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Red Junglefowl chicks jump across drain…
25 Oct 2019

Red Junglefowl chicks jump across drain…

by BESG | posted in: Fledgling-Fledging, Videography | 0

MeiLin Khoo’s October 2019 video shows how an adult female Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) jumps over a wide drain thus encouraging her three chicks to follow suit. This led Jeremiah Loei to comment: “So life skills are parental taught in … Continued

Red Junglefowl
Malayan Water Monitor preyed on a sunbird chick
24 Oct 2019

Malayan Water Monitor preyed on a sunbird chick

by BESG | posted in: Amphibians-Reptiles, Interspecific, Nesting-failed, Videography | 0

“It seemed like a typical sunny day for one of the two Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis) chicks inside their nest hanging over a body of water to explore the world outside (above, below). One of the chicks moved out of … Continued

Malayan Water Monitor, Olive-backed Sunbird
Asian Paradise-flycatcher feeding on a dragonfly
21 Oct 2019

Asian Paradise-flycatcher feeding on a dragonfly

by BESG | posted in: Feeding-invertebrates, Migration-Migrants, Videography | 0

This white ‘morph’ Asian Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi) was documented by Alfred Ng at Bidadari Park around noon on 16th October 2019 (below). A migratory bird that winters in tropical Asia, it usually arrives in Singapore from late September to early … Continued

Asian Paradise-flycatcher
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator sakhalinensis
3 Oct 2019

Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator sakhalinensis

by BESG | posted in: Feeding-plants, Morphology-Develop., Species, Videography | 0

“We travelled to north-east Hokkaidō for a day trip to see some ‘alpine’ birds at Shiretoko Pass. Don’t let the altitude deceive you. Lowland east Hokkaidō is quite cold in summer due to the biting north wind (Cape Nosappu that … Continued

Pine Grosbeak
Oriental Pied Hornbills are checking on the banana plants yet again…
24 Sep 2019

Oriental Pied Hornbills are checking on the banana plants yet again…

by BESG | posted in: Hornbills, Videography | 0

At around 8.30 am on 13th September 2019, a family of four Oriental Pied Hornbills (Anthracoceros albirostris) yet again visited our patch of banana plants in search of the Whiskered Myotis (Myotis muricola) bats that regularly roost inside the central … Continued

Oriental Pied Hornbill
Siberian Rubythroat – song and calls
18 Sep 2019

Siberian Rubythroat – song and calls

by BESG | posted in: Videography, Vocalisation | 0

An earlier post on the Siberian Rubythroat (Calliope calliope) encountered in Hokkaido can be viewed HERE. “The male Siberian Rubythroat was very vocal, possibly due to the breeding season. The song is rich, strong, complex and varied. In addition some … Continued

Siberian Rubythroat
© Nesting Common Tailorbirds – One Full Circle Part 11 Faecal Sacs
8 Sep 2019

© Nesting Common Tailorbirds – One Full Circle Part 11 Faecal Sacs

by BESG | posted in: Videography, Waste | 0

Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 6; Part 7; Part 8; Part 9; Part 10; Part 11: Faecal Sacs. “Excrements of Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) nestling accumulated inside gut and collected into a white membrane called faecal sac and … Continued

Common Tailorbird
Monitor Lizard–Otter tug-of-war
6 Sep 2019

Monitor Lizard–Otter tug-of-war

by BESG | posted in: Amphibians-Reptiles, Interspecific, Mammals, Videography | 0

On 23rd August at about 9:15 am, Kumchun Chan encountered a Smooth Otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) tugging the tail of a Malayan Water Monitor (Varanus salvator). Both were in the water. As the latter reached land it got its tail free … Continued

Malayan Water Monitor, Smooth Otter
© Nesting Common Tailorbirds – One Full Circle Part 10
4 Sep 2019

© Nesting Common Tailorbirds – One Full Circle Part 10

by BESG | posted in: Feeding-invertebrates, Nesting, Videography | 0

Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 6; Part 7; Part 8; Part 9; Part 10: Parental Care and Feeding. “It was observed, Satori (female) parent Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) slept with newly hatched chicks in their ‘birthday suits’ for … Continued

Common Tailorbird
Thick-billed Green-pigeon: Tail movement
2 Sep 2019

Thick-billed Green-pigeon: Tail movement

by BESG | posted in: Pigeon-Dove, Videography | 0

“The vertical up-and-down movements of the tail of this bird amuse most people who come across it. Pink-necked Green Pigeons (Treron vernans) do it too. Experts describe this behaviour as tail flicking. Other forms of tail movements include tail flashing … Continued

Thick-billed Green-pigeon

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