Zeus (5)

Zeus went into a molt some months back. On record, his 2 primary tail feathers dropped on 9th March 2009. So, it has been 2 months already. His form is slowly rising. But still do not know whether he will reach his top form in time for a competition in June.

Found a place to "chai" Shamas and Jambuls in Muar. Will definitely check the place out one of these Sundays ;)

A friend's Jambul

Decided to upload a video of a friend's Red-whiskered Bulbul. I used to have a few some time back and have gradually given them away and finally sold the last one. Then, me being me, started to accumulate them back :D

Currently the number stands at four and I do not think that there will be any further increase. These birds, so far according to my short experince with them are quite challenging to bring up to their top form. Anyway, the process should be fun....

Golden-fronted Leafbird

Received this Golden-fronted Leafbird as a gift from a friend. Went into a molt shortly afterwards and was most of the time quite peaceful and quiet. Now still yet to fully finish his molt but already getting a bit noisy. The advantage of having nearly all my birds molting is the anticipation of how all will turn out. Disadvantage is, it got pretty quiet and currently looks like going to be pretty noisy soon. What with the Shamas also coming up in their form. Plus the fact that all needed special care which I may not be able to meet fully vs if just a few birds were molting ;)

Seriously need to negotiate with the birds regarding their timing the next round hahahaha!

Serindit Mid-tone

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 ;)