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
Breeding Plumage of the Little Egret and Great Egret with a dark history
“Dr Lee Van Hien and me were photographing birds at Sungei Buloh Wetland in late March 2019, the tail end of the migratory season for birds travelling along the East Asia Australian Flyway. There were two species of Egrets that … Continued
Chestnut-bellied Tit Sittiparus castaneoventris
“The Chestnut-bellied Tit (Sittiparus castaneoventris) is delightful little bird that is fast moving and often in small groups with other tits or birds (above, below, bottom). “The Taiwan version of the ‘Varied Tit’ has a deeper chestnut breast and underparts, … Continued
Javan Myna and Yellow-vented Bulbul eating Bitter Gourd fruit
The Bitter Gourd (Momordica charantia) is a slender climber (above). Like other members of the cucumber family (Cucurbitaceae), the flowers are unisexual (below). Male and female flowers of the Bitter Gourd are found on the same plant. As implied by … Continued
Blue-crowned Hanging-parrot feeding on mango
Jeremiah Loei’s video clip shows a Blue-crowned Hanging-parrot (Loriculus galgulus) feeding on a ripe mango fruit (Mangifera indica). An earlier post on this hanging-parrot eating mango is illustrated by an image. A list of plants that this hanging-parrot takes can … Continued
Streaked Spiderhunter – foraging
“Spiderhunters have long tubular tongues used to suck nectar into the mouth. “The above image shows a Streaked Spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna musarum) using its long tongue to explore for insects, possibly spiders – note the faint spider webs in the … Continued
Spider Wasp
“This is a solitary wasp found throughout the world. It specialises in hunting spiders and usually removes their legs. Zoom in on the image above and note that the spider’s legs had been removed already,” wrote Janice Ang who spotted … Continued
Blue Whistling-thrush
“A number of Blue Whistling Thrush (Myophonus caeruleus dichrorhynchus) are present at the numerous cave temples scattered around the city, where some have become somewhat accustomed to people and allow a closer approach. “I heard this bird making the classical, … Continued
