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Purple Heron flight landing sequence
“A composite of a Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea manilensis) flight landing sequence. “And another of it do a ‘job’ while flying. Seen this occasionally but not got a recording – the volume of poop is...
View ArticleScarlet-backed Flowerpecker eating fruit of Indian cherry
Lena Chow’s video clip, a merged clip actually, stitched together and uploaded by KC Tsang to YouTube. The video, made on the 26th September 2010, shows a female and a male Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker...
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Nesting of the Black-naped Oriole: 2. Feeding chicks
“The Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis) nest, which I discovered on 2nd March 2011 in a Broad-leaved Mahogany, had its first egg hatched on 12th March, give and take one or two day....
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A Beautiful Nest And Nature-programmed Hygiene
“I was fortunate enough to witness the behaviour of a pair of Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum) raising their young. This pair built their nest on a wild cinnamon (Cinnamon iners)...
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Glossy Swiftlet – juvenile waste disposal
“Stopped at a resort in Cameron Highlands, at ~1,700m ASL, for a break and in their rather dark car park spotted 14 Glossy Swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta cyanoptila) nests with 8 active, all with...
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Roosting of Pink-necked Green-pigeons
The Pink-necked Green-pigeons (Treron vernans) have always been using the fronds of the pair of ceram palms (Rhopaloblaste ceramica) in my garden to rest during most evenings (above). They would make...
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© MY ODYSSEY WITH BLUE-WINGED PITTAS PART 9: Feeds and Faecal Sacs
“The first successful, feeding photograph came at 0915hs from female parent named – Scarlet. A vinetting shot taken about 30ft (9m) away from my hideout, using Fieldscope x30 magnification –no camera...
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Gold-whiskered Barbet nesting
“Gold-whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon laeta) nesting. The nest was located at the fringe of primary forest in a Durian Tree (Durio zibethinus) (above). It was excavated 7-8 meters in the dead...
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Pied Triller nesting
“Spotted a Pied Triller (Lalage nigra) nest with two chicks, the usual brood number (above). I was watching another bird and was already close to the nest (4-5 meters) before I spotted it. “Decided to...
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YELLOW-VENTED BULBUL PREENING and DEFAECATION
“On the afternoon of 26th June 2014, a Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) was perched high up a mature fig tree and fastidiously preening itself (above). From this vantage point, its...
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Olive-backed Sunbird feeding chicks and removing faecal sac
“Spent some time observing the pair of Olive-backed Sunbirds’ (Cinnyris jugularis) daily routine of feeding their two chicks and maintaining the nest cleanliness,” recounted KC Tsang. Chick’s vent...
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Pied Fantail: Adult eats chick’s faecal sac
Adult Pied Fantail picking up faecal sac – video grab. 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...
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© Nesting Common Tailorbirds – One Full Circle Part 11 Faecal Sacs
Part 1; Part 2; Part 3; Part 4; Part 5; Part 6; Part 7; Part 8; Part 9; Part 10; Part 11: Faecal Sacs. “Excrements of Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) nestling accumulated inside gut and...
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Colugo mother and baby
Galeopterus variegatus, also known as Sunda Colugo and the Malayan Flying Lemur. Recent DNA studies have revealed colugos to be relatives of primates. They are secretive nocturnal animals, silent...
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Glossy Swiftlet – juvenile waste disposal
“Stopped at a resort in Cameron Highlands, at ~1,700m ASL, for a break and in their rather dark car park spotted 14 Glossy Swiftlet (Collocalia esculenta cyanoptila) nests with 8 active, all with...
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Roosting of Pink-necked Green-pigeons
The Pink-necked Green-pigeons (Treron vernans) have always been using the fronds of the pair of ceram palms (Rhopaloblaste ceramica) in my garden to rest during most evenings (above). They would make...
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© MY ODYSSEY WITH BLUE-WINGED PITTAS PART 9: Feeds and Faecal Sacs
“The first successful, feeding photograph came at 0915hs from female parent named – Scarlet. A vinetting shot taken about 30ft (9m) away from my hideout, using Fieldscope x30 magnification –no camera...
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Gold-whiskered Barbet nesting
“Gold-whiskered Barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon laeta) nesting. The nest was located at the fringe of primary forest in a Durian Tree (Durio zibethinus) (above). It was excavated 7-8 meters in the dead...
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Pied Triller nesting
“Spotted a Pied Triller (Lalage nigra) nest with two chicks, the usual brood number (above). I was watching another bird and was already close to the nest (4-5 meters) before I spotted it. “Decided to...
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YELLOW-VENTED BULBUL PREENING and DEFAECATION
“On the afternoon of 26th June 2014, a Yellow-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) was perched high up a mature fig tree and fastidiously preening itself (above). From this vantage point, its...
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