Orange-Bellied Flowerpecker

Orange-Bellied Flowerpecker is a rather small flowerpecker measuring at just 9cm from head-to-tail. Despite its small size it is colorful and quite common around the edge of a forest. To get its images one would need to either pray that the bird stay still for 5 minutes or otherwise you need a rather fast lens.

This is a male which has just emerged itself in the morning sunlight.

This is a juvenile male.

Adult males have bright orange on its belly as well as its rump and back. Wonder why experts do not call them orange-backed flowerpecker instead.

A juvenile Orange-Bellied Flowerpecker

Asian Glossy Starling

There were a few trees near my residential park which are currently fruiting. So i had the opportunity to observe three generations of Asian Glossy Starlings enjoying the fruits from just one area.

These are juvenile Asian Glossy Starlings (images above). That's the first generation.

This fellow is an almost adult bird or a sub-adult as what birders calls them. Second generation. All the images below show adult birds. The 3rd generation.

 

This is an adult bird on a "Nona" tree.