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It is always difficult to locate a singing Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) in my garden. The song may sound loud and clear, yet I have always been unable to locate […]
“There were five Coppersmith Barbets (Megalaima haemacephala indica) feeding at one time, either as family or just attracted at the same time. At least two were mature adults, and two […]
“Creating a garden is more than just choosing the right bird feeders or the right garden birdbaths. You need to take a few extra steps to make it a truly […]
“Regarding the post of the Grey Herons, I am no expert but these images showing both breeding (left) and non-breeding (below) plumage of the Grey Herons (Ardea cinerea) will, hopefully, […]
![SunbirdBrTh-epiphyte fern [AmarSingh] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SunbirdBrTh-epiphyte-fern-AmarSingh-1-q8dgeasqugjr0j23uj1rsmkn59nvxhl3z9nxkyd568.jpg "SunbirdBrTh-epiphyte fern [AmarSingh] – 1")
In September 2010 Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS was in East Malaysia (Borneo) on official duties. One evening when he was at the waterfront in Kuching city, he encountered a male […]
The Bird Ecology Study Group associates water with wetlands. In Singapore, when you mention wetland, you automatically think of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. This is where nature lovers, especially birdwatchers, […]
![ParakeetLT-dillenia fr [MikeTan] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/ParakeetLT-dillenia-fr-MikeTan-11-q8dgr4bi243jd2fpzkjlaw3ytgh3wvhbepzc7tcub4.jpg "ParakeetLT-dillenia fr [MikeTan] – 1")
Mike Tan a.k.a. woof photographed the very common Long-tailed Parakeet (Psittacula longicauda) feasting on the young developing fruits of the yellow simpoh (Dillenia suffruticosa) (above). The image on the left […]
![SibiaLT-moth [KCTsang-video] - 3](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SibiaLT-moth-KCTsang-video-3-q8dgbapb0ifrxdf4dqbobvumtygocanz8en3e4tf1s.jpg "SibiaLT-moth [KCTsang-video] – 3")
KC Tsang’s video shows two separate feeding, the first, a Long-tailed Sibia (Heterophasia picaoides) attempting to feed on what looks like a dead moth. The sibia fails to swallow the […]
![SunbirdC-reflection SBG [Jane] - 2](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/SunbirdC-reflection-SBG-Jane-2-q8dflcdqb6wrcz49xigihfmgcydtt5msby6gd3aquo.jpg "SunbirdC-reflection SBG [Jane] – 2")
“This morning while my husband and I were passing a car at the Singapore Botanic Gardens car park, the sharp and excited chic-chic-chwee call of the Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) […]
![DoveEm m [AmarSingh] - 2](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/DoveEm-m-AmarSingh-2-q8dfjgpcn4c451ukwp7dhwp9l7neey642n7ht633ao.jpg "DoveEm m [AmarSingh] – 2")
Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS visited the Kledang-Sayong Forest Reserve in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia on 16th September 2010 and encountered the Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica indica). He is sure that there […]
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