House Crow

Passeriformes - Corvidae - Corvus splendens (Burung Gagak Rumah) 

A slender, blackish medium-sized crow with a long bill. The grayish nape and sides form a paler collar that contrasts with the glossy black body. Primarily a scavenger, feeding on leftover rubbish from humans. Found in a wide range of habitats mostly around human habitation. Their call is a loud and harsh “kaa kaa kaa.”

(eBird)

Give it a name, action has reason and limit; give it no name, action has neither reason nor limit.

Oriental Magpie-Robin

 Passeriformes - Muscicapidae - Copsychus saularis (Murai Kampong)

A medium-sized robin with a broad white wingbar running from the shoulder to the tip of the wing. Note white outertail feathers, particularly when in flight. Males sport black-and-white plumage while the females are grayish brown and white. Juveniles resemble females, but have a scaly head and upperparts. They have a good repertoire of melodious calls and are known to imitate other bird calls. The most commonly heard call is a whistle given at dawn. Most often seen singing from a high exposed perch. These birds are often seen in cultivated areas, open woodlands, and gardens.

(eBird)

Having reason, will hesitate; having no reason, just do.

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

 Passeriformes - Dicruridae - Dicrurus paradiseus (Cecawi Anting-anting Besar)

A large black drongo with a notched tail and long, racketlike outer tail streamers, a glossy neck, and an obvious crest that curves backwards. Juveniles are duller and often lack the tail streamers. Prefers woodlands and forests where it may be found associating with mixed flocks, other drongos, and birds such as treepies and babblers. Similar to other drongos when without tail, but combination of notched tail, crest on forehead and medium-sized bill set it apart. An accomplished mimic with variety of vocalisations including metallic jingling sounds.

(eBird)

To Reason is natural; to not Reason, accept, let go.

White-headed Munia

 Passeriformes - Estrildidae - Lonchura maja (Ciak-Padi Uban Barat)

Striking small, chunky songbird with pale head, rich cinnamon-brown body, and heavy silvery bill. Sexes essentially identical. Like other munias, most frequently found in rice fields and grasslands, frequently near human habitation. Sometimes associates with other munia species. Native to Indonesia and introduced to parts of Japan and Singapore.

(eBird)

Wherefore the heart, wherefore the mind, hinder to action.

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)

That has reason, has limits, hinders.

Tiger Shrike

 Passeriformes - Laniidae - Lanius tigrinus (Tirjup Harimau)

Small, short-tailed shrike with a heavy-headed appearance. Found in lowland forests, edges, and parks. Male has an ash-gray head, an inky black mask, white underparts, and scaly chestnut wings. Female is less contrasting, with a patchy brown-and-gray crown, a smaller black mask, and black barring on the flanks and wings. Juveniles have brown heads and backs, and a brown-scaled belly; due to their lack of a mask, they have a large-eyed appearance. Juveniles can be similar to juvenile Bull-headed and Brown shrikes, but both of those species have faint but visible masks.

(eBird)

Truth stands on its own - need no rationale, need no justification.

Gray Wagtail

 Passeriformes - Motacillidae - Motacilla cinerea (Kedidi-Air Kelabu)

Handsome long-tailed bird. Breeding male has a black throat, mostly yellow underparts. Breeding female often has some dark on the throat, paler yellow underparts. All plumages have gray head and back, with whitish eyebrow, bright yellow belly and vent. Often near flowing water with nearby rocks or surrogate rocky habitat, from mountain streams to weirs in suburban parklands. Walks quietly along shorelines or in nearby open areas, pumping its very long, white-sided tail up and down. Song is a repetitive series of high-pitched notes; calls include short, high “pseet” and buzzier flight calls.

(eBird)

Truth - is what we know, is what we know not.