Eastern Cattle-Egret

Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae - Ardea ibis/coromanda (Bangau Kerbau)

Small, compact white heron with relatively short yellow bill. More frequently seen in dry habitats than other egrets. In breeding season, look for pale salmon color on head and breast and brighter bill. Leg color varies from reddish or yellow during the breeding season to black during the nonbreeding season. Juveniles have dark bill. Always note relatively short, thick neck and short legs compared with other egrets. Often gathers in flocks, frequently following cattle or tractors in fields.

(eBird)

Free for all yet mutually beneficial.

* Dignity's virtue - Mindfulness's virtue

- deliberate positive participation -  

Steppe Eagle vs Greater Spotted Eagle

Accipitriformes - Accipitridae - Aquila nipalensis (Helang Gurun)

A large eagle with rich brown plumage, wide wings, and seven well-splayed “fingers” at the wingtip. Adults are entirely dark brown; juveniles and immatures at rest show a distinctive wide white band bordered with black on the wing. In flight, this transforms into a white traverse band on the underwing that forms the base of the primary and secondary feathers. Birds take about four years to attain adult plumage. Frequents open grasslands, deserts, scrub, wetlands, and mountains, and is a regular carcass feeder along with vultures.

 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae - Clanga clanga (Helang-bintik Besar)

Adults are large and quite uniform dark brown eagles with very broad wings and short tails. Single white "comma" mark at the wrist of the underwing. Similar to the Lesser Spotted Eagle, which is smaller, paler, and more contrasting. Juveniles are more boldly patterned with numerous prominent dirty white spots on the back and upper wings. More tied to forests than Lesser Spotted Eagle, but still near rivers and bogs. Frequents humanmade habitats more often in winter, such as lakes, rubbish dumps, and reservoirs.

(eBird)

What it knows, and what we think we know

* Imaging the mysterious 

- Man follows Earth

  Earth follows Heaven

  Heaven follows Tao

  Tao follows Nature

- abide by the natural - 

Blue-tailed Bee-eater

Coraciiformes - Meropidae - Merops philippinus (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)

Tireless, on the flight, sweet sound of success that goes bpup, bpup bpup

 

* Troubles in merit - avoid display and excess

- do not show off - 

 

Red Junglefowl

Galliformes - Phasianidae - Gallus gallus (Ayam Hutan)

This “original chicken” is smaller than its domestic descendants, and is widespread throughout South and Southeast Asia; can also be found as an introduced species in many regions around the world (especially prevalent on many Pacific Islands, including Hawaii). In its introduced range and some areas of its native range it has interbred widely with feral and domestic chickens, producing intermediate hybrids. Many of these birds cannot be distinguished from genuine wild-type birds. Within native range calls are useful for ID: the wild male’s crowing is hoarse and choked off towards the end, unlike the loud, vibrant calls of the domestic rooster.

(eBird)

A mother's trail

* Emptiness (and) Non-existence - nature's way, it is as it is

- do not over-think, do not over-dwell

Gray-headed Lapwing

 Charadriiformes - Charadriidae - Vanellus cinereous (Rapang Kepala Keralu)

Brown lapwing with a gray head and neck, bright yellow bill, and a white belly and gray breast separated by a dark breast band. When in flight, note striking black primary feathers and white secondaries, as well as a white rump and dark tail. Gregarious, usually seen in loose small flocks, sometimes with other lapwings. Inhabits cultivated wetlands and marshy areas, feeding mainly on insects, worms, and crustaceans. Gives grating, piping screams.

(eBird)

Sometimes effacing, its habitat perfect camouflage but conspicuous in flights

* Increase through humility - the wise and their ways of the opposites

- the less trodden paths bear results - 

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)

Some prefer in flocks, some in a pair

 

* Emptiness of heart - undefinable Tao

- something cannot be explained -

Wood Sandpiper

Charadiiformes - Scolopacidae - Tringa glareola (Kedidi Kayu)

Medium-sized brownish wader with a white belly, varied pale spotting and spangling on back. In flight shows plain upperwings, square white rump patch. Legs greenish yellow. Breeds in bogs and marshes in open coniferous and mixed forests. Migrants and wintering birds occur in varied wetland habitats, especially with grassy and other vegetation cover. Walks in shallow water, picking with its bill. Mainly found as singles or small flocks, not mixed with other species. Bobs tail when nervous, but not habitually like Common Sandpiper.

(eBird)

I mind mine, you mind yours.

 

* Different from the vulgar - know you're unique

- do not fear to walk different path -