Nesting time

It looked like nesting time for these birds in the taman, and for  a couple of them, it's the females at work.

Did the Sunbird?

Did it or didn't it?
The Plain-throated Sunbird came, saw, didn't look like it had, perhaps it did, and left.
Nevertheless it left a trail of pretty pictures.

A heron and his lunch, perhaps

A heavy downpour led to thundering rush of water into Sg Penchala that ran by the taman.

This Striated Heron was caught flying in and looking longingly at the water below.  I guessed this one might have a long wait for lunch.

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Goshawks in flight

The cries above alerted me to a pair of Crested Goshawks pursuing one another.  To my delight, playback on my camera revealed them to be a male and female.  It was the first time capturing these birds in flight at such close range.

Male

Female

As I was passing by

Thanks for the pose!

A hungry Starling

This juvenile Asian Glossy Starling must have known that the parent had something to offer, going by the wide open beak.

And indeed the parent had, food flown in the mouth!

Not a starling to ignore

The Asian Glossy Starling isn't exactly an attractive bird but caught in profile, this juvenile is worth a second look, wet it may be.

An unfamiliar territory to the Barbet

The Lineated Barbet normally kept to only certain parts of the taman so when it flew down to this tree, it caught me by surprise.  Anyway it looked like whatever caught its interest didn't last long.  It flew off quickly.
Furthermore this barbet is not a bird that usually ventures this low to forage.

Not sure what had caught its attention for it to strain this way.

A Swallow community affair

It looked like it's the time of the year again when the Pacific Swallows breed, but before that, nest building.  Nest building for these birds is a collective effort.  Collection of materials include dry stuff as well as wet mud.

These two, sub-adults in moulting plumage, were going for the wet mud.

The birds were flying in and off with the materials so I guessed the nest must be close by.

Looked like not any dry stuff could be used!

And then it's rest time, perhaps preening to rid off water and whatever stuck on after freely rummaging in the wet ground.

As I was passing by

Thanks for the pose!

Overdue woodpecker sighting

Woodpeckers are not uncommon in the Bukit and I've sighted two species so far.  The latest one adds to my list, i.e. the Common Flameback, which puzzles me why I've not sighted it earlier or more frequently.
This male was so preoccupied that it didn't mind me approaching closer and closer.  As with any woodpecker, it was constantly foraging and eventually took off as suddenly as it appeared.