These February 2009 images by Chris Lee a.k.a. chrisli023 show a Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis) about to eat a damselfly. The three images show the sequence of the damselfly being […]
The earlier posts on pellet casting by non-raptorial birds, together with their stunning images, have been consolidated and published as a scientific paper: Wang, L. K., M. Chan, Y. M. […]
Lim Poh Bee documented a Long-Tailed Shrike’s (Lanius schach) struggle with a worm that kept on wriggling. Within about two to three seconds, the bird succeeded in swallowing the worm. […]
Mike Tan stumbled upon a pair of Collared Kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris) excavating a cavity in a dead tree stump in February 2009. Obviously he is anticipating the pair to start […]
Generally, resident and territorial birds have their own favourite perches and the Coppersmith Barbets (Megalaima haemacephala) are no different. Nightshift bird on ending shift darted off and headed for its […]
Choo Teik Ju’s image of a Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus) with a centipede in its bill was taken in February 2009. This pipit is a common resident in open fields, […]
Over in the neighbouring Malaysian state of Johor, Tan Teo Seng reports that he regularly sees the Oriental Pied Hornbills (Anthracoceros albirostris) eating the soursop fruits (Annona muricata). Teo Seng […]
A Palm Cockatoo (Probosciger aterrimus) was sighted at Upper Seletar by Eric Pooi a.k.a. ericp in early March 2009. According to Eric, this is clearly an escapee, as “…there is […]
Adrian Lim a.k.a. wmw998 photographed a Black-throated Sunbird (Aethopyga saturata) in Peninsular Malaysia in August 2008. What attracted his attention was the presence of a small red patch on its […]
The arrival of the Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher (Cyex erithacus) to Singapore during February-March 2009 provided opportunities for birdwatchers to view and photographer to document this uncommon winter visitor and passage […]
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