Happy New Year 2020 - Happy Birding

Gerhana Matahari Anulus (cincin) Solar eclipse of December 26, 2019

1/4000sec, f/32, ISO 200, 26/12/2019, 1:15pm
Gerhana Matahari Anulus (cincin) Solar eclipse of December 26, 2019

Baya Weaver in action, Aksi Ciak Tempua

Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus).  Male with yellow cap.
In act of preening

Sucking his own toe  ;)

Scratching his head - my head is itchy. Look at that debris,  see how dirty my head is, got head lice. haha!

Female below, nibbling the grass stalk

Mr. Brown , ENCIK COKLAT

Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus)

Brown Shrike on Durian tree (Durio zibethinus)

Brown Shrike and Asian Glossy Starling (Aplonis panayensis) on Petai tree (Parkia speciosa)

Encik Coklat di atas pokok buluh

Pink-necked Green Pigeon, Burung Punai Gading

Dari mana punai melayang,
Dari Sawah turun ke padi,
Dari mana datangnya sayang,
Dari mata turun ke hati.

Cuti sekolah bermula, maka bermulalah  aktiviti memotong hujung punai aka Khatan
Ya Allah permudahkan urusan ku dan lindungi pesakit ku dari musibah dan komplikasi, Amin!

Birds on Bamboo - part 2

Yellow-vented bulbul jumping from a bamboo branch

Smiling bulbul above

Scaly Breasted Munia

Yellow-vented Bulbul

Juvenile Brown-throated Sunbird

Smiling King Fisher

White-throated Kingfisher - on Bamboo tree

Pekaka Dada Putih di dahan Buluh
Photographed this White-throated Kingfisher perched on a Bamboo tree just outside my parameter fence at 7:25 am this morning.

Spotted Dove - courtship mating

Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis) - courtship and mating of the Spotted Dove
Burung terkukur - mengorat dan mengawan

Male on the left side of the above and below pictures. Most authors describe the male and females look alike. These pictures show otherwise, the male shows a darker half collar on the back and sides of the neck. The chest is darker, and the male body is slender.

Courtship display::: The male head bowing with coo coo sound, followed by the female.

Courtship flight display

Courtship flight display

Midair kiss

Landing on an electric lamp-post, and the male jumped on her back.

Female in submission, the male right leg press on the female head.
Quick cloacal kiss below.

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White-breasted Waterhen on Papaya leaf lamina

White-breasted Waterhen on Papaya leaf lamina

Jumping

This in flight picture below is not mine, but by Romy Ocon Philippine Bird photographer
https://romyocon.wordpress.com/2011/04/19/white-breasted-waterhen-in-flight/

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