Nest materials

Felt like a parent bird yesterday, down on the ground collecting nesting materials ;-)
I think these dried pine leaves would be perfect. Would try them out - at least can stop buying brooms and cutting them :-D

Wetlands Pt.2

Interesting to see the following scene right smack in the middle of a housing area. Well, I am not the observant type and these could be common scenes all over town. Just want to post it before it disappeared from my neighbourhood. Its facing a row of terrace houses and the question is not whether they will be replaced by another housing project, the question is when?



Two cute little heads sticking out among the wild flowers behind a row of houses. Indonesian kongsi houses are nearby.....
They are the Lesser Whistling Ducks (Dendrocygna javanica)



On the way to town, near where Merbok competitions are held, some wild birds play by the road side (counted 6 today)......
Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)

Trapper's equipment

Have been pondering what type of equipment is best for bird trapping. Car or motorbike. Both have pros & cons.

With a car, the radius can be extended, reaching far off places while still in a fresh condition. Rain does not drench the spirit, more equipments can be hauled along. And can chit-chat along the way with friends.

The downside being not flexible in whizzing in and out of narrow trails. Entering fenced up and gated plantations is not possible. So it's not as easy to scout an area using a car vs. a motorbike.







- Time you enjoy wasting wasn't wasted -

Feng Shui

Feng Shui as an ancient Chinese art of geomancy need little introduction. In fact too much info is already out there with each proponent singing praises of their own "brand" of Feng Shui. This is a bird keeping blog, I shall reserve my comment :-D

I have been involved in Feng Shui long before I started keeping birds. Mainly as a student and curiosity kind of thing. I do not do it for a living. In fact I normally refuse payments and would require a donation made to a third party organisation. Not because I am the goody holy fella, just because I am not sure how effective all these formula and theories are hahaha! (my sifu would strangle me for saying this). Anyway even this I have stopped as it is sapping too much time and energy from me.

In the course of my study, I get to do some interesting stuff. See, to test the ancient theories, enough research must be done and documented. Not locked away and selectively shared. But in the real world, much sharing are done on that basis - must protect the secret. I could go on and on, but suffice to say that there are also good reasons to be secretive. I have visited crime scenes, murder scenes, fire scenes all in the name to find the common factor. They are all quite challenging. Too challenging in fact for me. What is easier to do is to find the Feng Shui common factor on which spot makes the songbird sings more hehehe! What else ;-)

Would post my prognosis if non of it contravenes pre-agreed code of silence :-D

Anyway, most bird hobbyist would tell you of certain location in their house where birds appear to calm down faster, increase form etc etc. Now the question - purely environmental or more?