An earlier post caught the Cave Nectar Bats (Eonycteris spelaea) visiting flowers of the banana plant (Musa ‘Raja’) at the stage when the inflorescence was putting forth male flowers LINK […]
Birds of Australia – A Photographic Guide by Iain Campbell, Sam Woods and Nick Leseberg with photographs by Geoff Jones. Princeton University Press, 2015. “This is a delightfully helpful and […]
“There are two endemic pheasants in Taiwan, the Mikado Pheasant (Syrmaticus Mikado) (above) and the Swinhoe’s Pheasant (Lophura swinhoii). “Both serve as icons for bird splendour and bird watching in […]
On the afternoon of 23rd November, neighbour Amber Lau, accompanied by her parents, brought a juvenile Common Fruit Bat (Cynopterus brachyotis) hanging from the end of a short stick. The […]
“The Dark Brand Bush Brown (Mycalesis mineus macromalayana, family Nymphalidae, subfamily Satyrinae) is a commonly encountered greyish-brown butterfly in Singapore and may be found from urban parks to forested areas […]
“The Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes owstoni) is not as common a bird but very conspicuous at higher altitudes. Was snowing when we saw it at ~ 2500 meters ASL. Will […]
Jeremiah Looei’s two videos show the Violet Cuckoo (Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus) feasting on caterpillars. Insects are its favourite food, especially caterpillars. The hairy ones are carefully prepared by swiping on the […]
“With reference to the comment by Barkha on 26th December that he hopes Spotted Doves (Streptopelia chinensis) will again nest on his balcony LINK, my opinion is that if you […]
“We all have birds that become our ’favourites’, and I have many, but I am partial to robins and thrushes. I was looking forwards to meet this wonderful bush-robin and […]
The North Island Kokato (Callaeas wilsoni) is of ancient lineage with very few surviving close relatives (above). Its closest cousin is the saddleback (Philesturnus spp.). “The video clip below was […]
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