Grass seeds

Some seeds are prone to pest infestations. So I was not taking any risk with the grass seeds I received from a friend (Amir) in Bangkok. After freezing them for a week in my fridge, I will sun them to get rid of excess moisture before storing them in a bottle. This is to kill any bugs, worms that sometimes come together with seeds that we buy.

Starting a finch collection

A Goldfinch is rarely seen for sale in this part of the world. So, couldn't resist the temptation of getting one. Hope it turns out to be male. So far not singing at the moment. Has a very strong preference for Niger seeds...

A hybrid from a cross between a Green Singing Finch and Canary.... hopefully it turns out to be male too as such crosses often produces sterile mules. But potentially a good singer :)

Out of curiosity, often referred to as a F1 canary in Indonesia... maybe its time I try my hand at producing canaries and finch hybrids....

And I heard some Spanish Timbrados are available in K.L.
Time to plan an excursion :)

An Old Shama

Its been a while since I last took a photo of this Shama. A wild specimen from Rompin & estimated to be more than 9 years old (6 years with me).

It has just finished molting and form is rising slowly. Didn't realise he has learned the call of Blackie, the crow (in the beginning of video). At 45 seconds into the video, its feathers suddenly tightened which gave him a nicer more slick look. Hope he do well as a tutor to the youngsters :)

In the background singing, is another wild specimen that I have kept for 2 years. That one has been singing from day 3 out of the jungle and went through 2 bad molts. Hopefully the current one is a good molt for him.

Unwelcomed visitors

3rd cat in 3 days.... this contraption is proving to be a good investment ;)

Released some 12km away, I still have this lingering fear that they may find their way home.
To minimise that, the place of release should have a food source & preferably the journey passes a river....