Juvenile Yellow-vented Bulbul on Ixora Flowers

Juvenile yellow-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier analis) on Ixora chinensis

In juvenile birds, the "bill gape" refers to the wide open mouth, often with brightly colored or fleshy "lips" (gape flanges), which is a visual cue to signal to parents that they are hungry and ready to be fed. (AI overview)

Gape: This is a fleshy area at the base of the bill where the upper and lower mandibles meet. In young birds, it is often enlarged or may seem so because the birds have not developed their mature feathers to help conceal it, and it may be brightly colored so their mouths are more noticeable when they beg for food. In some species, such as the bananaquit, the gape remains colorful in adult birds. 

(from Leebird.com https://leesbird.com)

Ixora Chinensis

This species is native to Cambodia, Southeast China, Laos, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. And it has been introduced into Bangladesh, Caroline Islands, Colombia, Malaysia, and the Mariana Islands.

(Wikipedia)

Wild Flowers

Bunga kancing lurah, Brazil Button, Lark Daisy (Centratherum punctatum)
 Lantana camara (common lantana)

Spanish needles wild white flowers  (Bidens alba)

 

Striped Albatross on the Coat buttons (Tridax procumbens)

Yellow-vented Bulbuil eats the ripe fruit of Ixora chinensis

 Clouded Yellow butterfly on Navua sedge/Rumput ganda (Cyperus aromaticus)

Semalu gergasi (Mimosa pigra) with Common green bottle fly (Lucilia sericata) and Bee (Apis sp.)

Juvenile Yellow-vented bulbul perched on Ixora flowers

Olive-back SunBird - female on Bird Flower Plant Euphorbia coalcomanensis

 

Pied Fantail at a Bougainvillea Tree - Murai Gila di Pokok Bunga Kertas

Pied Fantail (Rhipidura javanica) at  Bougainvillea spp.

Same bird species  posted 31 Dec 2013 HERE

 

Olive-backed Sunbird - Celebrate Malaysia Independence Day 66 Merdeka

Happy Independence Day!

Selamat menyambut Hari Merdeka ke 66

MADANI is the acronym for the core values: keMampanan (Sustainability), kesejAhteraan (Prosperity), Daya cipta (Innovation), hormAt (Respect), keyakiNan (Trust) and Ihsan (Compassion).

Bunga Raya

Female Olive-backed Sunbirds (Cinnyris jugularis flammaxillaris)

Olive-backed Sunbird (Cinnyris jugularis flammaxillaris). Male

male

Female

Olive-backed Sunbird

 

 

Flowers - Selamat Hari Merdeka

Happy Independence Day

Merdeka!  Merdeka!  Merdeka!

Bunga Raya Malaysia National Flower - (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)

  

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis , double variety

Bunga Jepun (Nerium oleander)

this pink plant  is poisonous

Bunga Kertas - (Bougainvillea glabra)

Bunga Loceng,  golden trumpet - (Allamanda cathartica)

Japanese rose (Portulaca grandiflora) with Stingless bee (Heterotrigona itama)

False Bird of Paradise flowers - (Heliconia psittacorum)

 

Unknown insect on  Nerium oleander

Pacific Swallow landing

Grass Flowers

 

Pied Triller and other at front yard

Pied Triller (Lalage nigra)

Pied Triller (Lalage nigra) - jumping

Yellow-vented Bulbul basking in the morning light

moving separate way

Female Brown-throated Sunbird flew away from Bird of Paradise Flower.

Male Brown-throated Sunbird with a mouthful of nectar

Pied-Horn bill preening

I see you

Rama-rama - Danaus chrysippus chrysippus (Plain Tiger) -male. 

Shield Bug / Stinky Bug on False Bird of Paradise Flower (Heliconia psittacorum Nickeriensis) 

Yellow-vented Bulbul landing

Yellow-vented Bulbul singing happily

Magpie Robin forages on grass

Mohd Rozi dan kucing

Daylight moon

Forest about 1 km from my house

White-blue  checkered pattern water tank

I see my face