On numerous occasions Lena Chow observed two male Asian Koels (Eudynamys scolopacea) in a “standoff” – eyeballing each other for long periods, and making soft “wook wook” calls, unlike their usual loud “ko-el” calls. On one occasion she saw three … Continued
Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS was at 1,600m ASL in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia on 27th January 2010 when he encountered a Little Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni westermanni). “This male alerted me to his presence in dense primary jungle by a repetitive … Continued
A few years back, Lena Chow heard a flock of the usually loud discordant White-crested Laughingthrushes (Garrulax leucolophus) singing softly on low branches at Bukit Batok Nature Park for at least 10-15 minutes. “I’ve heard the subdued songs of a … Continued
Lena Chow was at Singapore’s Hindhede Park on the evening of 9th December 2009 when she heard a constant soft song from amongst the low branches. She looked about for a minute or so and saw a juvenile Tiger Shrike … Continued
Been down quaint alleyways and watched tradesmen of sorts busy fashioning wares with their tampering tools skilfully? Hear the rhythmic sounds of, ‘tok tok tok’ as the tinsmiths/coppersmiths’ hammers kissed their wares sorely hard? That is precisely the loud and … Continued
Ever since Gloria Seow mentioned that the Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) has at least seven different calls, I have been planning to document them – but have not been doing anything until yesterday, the 21st December 2008. Why yesterday? The … Continued
In the earlier post on the prominent black pouch of the Blue-eared Barbet (Megalaima australis) by Adrian Lim a.k.a wmw998, there was a discussion of the pouch being used as a possible storage for food. Adrian was adamant in his … Continued
We have been looking at birds for more than two decades now. We have been paying attention to bird identification, fascinated by the plumage, as seen in the Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) on the left. Currently there are many birdwatchers … Continued
On 7th October 2007, Erik Mobrand wrote: “For the past few weeks we have had two noisy koels outside our window regularly. What is striking is that these individuals (a female and a male, perhaps juvenile) do not make the … Continued
From mid-October 2005 right through to February 2006, I had been hearing the call of the Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea) almost every morning at about 6.30 am or thereabout. Sometimes I would hear the call later in the morning and … Continued
