Art Toh’s video clip of a Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica) call was recorded on Singapore’s offshore island of Pulau Ubin on 8th June 2019 (below). An earlier post provides the […]
Flush-pursuit foraging is defined as startling prey which is then chased down and eaten (Hill, 2010). The prey can be pursued and captured on the ground or in flight. This […]
MeiLin Khoo’s two videos of the nesting Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica) were documented at Gardens by the Bay in July 2018. An earlier video, see HERE, shows the adult eating […]
The video clip below shows the adult Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica) eats a faecal sac excreted from the chick in the nest. Now why did the adult do this? Faecal […]
On the morning of 8th November 2017, Asher Ang was out photographing birds when he returned with a scoop. This is what he wrote on Facebook: “Last weekend a certain […]
Maung Maung’s first video of the Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica) shows the two chicks about to fledge. They spend most of their time exercising their wings vigorously in preparation (above, […]
“This is one of two resident Pied Fantails (Rhipidura javanica longicauda) and one of our frequent joys every day. “Friendly birds that allow close observations and love to bathe in […]
“I have seen quite a few birds nesting in the past few weeks, having taken care not to allow any unnecessary disturbance, keeping my distance and limiting time at the […]
“Was out cycling with my wife when we spotted a feeding frenzy of birds on alate termites. This is not an uncommon occurrence and I have seen numerous episodes. [See […]
“Less than 2 months after my first encounter with fledglings of the Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica) LINK, I had a pleasant surprise. There was another nesting from the same parents […]
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