The firmiana malayana or mata lembu, remains here in testimony to man's care-less-ness - its tree had since been felled. Let not the birds leave too.

Tuesday, 4 November 2025

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

It's triumph of the bigger, it's nature's food chain.
Yet can't help feeling a loss for the insect world.

It sure was one big juicy Praying Mantis picked up from the ground for the Greater Racket-tailed Drongo.






 



Short-horned Grasshopper



Orthoptera sp

 

Monday, 3 November 2025

Brown Shrike

The Brown Shrike's almost predictable of its presence and location during the avian migratory season that one could almost dismiss it if it's too skittish or far off.

And so a fleeting thought how I would feel if during this season I don't get to see a single Brown Shrike?!


Guessed this one was awaiting me as much as I was expecting it!



Couldn't be certain that these two shrikes were one and the same as they were sighted apart and at different times of the morning.




Ant-mimic Spider

 



Myrmarachne Jumping Spider



Saturday, 1 November 2025

Grey Wagtail

 It's said it's the journey that matters, not the destination.

It can be said too that it's the chase that's counts, not the target, but if one gets such an image?!


Nevertheless, a rather adorable bird to follow with its ceaseless tail-pumping, the Grey Wagtail ever remains captivating for its bright yellow and greyish plumage as well as bobbing long tail.




Long-nosed Planthopper

 



Dictyopharidae planthopper

Asian Grass Frog

 



Fejervarya limnocharis