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Common Asian Koel

25 Apr

The Common Asian Koel could be heard calling out loudly in the gardens during morning hours. I managed to catch this Koel calling out and infact have a good view of it. What happened next was pretty interesting as the Koel looks like opening its mouth wide while no sound was generated. It took a while before the Koel finally threw out a pellet.

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Common Asian Koel calling out loud

Common Asian Koel throwing out a pellet

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Baya Weaver Birds

03 Apr

The Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus) is a small bird found in Asia. In Singapore, their breeding seasons takes place in April and one can see their nest along the banks of unused roads. Flocks of these birds are found in grasslandsand they are best known for their hanging retort shaped nests woven from leaves. These nest colonies are usually found on thorny trees or palm fronds and the nests are often built near water or hanging over water where predators cannot reach easily.

Baya Weaver Birds

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Juvenile White Bellied Sea Eagle

10 Dec

Juvenile White Bellied Sea Eagle thrive in our urban island. A pair managed to successfully breed at our Nature Quarry park and was seen flying high and well.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/storphotography
http://www.storphotography.com.

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Juvenile White Bellied Sea Eagle drying up after a dip

Juvenile White Bellied Sea Eagle soaring up high

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Lesser Adjutant

03 Dec

The Lesser Adjutant is a large bird in the stork family.

It is a huge bird, typically 110-120 cm tall and has a 210 cm wingspan. Its upper body and wings are black, but the belly and undertail are white. The head and neck are bare like those of a vulture.
When they fly, they retract their neck in flight like a heron.

The Lesser Adjutant breeds in wetlands in tropical lowland. It builds a stick nest in trees. It often forms small colonies.They can be found at Parit Jawa fishing village in Malaysia West Coast. The use to breed at at residential site instead of at the swamp areas. They were once found in Singapore but it is now totally confined to Malaysia Muar area.

More photos can be viewed at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/storphotography
http://www.storphotography.com.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVE @COPYRIGHT STEVEN TOR. Strictly no usage of my photographs without the permission from Steven Tor the author.

Lesser Adjutant

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Bang Poo, in Samut Prakarn province, Thailand

25 Nov

Bang Poo, in Samut Prakarn province, Thailand is an area whereby one can find ponds, mudflats, mangroves and wasteland where locals go for sight seeing, morning walk, to release crabs for merit making and to feed the gulls .

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Most people visit this place for the shorebirds called the Brown Headed Seagull. The months between October and May are the best for birdwatching and it is close to Bangkok where one can make a half day trip by taxi, or make a whole day of it by going to Muang Boran Fish Ponds in the morning and then move on to Bang Poo

Seagull

Brown Headed Seagull

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Little Egret at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

05 Nov

A small, slender egret with thin black bill and yellow feet a frequent year end visitor at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. They are silent most of the time and can be found at freshwater and tidal wetland. An attractive and elegant bird that feeds by walking quickly or running through shallow water, stirring up and chasing aquatic prey.

The images captured some of their activities at SBWR recently.

Little Egret Reflection

Little Egret take off

Birds of the same feathers flocks together

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Eurasian Curlew at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

05 Nov

The Eurasian Curlew is a rare winter visitor to Singapore. This year, we are fortunate to have this Curlew paying a visit to the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve where previously they were spotted at Changi Cove.

They can be found at mugflats, seaward of mangrove forest and offshore islets. They usually can be found among other shore birds as this Curlew was founded to be among the rest of the waders at SBWR. It feeds using its specialised bill for probing deep into the soft mud for worms and crustaceans.

Eurasian Curlew

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Wimbrels in action at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

05 Nov

The daily and interesting behaviour of the Wimbrels

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: Wimbrels gathers

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Wimbrel at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (SBWR)

05 Nov

The SBWR is now full of waders and Wimbrels are in good numbers. They are mostly found on mudflats, mangroves and estuaries, sandy shore and even freshwater marshes. They walk with long strides and probes its bill deep into the mud for worms and crustaceans.