Samson Tan was at Singapore’s offshore island of Pulau Ubin on the morning of 2nd August 2009 when he noticed a female Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis) feeding on a froghopper […]
Marcus Ng photographed a Brown-throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis) picking on the small, sticky, black seeds of the blue mahang (Macaranga heynei). This is a fast-growing tree of open areas. The […]
“I was walking around my backyard taking pictures when all of a sudden a Dark-necked Tailorbird (Orthotomus atrogularis) flew out of a cluster of blue ginger plants. All I saw […]
Steven Chong sent in an image of a Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra) harvesting nectar from the flowers of the torch ginger (Etlingera elatior) The Little Spiderhunter visits Steven’s garden three […]
It is always exciting to witness an adult Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis) arriving at the nest where the chick, with its head sticking out of the entrance, bill gaping wide, […]
Cedric Ng Shuwei a.k.a flexi showcased his images of hummingbirds photographed recently in El Valle de Antón, Coclé, Panama. The Violet-crowned Woodnymph (Thalurania colombica) (below left) and the Rufous-crested Couquette […]
Feathers have three main functions – insulation, display and flight. Each feather has a central rachis with rows of barbs on either side. Those intended for insulation and in some […]
“The nesting behavior of the omnipresent Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis) is markedly different from the Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) in that in the former, nest material gathering and nest building […]
The image above shows a male Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja), its head and mantle not yet uniformly red. Traces of the eclipse feathers are still discernible through the mass of […]
“Another quick observation. At Pulau Ubin’s mangroves near the sensory trail, I found a small Lumnitzera littorea in bloom. The deep red of the flowers stood out clearly against the […]
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