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MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18600283
Beautiful capture and looooooooooooooow profile!!

Thanks, MM. I was laying down waiting for him to come out of the tall grass he hid in.

Pondrader wrote in post #18600294
wow

wow good or wow bad Jeff, just kiddin

Archibald wrote in post #18600407
Interesting bird and nice pic of it!

Thanks, Archibald. It was a very obliging bird.

Another from the Singapore Botanic Gardens - a female Olive-backed Sunbird.

Jack Dawe wrote in post #18600587
Another from the Singapore Botanic Gardens - a female Olive-backed Sunbird.

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Nothing wrong with that shot at all.
We're you focused on bierd photography while there?
I bet there are many many species to nab.

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MedicineMan4040 wrote in post #18600595
Nothing wrong with that shot at all.
We're you focused on bierd photography while there?
I bet there are many many species to nab.

Thanks. My wife and I were en route to New Zealand, but we stopped off for two days in Singapore to meet up with a friend who took us to a few easily accessible birding spots. It was a bit rushed, due to trying to cram in as much as possible in the little time available, but tremendous fun. The Singapore bird list is quite extensive and there must be great opportunities there for anyone with the time to explore fully. Also many of the birds are very tolerant. For example, this Yellow Bittern was right next to some open-air tables where we were having breakfast. In Britain you wouldn't get within yards of any heron without a hide/blind.

twincitybulldog wrote in post #18600330
Green Heron

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Excellent shot and, I think, one of the nicest I've seen for colour and detail of this bird. Great stuff!

Pondrader wrote in post #18600384
Second shot is a Jay on the nest...

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Oh dear, oh dear! Poor thing having to sit tight to keep her eggs warm.

European Bee Eater

I wish they wouldn't perch on the power lines, but they were migrating and all lined up waiting to move on.

Trik wrote in post #18600721
Oh dear, oh dear! Poor thing having to sit tight to keep her eggs warm.

The Grey Jay is very happy to... They have skills to deal with cold weather. They lay their eggs in the snow every year, they do not migrate to the south for the warmth much like myself lol. They kinda fit with another post here about stashing food and remembering just where. You see they cover food with there own saliva to preserve it and hid it through the fall so they have food for the winter and to raise their young. So they have very good memory's.

Their young are about this size right now. I know this because there is a research group that what I call interferes with a group of Grey Jays in the name of research. I'm not a fan as you can tell.