Dollarbird

 On a terribly terribly hazy morning, when dimness was the theme of the day, a Dollarbird high up albeit should be considered rather commonplace could still stir some excitement, and the arrival of a Banded Woodpecker could only be a bonus.

Rice Bug

Rice Bug (genus Leptocorisa)

 

Bees, Wasp and Hoverfly

 

Black-sided Small Carpenter Bee (Ceratina nigrolateralis sp)

Blue-banded Bee (Amegilla cingulata)

Hoverlfy/Band-eyed Drone Fly (Eristalinus taeniops)

Hairy Scoliid Flower Wasp (Campsomeris sp.)

Blue Pansy

 

Blue Pansy (Junonia orithya)

Banded Woodpecker

 For the past weeks, the family of Banded Woodpeckers had decided the taman would be its playground as they could be spotted and heard at different parts throughout the morning.

Then time seemed to stand still ...

... and trying to snooze came naturally.

... until rudely disturbed ....

Crested Serpent-Eagle

First it was a young Crested Goshawk, then just a couple of days later, it was a young Crested Serpent-Eagle.

Similar to the Goshawk, despite knowing it was observed the Serpent-Eagle refused to budge from its perch.

Patience is indeed nothing like a bird waiting for prey.

An older adult seen about a couple of weeks ago, also at eye-level.

Crested Goshawk

Only in TRK, raptor at eye-level!

It looked like this young adult of a Crested Goshawk just had a meal going by some blood stains on one of its claws, or was it simply injured?

Perhaps it's why it was rather passive, even as we encircled it, and later with the taman workers close-by.

So what would make it stir whilst I couldn't bring myself to make it so especially that it's typically considered avian 'siesta' period at this time of the day.

Nothing as we eventually left it alone.