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An earlier post describes how the caterpillar weaves a tiny pad on the underside of the leaf before attaching itself and slowly turning into a pupa. Subsequent handling of pupal […]
“I was watching this pair of Common Mormons (Papilio polytes romulus) in what I thought was a fairly normal courtship ritual, when I realised that it was actually the female […]
![ThreadWaistedWasp-water [AmarSingh] 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/ThreadWaistedWasp-water-AmarSingh-1-q8dgjko56zro5reb1t4esanr53o14ciw1dg0iujm9c.jpg "ThreadWaistedWasp-water [AmarSingh] 1")
“I have often been intrigued when watching wasps drink water. It is not an uncommon observation when I am out bird watching and even in our own garden. At our […]
![TailorbirdC-m [MichaelKhor] 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/TailorbirdC-m-MichaelKhor-1-1-q8dgqe00qr3ibzhy9961d2r26o2txcktz3pqs2fv5c.jpg "TailorbirdC-m [MichaelKhor] 1")
Michael Khor monitored a male Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) pulling together the large leaves of Simpuh Air (Dillenia suffreticosa) in early February 2016. The bird was using its feet to […]
“On 30th December 2015, a Short Banded Sailor (Phaedyma columella singa, Nymphalidae, Limenitidinae) was lured by the freshly ripened fruit of Melastoma malabathricum (above, below). “Its flexible proboscis was employed […]
“On the late morning of 25th December 2015, a Plain Nawab (Polyura hebe plautus, Nymphalidae, Charaxinae) was perched near the edge of a Simpoh Air (Dillenia indica) leaf (above), basking […]
![1 Red-breasted Parakeet (LeongTziMing]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/1-Red-breasted-Parakeet-LeongTziMing-q8dfp8foli8hevgu7ozxaya4vd7io22sj7dsvbj33k.jpg "1 Red-breasted Parakeet (LeongTziMing]")
“It was a calm and clear morning on 6th December 2015, as I watched a handful of Red-breasted Parakeets (Psittacula alexandri) perched high up on a bare branch (above). “As […]
![1 Giant Honey Bee on Pulai [LeongTziMing]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/1-Giant-Honey-Bee-on-Pulai-LeongTziMing1-q8dge0gira5lgth4iwkvj76km12uktg29uhlawsh2o.jpg "1 Giant Honey Bee on Pulai [LeongTziMing]")
“On 6th December 2015, the air was infused with the arousing fragrance of freshly bloomed flowers of the Pulai tree (Alstonia sp.). Apart from myself, I was curious to see […]
![1 Blue-tailed Bee-eater [LeongTziMing]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/1-Blue-tailed-Bee-eater-LeongTziMing-q8dgfkuu5castf77dkyhosy895cvennyhlmq3igupc.jpg "1 Blue-tailed Bee-eater [LeongTziMing]")
1 “On the warm afternoon of 8th December 2015, a Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus) arrived at its perch with a chunky bee between its beak (above, below). This freshly captured […]
![Red Junglefowl [LeongTziMing]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Red-Junglefowl-LeongTziMing-q8dfn4ar7xc9agjfka356zhsr5msckoj8qjgzwnz3k.jpg "Red Junglefowl [LeongTziMing]")
“On the 4th December 2015, a small group of sub-adult Red Junglefowls (Gallus gallus) was foraging for afternoon snacks on the ground (above). “It was amusing to watch them scratching […]
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