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Birds visiting my Garden
Years ago, there used to quite a fair number
of different species of birds visiting my garden. Though I still able to see these birds in other parts of
the community housing area sometimes, but not in my stretch of the street. Just imagine way
back in 1978, when I first moved in to this "Greenfield" area, I saw birds like
Fiery Minivet, a forest bird. Situation cannot stagnate and remain the same. Overall, taking
stock, I could see the changes. For example, as I am writing now, I could hear the calls of Bee eaters.
Announcing their presence for this season. Long ago they used to perch on the TV
aerials of houses, mine and the neighboring houses.
What I miss most were the
continuous presence of Orioles,
Pink necked Green Pigeons and
White-throated Kingfisher. They don't mooch around my place anymore? Also less
seen nearby my area as well. Only the birds
themselves know best, the reason why for the less frequent sightings. I can only speculate that the wooded areas near to my housing estate were drifting further
away. Also true, that the Intensity of traffic
around my area had shot up many folds. Food sources, not only considering what my garden can provide, but
overall the area collectively could provide had varied. In this rapid changing
world situation, new scenarios are inevitable.
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The
Jungle Myna
Thought I that I would
never see them again in Selangor |
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Brown Shrike
A migratory bird who has their
home in the Open Country! What is the bird doing in my garden?
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Brown
throated Sunbird
A forest
edge bird, gate-crushing into private garden
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Asian Glossy
Starling
Noisy black
birds moving about in small flock, stealing myfruits
before they are ready to be eaten |
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Olive-backed Sunbird
A very
common in our garden! A bird that
most people have seen but have not got to knowing it |
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Daurian
Starling
When one
talk about birds moving around in flocks, habits of the
Daurian Starlings are the best example. Oh! it si a
migratory bird. |
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White-throated Kingfisher
Very
friendly bird and beautiful colours. A trash bird to
Malaysian bird watcher as it is so common. But not in
neighbouring countries. |
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Coppersmith
Barbet
Smallest
Barbet but equally colourful. A very common bird in our
park. Can hear it calling but very hard to spot. It is
so tiny! |
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Pink-necked
Green Pigeon
A very
colourful wild Pigeon from the forest coming to
visit us. Truly a gem! A pair -may not be visiting my
garden but seen daily around our housing easte. |
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Black-naped
Oriole
Colourful
but noisy opportunist and marauder |
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Peaceful Dove
The only
bird that can virtually feed from your hand! If you have
trained the pair to array its fear of you. |
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Spotted Dove
Very loud
fellow! Calling daily for as long as 30 minutes around
8.30am and sometimes for a longer time in the morning.
From roof top or on electric cables
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Magpie Robin
A prosperity
bird to the Chinese. Superb singers, though so common as
a trash bird, we may be seeing the last few. Very much
sort after birds by collectors. Sings in the morning
around 8.30am
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Common Myna
This is the
original Myna that we have. But these days, there are
more Javan Mynas. Migrants which have become residents.
Like all Mynas calling when feeding or having feud.
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Pacific Swallow/
You may not
care to give a second look. It is a common bird on our
electric wires, Very soft murmuring, hardly audible |
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Common Tailorbird
A very loud
voice bird calling consistently like a sewing machine
working. It is so skittish and tiny that you will never
get to see it. Calling endlessly when foraging. Around
10 am or 4 pm
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White-vented
Myna
This is a
migratory bird. Though could be in your garden calling
non stop but would never get to tell it apart from other
Mynas. Makes long 30 minutes calls for ritual daily at
8.00am
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Javan
-Myna
A very very
common visitor to the garden. So use to seeing humans
that they have no apprehension. Sporadic call when
feeding |
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Yellow-vented Bulbul
Another very
common bird and to gain "trash" birds status. very much
sort after by birds in neighbouring countries. First
bird for morning calls - 6.45am daily
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Common House
Crow
Another very
common bird and to gain "trash" birds status. very much
sort after by birds in neighbouring countries. First
bird for morning calls - 6.45am daily
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