New Year Birds

Juvenile Olive-backed sunbird  Brown-throated Sunbird

perched at a Zigzag flower

Juvenile Olive-backed Sunbird (male)

adult male (above)

Shrike winter migrant on a cable

Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) at a papaya tree

Zebra Dove in love (copulation)

White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smymensis) perched on an electric pole

Spider Hunter jumping from a banana leaf - Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)

Water Hen

Spectacled Spiderhunter wish you Happy Holidays

***Happy holidays***

Bila Habis Madu...

When nectar is finished...

This is the same Spectacled Spiderhunter that I posted earlier on Malaysia Day.
Location: Kampung Tengah, Temerloh, Pahang.

Hari Raya Birds - part 4 - Selamat Hari Malaysia!

Happy Malaysia Day!

Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster)

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Location: Kampung Tengah, Temerloh, Pahang.

Sky Rats and Spiderhunter

No outing this weekend, so I process the remaining image that was captured last week at Fraser's Hill. Very common bird at that hill station.

Long-tailed Sibia (Heterophasia picaoides) - Local name: Rimba Ekor Panjang.
Some people call this "Sky Rats".

Streaked Spiderhunter (Arachnothera magna) - Local name: Kelicap Jantung Gunung

Have a look for more bird pictures at the Bird Photography Weekly @ Birdfreak.

Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)

This last picture taken at 7.38am today.

SpiderHunter Looking up for SkyWatch Friday

Yellow-eared Spiderhunter (Arachnothera chrysogenys), size18 cm

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Spider Hunter

Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster)

Where is my Mama ?

Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster)

Spectacled Spiderhunter at Petai tree - Arachnothera flavigaster at Parkia speciosa

Arachnothera flavigaster at Parkia speciosa - Spectacled Spiderhunter at Petai tree






























Spectacled Spiderhunter at Petai tree

Tongue of Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)

Nectar feeders (hummingbirds, sunbirds, spiderhunters, & honeycreepers) - tongues may form an elongated 'tube' allowing nectar to be gathered by capillary action (not by suction) or may have brushy tips that 'collect' nectar and permit the bird to essentially lap it up.

Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)
Kelicap Jantung Kecil
Size: 16cm, Weight: 17-19 grams.
Habitat: Forests, forest edge, wooded areas

Feed largely on nectar and tiny insects, spiders.

A bird's bill consists of a bony framework covered by a tough layer of keratin. The keratin layer is
continuously replaced throughout the life of a bird & is just as continuously worn down by eating and
manipulating hard objects. The cutting edges of the beak are the tomia. The bill plays a critical role in food
acquisition &, of course, bill morphology varies with food habits:

** Text from: here
(http://www.yardbirds.org.il/computer/digestion.pdf)

Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (Arachnothera affinis)

Edited: 25/7/08

I got comment for Subaraj at BESG site.
here the link.
The ID of this bird is: Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (Arachnothera affinis)












Grey-breasted Spiderhunter (Arachnothera modesta)
Local name Kelicap Jantung Bukit
Size (cm) 18

Kelicap Jantung Besar (Spectacled Spiderhunter) - part II

Kelicap Jantung Besar (Spectacled Spiderhunter)

I saw this Spectacled Spiderhunter (Arachnothera flavigaster)
hanging at this 'Jantung pisang' (banana blossom, the flower of the banana)
a couple of time, but unable to photograph it.
I got this ONE shot through the steel fence, just one frame before it flew away.
This picture describe very well why Malay call it "Kelicap Jantung" meaning bird that feed on 'jantung pisang' (banana heart). It feed on nectar at that tiny yellow flowers that are lined up in tidy rows.

Yellow-eared Spiderhunter (Arachnothera chrysogenys)

I make a mistake, thinking that this ia a Spectacled spiderhunter


Actually this is;

Yellow-eared Spiderhunter (Arachnothera chrysogenys)
Local name: Kelicap Jantung Telinga Kuning
Size (cm) : 18