Daurian Starling

Just a small family of Daurian Starlings, mixing with Asian glossy starlings.

A female, probably parent, with two sub-adults.

And then another

Not all fruits are edible, yet.

The family of three ....

Insect Pupa

 

Probably a pupa of a beetle or moth.

Rice Earhead Bug

 

Rice earhead bug (Leptocorisa acuta)

Asian Brown Flycatcher

 It's pretty amusing that due to the dearth of migrant visitors to both the taman and bukit, to sight this Asian Brown Flycatcher could bring such delight!

In fact, it's my first sighting in the taman since the migratory season started though perhaps it could have been here since but not sighted personally.

Grey Wagtail

 Just for play, playing for the sake of playing, a juvenile Grey Wagtail didn't need much for play, a mere dry leaf.

And, hello there!

Time when it didn't pump its tail up and down.

At home in both water and on land.

Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo

 When sunlight favours one's appearance, gloss, gleam, shine, sheen, one has it all.

Coming across typically as black overall under foliage, its true colours are only revealed when hit by the bright sun.

A comparison of plumage in the shade and when struck by sunlight.

Asian Openbills

 And then there were four.

A juvenile Asian Openbill sunning up a tree by the river, and fleeing upon spotting me.

And another inside the taman foraging, and taking off for the opposite side of the pond, perhaps for better prey luck.  Unfortunately the few minutes it was under observation, it was not seen to have caught anything.

Does it mean this taman soon would not be worth staying on?

Leaving to join another at the edge of another pond, again I did not observe any catch.

Asian Openbills typically feed on large snails or mollusks found in wetlands and paddy fields.  They go too for worms, crabs, frogs, fish and large insects.  All unfortunately seem alacking in this taman.

The last one spotted was by the river which I believe was the one that repeatedly eluded me days before.