivora) feeding on the Commelina nudiflora (has many names, commonly known as the Common Spiderwort) (above, below). I am not entirely certain what part of the plant they are actually feeding on. They were addressing … Continued
