Olive-winged Bulbul enjoying the Eugenia oleina berries

Olive-winged Bulbul (Pyconotus plumosus) - note the beautiful olive wings
Location : Zone C

 Today has been another fruitful birding day.  The abundance  of Eugenia oleina trees that are in various stages of fruiting have kept many species of birds busy at the park for many days now.  The birds that appear in flocks or in small parties visiting the fruiting trees are the Philippines Glossy Starling, Brown Barbet, Yellow-vented Bulbul and today a new surprise visitor dropped by.  It was the Olive-winged Bulbul (see inset).  It has black bill, light brown feet and a beautiful olive plumage.  It is a lifer for me.  It doesn't seem to make any calls and was intent on eating the ripe juicy fruits of the Eugenia.  It looked at me curiously and was not in a hurry to fly-off  upon noticing my presence, thus allowing me to get better and clearer shots of it.

Olive-winged Bulbul and the berries of the Eugenia oleina

A company of birds on old Rambutan tree

Blue-throated Bee-eaters and the Yellow-vented Bulbuls sharing the top spot at the old Rambutan tree

Photoshoot 28 Feb'15
Note the company of bee-eaters and bulbuls on top of the Rambutan tree
Location: Zone C
The Kambatik Park, Bintulu.

This morning the Blue-throated Bee-eaters and the Yellow-vented Bulbuls were having a fiesta of bees at the old Rambutan tree.  Check out the full stsory here ...>>>http://kambatikpark.blogspot.com/2015/02/a-company-of-birds-on-old-rambutan-tree.html

The Black-headed Bulbul

Merbah Siam (Malay) - Black-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus atriceps)

The Black-headed Bulbul is not a common visitor to the Kambatik Park, Bintulu.  Checkout the story here...>>>http://kambatikpark.blogspot.com/search?q=black+headed+bulbul

In-flight and upside down serving

Yellow-vented Bulbul  - in-flight serving

 The Ong Lumok tree and the Heliconia Sexy Pink  have specific appeal to the birds.  The Ong Lumok ( Artocarpus odoratissimus) has soft, sweet and pulpy flesh.  Today a Yellow-vented Bulbul visited the over-ripe fruit.  It hoovered close to the fruit and then settled down for breakfast.  At the Heliconia Valley I chanced upon a Little Spiderhunter  that busies itself on getting a sip at the nectar.  It used a shortcut.  With its long curved beak it pierced the flower base to reach directly at the nectar.  Well, birds do work smart!

Ong Lumok tree bearing ripe and over-ripe fruits.  Over ripe ones turn brownish.
Zone C, Kambatik Park, Bintulu.

Little Spiderhunter at the Heliconia Sexy Pink

Upside down serving..

Common garden birds at the Reservoir Park, Kuching.

Asian Glossy Starling

Zebra Dove

Yellow -vented Bulbul

Bulbuls perching on a bamboo clump

A short visit to the Reservoir Park in Kuching was done on 14th August'14.  The common garden birds seen were the Asian Glossy Starling, Yellow-vented Bulbul and the Zebra Pigeon.  The bulbuls and the starlings were enjoying the ripe fruits of a ficus tree located close to  car parking area.  The Zebra doves were having their pickings on the car parking bitumen surfaces.