Crested Goshawk

 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae - Lophospiza trivirgata (Helang-Sewah Besar Berjambul)

Powerfully built hawk of forests, especially hilly woods. Namesake crest is usually held low and not very visible. Adult has a gray head, brown wings, whitish underparts with thick orange-brown stripes in belly and streaks in breast, and white throat with black borders. Juvenile similar but with brown head, sparingly marked underparts, and very short crest. Appears stockier and relatively shorter-tailed in flight than other accipiters. Flying adults may also show a fluffy white clump of feathers on both sides of the tail.

(ebird)

You summon grit,

gripping focus.

The wait was over,

The injury was overcome, almost

I renewed the passage I was on

I renewed grit.

Blue-eared Kingfisher

Coraciiformes - Alcenididae - Alcedo meninting (Pekaka Bintik-bintik)

A diminutive dark blue kingfisher with no rufous on the ear-patch. It has an orange spot in front of the eye, white ear tufts on the sides of the neck, and an ultramarine-blue head and neck with darker blue bands giving it a scaly appearance. Upperparts glossy dark blue with paler blue central band down the back to the rump. White chin and throat with deep orange underparts. Males have black bill with brownish-red base, while females have almost entirely red bill. Juvenile also has dark blue upperparts, but has rufous cheeks and ear-coverts similar to Common Kingfisher. Inhabits well-shaded waterways in forested areas.

(eBird)

Young, learning, of failure and success.

* Propounding the essential - know what you do not know, strive without contending; The Way may be a tough way but it does not injure *

- know yourself, trust, stay your course -

Jambu Fruit-Dove

Columbiformes - Columbidae - Ptilinopus jambu (Punai-Gading Jambu)

The plum-red face and pink “blush” on the white chest of the cartoonish-looking male are unique. Plainer female and juvenile can be difficult to separate from female Black-naped Fruit Dove; look out for Jambu’s bright white eye-ring and orange bill. Generally uncommon and nomadic; roams widely across lowland and foothill forests, where it seeks out fruiting trees. Forages quietly in the canopy, typically singly or in pairs.

(eBird)

Sets its own pace, goes its own way, a natural.

* Alone standing - recognise and value what and where you are, and you'll not covet another *

- not wrong to be different, to not want -

Pink-necked Green Pigeon

 Columbiformes - Columbidae - Treron vernons (Punai Leher Jambu)

Brightly-colored tree-dwelling pigeon. Adult male has a powder-pink neck, orange breast patch, gray-blue head, and yellow belly. Adult female is much plainer, tea-green above and brighter yellow-green below. Both sexes have striking black-and-yellow wing feathers and yellow spotting on the undertail coverts. Adaptable, and can be found in mangroves, open coastal forests, parks, gardens, and plantation edges. Primarily a lowland species, but can on occasion be found in foothills. Social, often gathering in flocks; occasionally mixes with other green-pigeons. Unlike many other pigeons, not very vocal; occasionally gives strange, alien-sounding coos.

(eBird)

When a point of consciousness is overturned, naturalness is restored.

* Sustains contract - The Way leans on the positive instead of the negative in any dealing *

- look upward and outward in any situation -

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

Passeriformes - Dicaeidae - Dicaeum trigonostima (Sepah Bunga Perut Jingga)

Bright and colorful male is difficult to miss: bright grayish blue with yellow or orange underparts (depending on subspecies) and a small orange splotch on the back. Female is comparatively dull, but her yellow-suffused underparts and rump are still quite distinctive. Like other flowerpeckers, forages actively, often hovering in front of blossoms or while gleaning from foliage. Inhabits forested edges (less common in dense forest) from lowlands up to foothills; often quite close to human habitation. Gives a variety of buzzy or sharp notes.

(eBird) 

What behoves a flowerpecker to be excitable

Whatever, it's merely natural.

* Trust in faith - trust in the strength of the soft, the weak, the humble and the yielding *

- do not assume, do not underestimate -

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Coraciiformes - Meropidae - Merops philippinus (Berek-berek Zaitun Asia/Beberek Ekor Biru)

Elegant, slender bird of open country, frequently seen in flight or perched on exposed snags or telephone wires. Adult green overall, with blue tail, thin black mask, and rufous throat; bright rufous underwings visible in flight. Juvenile similar but paler, with tannish throat and shorter tail, lacking the adult's elongated central tail feathers. Flying bird has distinctive shape, with broad, sharply pointed wings, long tail, and long bill. Nests colonially in sandbanks. Voice a sweet, clipped “cheer-it,” sometimes given in series.

(eBird)

Life cycle

* Heaven's reason - the natural way is to reduce what' abundant, increase what's in need *

- do what's needful without claim and superiority -

Blue-throated Bee-eater

Corasiformes - Meropidae - Merops viridis (Beberek Leher Biru/Berek-berek Rengkung Biru)

A bright green insect hunter with a long bill and triangular starling-like wings. Adult has a bright blue throat, orange-brown crown and nape, and long trailing central tail feathers. Sexes are alike. Juveniles have a paler blue throat, no orange-brown coloration, and no long tail extensions. Often hunts from exposed perches such as telephone lines or snags, on which it rubs its venomous quarry so as to disarm it. Call is a bright, inflected “chileep.”

(eBird)

Of all sizes and stages, but of one focus and goal.

* Beware of strength - strong is not the mighty, the unyielding, the unbending *

- beware of the loud, the all-knowing -