Banded Woodpecker vs Oriental Magpie-Robin

 Maternal instincts always reign supreme in all creatures big or small.

It must have looked like a perfect foraging spot for this pair of Banded Woodpeckers who happily flew in on a blazingly bright late morning.

The huge trunk of a tree was rotten, highly probably fertile ground for grubs, highly attractive to these grub-loving woodpeckers.

Until they were rudely shocked to discover that this tree had been claimed by Oriental Magpie-Robins who came across as having built a home there already. 

One of the intruders looked like it well understood the situation and decided to flee.

But not the other.  

First assault!

Second assault

Third assault

Fourth assault - a deceptive move?

Not worth hanging on after all, so time to depart, finally.

Changeable Hawk-eagle

 An uncommon visitor to the taman, creating a ruckus among the resident birds, to finally reveal itself up the tree canopy.

The Changeable Hawk-eagle is more commonly sighted, often heard in the bukit.  

Its presence among the birds of the taman that morning was not welcome as warning cries and shrieks were ceaseless as long as it was there.

Its take-off amidst the foliage was as usual amazingly quiet and smooth.

Spectacled Spiderhunter

 It's 'belly-view' all the way!

When the Spectacled Spiderhunter decided to provide privy to its belly only, one has to be grateful for it's a full view nevertheless.

Blue-eared Kingfisher

 And then there were two, as expected when the frequency that the adult Blue-eared Kingfisher was seen to fly and fish along the river, that it was a matter of time before any juvenile was sighted.

The 'wear and tear' in parenthood.

The softness in freshness.