“There were a large number of self-feeding juvenile Red-eyed Bulbul (Pycnonotus brunneus brunneus) at the fruiting Common Mahang (Macaranga bancana). Top and above are of Red-eyed Bulbul juveniles. They are […]
An earlier post dealt with a family group of Blue-winged Leafbirds (Chloropsis cochinchinensis moluccensis) feeding on the nectar and fruits of the Malayan Mistletoe (Dendrophthae pentandra) at the fringe of […]
![Yellow Vented BulbulYV-AustMulberry [AmarSingh]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Yellow-Vented-BulbulYV-AustMulberry-AmarSingh-q8dfdto7mwm6ha1hu9fyjbxp9zg48bs3aqam5eg4mo.jpg "Yellow Vented BulbulYV-AustMulberry [AmarSingh]")
“Went back to observe the Native/Australian Mulberry (Pipturus argenteus) and watch which birds feed on the fruit. I saw more species of birds feeding on the fruit and have suspicions […]
![PLATE 1 LITTLE GREEN PIGEON [DaisyO'Neill]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/PLATE-1-LITTLE-GREEN-PIGEON-DaisyONeill-q8dgbsk8md481yp6hg1l59ce4a0nejmvmv1bie2xrk.jpg "PLATE 1 LITTLE GREEN PIGEON [DaisyO’Neill]")
“At first dawn light, I would be ready for the morning walk. “The slightest sound of my footsteps on gravel path sent foraging green pigeons on a scrambling flight off […]
![1 Starfruit [DaisyO'Neill]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/1-Starfruit-DaisyONeill-q8dftr1rfuf37ewmu5adsb8vn0y0np0ctk8sw6tz74.jpg "1 Starfruit [DaisyO’Neill]")
“A tropical, succulent fruit when matured grows to about 10cm in length. When ripened, tastes sweet with an astringent finish. Shaped like a 5-pointed star when sliced cross-sectioned, is known […]
![Fl'pkerOBel m [DaisyO'Neill] 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/FlpkerOBel-m-DaisyONeill-1-q8dfz2su61pkzv63qg69wyuwtmow9y5ljxbusmxnxs.jpg "Fl’pkerOBel m [DaisyO’Neill] 1")
“A recent, late June- early July 2015 revisit to Sepilok in Sabah (N. Borneo), after an absence of five year rotation visit, saw many changes in development, depletion in bird […]
![ThrushOrHd-Macaranga sp [AmarSingh] - 2](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/ThrushOrHd-Macaranga-sp-AmarSingh-2-q8dgbnv1o6xsfww08w0gasj35cntc247y7rw409wmo.jpg "ThrushOrHd-Macaranga sp [AmarSingh] – 2")
On 17th December 2012, Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS encountered this 12-15 metres high Macaranga sp. at the Kledang-Sayong Forest Reserve in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. It was located across a ravine […]
![1f. SpiderhunterGrBr [AmarSingh]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/1f.-SpiderhunterGrBr-AmarSingh--q8dg55t8eg1e50bz7kucjxlb8epf3fb221bzm3wxo0.jpg "1f. SpiderhunterGrBr [AmarSingh]")
The Kledang-Sayong Forest Reserve in the Malaysian state of Perak is a mixed secondary-primary forest. In mid-December 2013, Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS located a fruiting Common Mahang tree (Macaranga bancana) […]
![BulbulRE-lantana fr [AmarSingh] - 2](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BulbulRE-lantana-fr-AmarSingh-2-q8dg37bc5vcvy96dn8dbuxdqoicw24j6scekmctgmo.jpg "BulbulRE-lantana fr [AmarSingh] – 2")
”In the Kledang-Sayong Forest Reserve but partly damaged sections at the fringe with some shrubs planted. “Red-eyed Bulbul (Pycnonotus brunneus) feeding on the Lantana camara ripe berries.” Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh […]
![BulbulOlWg-Acacia mangium [AmarSingh] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BulbulOlWg-Acacia-mangium-AmarSingh-1-q8dg0fog1fkhrl73t1avimivpnzze7jn2n93r0x6y8.jpg "BulbulOlWg-Acacia mangium [AmarSingh] – 1")
“I often find that I can miss bird behaviour if I dismiss ‘common birds’. I was out for a long walk in my favourite forest reserve, more to build up […]
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