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)

When it doesn't feel vulnerable.

 

*Easy by nature - be like water

- Act according to situation, it will come when it comes -

Black Baza

Accipitriformes - Accipitridae - Aviceda leuphotes (Lang Baza Hitam/Helang Gerigi Hitam)

A highly distinctive medium-sized raptor. Black overall with a thick white breast band and rusty-edged white stripes on the belly. Slender crest may be held vertically or at an angle when the bird is perched, but tends to be hidden during flight. If seen flying from above, note the “checkerboard” patterning on upperwings. Favors foothill and lowland forests when breeding, but can be found in more open habitats on passage and in wintering grounds. Quite social outside of the breeding season, often soaring in large flocks and roosting communally. Gives a squeaky, echoing whistle, often while in flight.

(eBird)

When at ease is not an option, any hide, distance suffices.

*Dimming radiancy - beyond self, detached

- Practise humility - 

Dark-throated Oriole

Passeriformes - Oriolidae - Oriolus xanthonotus  (Dendang Leher Hitam/Kunyit-Bongsu Biasa)

A streak-breasted oriole with a rather long, lipstick-pink bill. Male is yellow with a glossy black hood and dark wings. Female is olive-green above. Both sexes have dark red eyes. On Borneo absent from the northern parts of the island, where replaced by the very similar Ventriloquial Oriole. Inhabits lowland and hill forests and forest edges, typically moving in the upper levels of the forest. Sometimes found singly, sometimes in pairs or mixed flocks. Song is short but fluidly melodic, often with the last note stretched out. Gives a harsh, jay-like “chew!”.

(eBird)

 

And it's aggression! Why?

*The Completion of Form - Presence of Yin

- spotted and unspotted - 

Rufous Piculet

Piciformes - Picidae - Sasia abnormis (Belatuk Kerdil/Belatuk-Kerdil Api Melayu)

Absolutely miniscule woodpecker. Tailless and round-bodied, resembling a wren or cupwing in shape. Olive above and orange below; lacks the white brow patch of White-browed Piculet. Forages in dense secondary growth from lowlands up into the foothills, often in bamboo stands. Clambers around in and flutters between low-lying vegetation, seldom high up in the canopy. Makes sharp squeaks somewhat resembling shoes rubbing on wet floors. Drums are surprisingly loud for its size.

(eBird)

A time alone, a time for others.

*Emptiness's function - When no show from God or man, it's a time for silence, non-action

- Patience, be watchful, be mindful - 

Scarlet-rumped Trogon

Trogoniformes - Trogonidae - Harpactes duvaucellie (Kesumba [Kecil] Pinggul Merah)

Striking trogon with an extensive blue gape and a similarly-colored patch above the eye. Male has a brilliantly scarlet rump and underparts. Female has an orangish rump, a yellow breast, and a pinkish-red belly. Both sexes have a dark head (paler in females) and densely barred wings. Inhabits broadleaved evergreen forests from lowlands up into the foothills. Forages from a perch, but typically sits quite still and acts sluggish. Gives a rapidly accelerating series of squeaks.

(eBird)

One in a pair and a pair is one.

* Not having source - Reason, virtue is ageless, fathomless, don't know where it comes from
- Appreciate mystery of occurrences, no need for reason -

Fiery Minivet

Passeriformes - Campehagidae - Pericrocotus igneus (Minivet Menyala/Burung-Matahari Kecil Biasa)

Brightly-colored and social, this long-tailed passerine can often be found perched up overlooking the canopy or flying overhead. Very similar to Scarlet, Long-tailed, and Short-billed minivets. Similar-looking Scarlet Minivet has two disjunct bright patches on the wings, whereas these patches are connected in Fiery. Other minivets are larger overall and brighter red (versus more orange) in adult male plumage. Female Fiery’s reddish-orange rump is unique and if seen separates her from other female black-and-red minivets. Inhabits lowland and foothill forests and forest edge. Gives a high, thin, rising “swee.”

(eBird) 

To each its own - choice and decision.

* Keeping at rest the people - Act, manage without trickery, favouritism; take care of basics
- Birding ethics, birder's ethics -