Red Junglefowl from Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
“This glorious adult male Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus spadiceus) stepped out of the underbrush onto the path and offered some good, close views; always mesmerised by the plumage (above). “The white ear-wattle supports pure stock (Wells 1999), as does the … Continued
More on Javan Myna’s fledgling period
An earlier post established that the Javan Myna (Acridotheres javanicus) needs 25 days to be with its parents after fledging in order to learn how to fend for itself. This is termed the fledgling period by Erritzoe et al. (2007). … Continued
Common Wolf Snake in school vending machine
“As Singapore continues to urbanise, our precious wildlife is trying hard to adapt to the continuing decline of our natural habitat. This has resulted in an increase in wildlife encounters in urban setting. It is crucial that we develop the … Continued
Red-wattled Lapwing – juveniles
“Three juvenile Red-wattled Lapwings (Vanellus indicus atronuchalis) with two adults seen this morning. Two were feeding with one parent and the other one was with another parent about 15 meters away. “They were near adult plumage – still some white … Continued
Pacific Golden Plovers bathing and preening
“Whenever the migratory Pacific Golden Plovers (Pluvialis fulva) arrive in our wetlands, they are always a joy to behold (above). “After a series of long flights, they refresh themselves in the shallows (above, below). “Video clips of these bathing beauties … Continued
Large Woodshrike – juveniles and adults with prey
“I was walking along a trail when a flock of adult and juvenile Large Woodshrikes (Tephrodornis gularis fretensis) rushed past me nosily, foraging as they went. “Very much like a ‘bird wave’ but made of only one species. I estimated … Continued
Exhausted Hooded Pitta looked after…
A Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida) was found totally exhausted by Alaric Ng in early April. He placed it safely in a cardboard box and it subsequently recovered. This is an uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant that arrives in Singapore … Continued
A swarm of Stingless Bees
On the morning of 12th January 2019, I was informed of a swarm of bees at a footpath in front of my house. The swarm, flying around an ornamental potted plant, was made up of numerous tiny bees at around … Continued
Red-wattled Lapwing – parenting & feeding behaviour
“I recently posted about this family of Red-wattled Lapwings (Vanellus indicus atronuchalis) that were nesting and their interaction with horses (above) LINK. At that time they only had eggs. The young have hatched (3 birds) and I watched parenting, feeding … Continued
Oriental Pied Hornbill brings home a bat…
“Private individuals are also joining in the effort to encourage Hornbills to proliferate in Singapore. One home owner has set up nest boxes in his trees in his garden, and a pair of Oriental Pied Hornbills (Anthracoceros albirostris) has raised … Continued
