Tiger Shrike

A first winter Tiger Shrike in the taman, normally seen only for a few days here.

 

Sunda Brush Cuckoo

 Find joy in what you find - the unexpected, the coming forth, the little window, the momentary opportunity;
for the a sub-adult, probably a Sunda Brush Cuckoo, that zoomed in - a female hepatic-morph (Cacomantis sepucralis).

Amur Paradise-Flycatcher

 At times mesmerising, thrilling, at times frustrating, its vortex of acrobatic moves inevitably pulled one into its frenzy.

The presence of an Amur Paradise-Flycatcher in the taman is uncommon, what more a male that teased with a promise of a future long tail feather.

So with utmost patience and high hope, the trigger was poised!

A respite before it resumed as before.

Much later, an unexpected find, to chance upon it again, briskly dipping in the river, another teaser movement that was all too soon over, and failing at foraging before it fled.

Rufous-legged Grasshopper

 

Rufous-legged Grasshopper nymph (Xenocatantops humilis)

Creeping Oxeye

 

Trailing daisy (Wedelia trilobata)

Oriental Garden Lizard

 

Oriental Garden Lizard (Calotes versicolor)

Common Iora

One female sub-adult Common Iora undeniably already a beauty.