Avian Nesting July 2020 - Common Flameback Woodpecker

 

In the month of July we can still see nesting in progress. For the past weeks many have come to shoot this Common Flameback  Woodie in the vicinity of Ampang Kuala Lumpur. For the first shooting the hatching period is in progress. I hope the feeding activity may start in early August. 

The parents take turns to sit in the nest. Every now and then popping out to scan for threat. We will see how it fair in the next few weeks.

Lurking on the adjoining tree nearby is this monster which I believe is eying the nest. I hope the woodies will be vigilant of the predator. 

Avian sighting August 2020 - Family of Pale Blue Flycatchers

 

This flycatcher is a middle storey dweller of hill forest and is confiding in the human present. The male can be mistaken for the juvenile or female Verditer minus the black lore. The birds came out separately at a fruiting tree. The juvenile drop in most of the time and will flutter its wings when mom was in sight.

The Pale Blue female have entire buff brownish body from the throat as shown below.  Earlier thought it was the female Brown-streaked which have a whiter throat. So to conclude the junvenile is a offspring of the two to end the debate amongst the present that day. 

                        

Juvenile flycatcher like many other species can be hard to id because they look alike