Munias in the garden

There was a flock of four or five birds in my neighbour's garden on Sunday. I have never seen this particular specie of birds before and luckily I happened to have a camera close at hand. With the 30x zoom lens of my Sony HX100V, I managed  to capture these individual shots. They were such restless birds, one second pecking at the grass and the next flying away to perch on a plant. Back and forth, back and forth, these birds are boundless  bundles of  energy.

 

 

Black-crowned night heron

The rain came pitter-pattering down and we had to seek shelter before we got drenched. Then I spotted this lone black-crowned night heron by by the edge of the pond in West Coast Park.

 

For the entire duration of the heavy downpour this bird stood in the open receiving showers of blessing from the heavens. I watched it wondering if it would catch a cold, wondering if like humans, it would run a fever afterwards and whether it needed an umbrella. As I watched its every move I realised that this bird knew how to take care of itself and that was its life. When the rain ceased, it spread its wings, shook away the water as if emerging from a bath and flew away.

Unknown singer

This is a small bird with a super loud and shrill voice. I saw it perched high above me against a beautiful blue sky at the Singapore Botanic Gardens.

Pink-neck Pigeon

The tree was blessed with abundant fruits and so were the pink-neck pigeons and other birds that had more than enough to eat.

Jurong Bird Park

Birds in the Jurong Bird Park taken with the Canon 400D with a 200mm zoom.

Thirty-second encounter with the Spotted Dove

I was waiting with a camera at hand and this Spotted Dove came. It stayed no longer than 30 seconds and I had to work very fast with the camera. Perhaps it was afraid that I steal its beautiful diamond necklace.

Birds in the Hortpark and vicinity

The yellow-vented bulbul was perched high up on the twig of a bare tree. It might not have seen me and if it did, it would not have cared for I was too far away to be of any threat. I tried my luck with my zoom lens and got the protraits of this lovely bird.

 

Then a bird came swooping into my view. A pity I could not get better shots than these. Looks like an eagle. 

 

A pair of drongos did not want to be outdone. They usually do not expose their presence choosing to hide amongst thick foliage. This must have been an exceptional occasion. 

 

A Zebra dove that did not want to be photographed. 

 

Well, there are others too preoccupied with looking for breakfast to care. 

 

My prize find but unfortunately I just could not succeed in capturing this bird clearly. I think it is a red-winged woodpecker for it flew off in a flurry before I could even say hello.