Changeable Hawk-eagle

 An uncommon visitor to the taman, creating a ruckus among the resident birds, to finally reveal itself up the tree canopy.

The Changeable Hawk-eagle is more commonly sighted, often heard in the bukit.  

Its presence among the birds of the taman that morning was not welcome as warning cries and shrieks were ceaseless as long as it was there.

Its take-off amidst the foliage was as usual amazingly quiet and smooth.

Spectacled Spiderhunter

 It's 'belly-view' all the way!

When the Spectacled Spiderhunter decided to provide privy to its belly only, one has to be grateful for it's a full view nevertheless.

Blue-eared Kingfisher

 And then there were two, as expected when the frequency that the adult Blue-eared Kingfisher was seen to fly and fish along the river, that it was a matter of time before any juvenile was sighted.

The 'wear and tear' in parenthood.

The softness in freshness.

Wolf Spider

 Female wolf spider with white spherical egg sac (Pardosa sp)

Leaf-mimicking Katydid, specimen

 

A dried-up Giant Malaysian Katydid/bush cricket (Arachnacris corporalis)

Crane Fly

 

Crane fly (Hexatoma preposita)

Stilt-legged Fly

 

Stilt-legged fly (Micropezidae sp)

 

Pygmy Grasshopper

 

Pygmy grasshopper/groundhopper (Tetrigidae sp)

Monkey Grasshopper

Monkey grasshopper (Erianthus versicolor)

 

Short-horned Grasshopper

 

Short-horned grasshopper (Atratomorpha sp)

Crested Goshawk

The Crested Goshawk flew in like it was pursued, to perch unusually high up.

Then shockingly, a lone Black-naped Oriole sped in to try and harass it! 

Not once but twice.

And that was it as the Goshawk stayed put, and eventually flew off.

Was it being bullied because it came across as an aging bird? Compare it to one sighted a couple of days before.