Pink-necked Green Pigeon

 Time when we do not realise we intrude.

Time we focus on the wrong spot, issue.

Mine, what bright red feet!

And then there it was, was it why it was rather disconcerted.

Apologies for witnessing an uneasy moment!

Green-billed Malkoha

 It's been too long since I last spotted the Green-billed Malkoha.

And almost missed it if it had not called out, and practically only metres away that I had to back off.

Always a joy to capture a big bird leap and lunge.

And a success!

Pacific Swallow

 It's that time of the year when reproduction is in the air!

Pacific Swallows are not excluded.

Looked like the bird tried to evade tracking by not assuming a straight flight path.

Relentless, industrious, the pair was non-stop in their collection of nesting materials.

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.