I was told before that some Serindits (Blue-crowned hanging parrot) have a good repertoire of song. So far with my Serindit, his song is ok. Nothing to shout about, but nice enough for me. Then one day, I heard him doing his mid-tone. Quite impressive for a tiny parrot hahaha! The below is a video I made of him doing his mid-tone. Noise quality not too good as his mid-tone is quite soft but every tone he gives out is followed by a small flick of his tail.
Now, to test his loud song to the limit needs an arrangement to "chai" (challenge) him with similar adult birds. Hope I can document tyhe performance one of these days ;)
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Bird Traps - review Pt. 3
This is a trap normally used to trap the Peaceful Dove, Zebra Dove, Merbok or ...... this bird comes in various names ;)
An open "jebak":
After it has sprang and closed:
When not in used, folded to keep:
An open "jebak":
After it has sprang and closed:
When not in used, folded to keep:
Last Year's Tai Mong
Kept one 6" Tai Mong last year. Thought it would be a potential long tail this year...... but alas, turned out to be still 6" after the first adult molt hahaha!
Hmmm...... anyway, will see how his form improves after a few months. Appears to be of "chai" form at the moment. Will need to give him more time ;)
Hmmm...... anyway, will see how his form improves after a few months. Appears to be of "chai" form at the moment. Will need to give him more time ;)
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Bird Traps - review Pt. 2
The second trap I showcased earlier was a meant to trap small bulbuls e.g. the Yellow-vented bulbuls, Stripe-throated bulbuls etc.
Shown below is the trap concerned.
"A" is a metal hook holding the trap open. The trap door or rather, net in this case is powered by spring. When the bird lands on the perch "B", it triggers a string that pulls down the hook "A" and thus releasing the trap which will spring into place as below.
The perch "B" is angled too steeply because the string broke and I redid the string hastily. It could and should be rectified.
The flaw in the design is the cup like bottom ("C") that will invite the birds to perch on the side rather than the triggering perch. To rectify it, the cup needs to be camouflage with leaves. Most birds will not perch on leaves and therefore the trigger perch would become the only option.
The advantage of the design is also the cup like bottom which accords more space for the trapped bird.
Shown below is the trap concerned.
"A" is a metal hook holding the trap open. The trap door or rather, net in this case is powered by spring. When the bird lands on the perch "B", it triggers a string that pulls down the hook "A" and thus releasing the trap which will spring into place as below.
The perch "B" is angled too steeply because the string broke and I redid the string hastily. It could and should be rectified.
The flaw in the design is the cup like bottom ("C") that will invite the birds to perch on the side rather than the triggering perch. To rectify it, the cup needs to be camouflage with leaves. Most birds will not perch on leaves and therefore the trigger perch would become the only option.
The advantage of the design is also the cup like bottom which accords more space for the trapped bird.
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