Bulbul.Yellow-vented Bird

I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and day
Spread my wings and fly away

I believe I can soar
I see me running through that open door
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly
Oh I believe I can fly

a nice song by R. Kelly which makes a nice prelude to my pictorial..

One day, found this little fella on the high branches being fed by its mother, or father..


the parent does seem smaller isnt it.. but notice the juvenile bird tail feather doesnt fully developed yet.

Weeks past and one day found a pair of parents chirping away..with food in their bills. Just imagine talking with your mouth full! But they can do that..


One offering berry and another a worm.


gulp...One swallowed the berry..

The young one still dont wanna to try to fly down an get some meal..


I guess it havent get the gut to fly down yet. The first time is always scary i guess.


hmm.. better get a nicer food, maybe will entice the young one to overcome its fear..


One parent fly away... one still offering the worm ,

hoping its young will fly down to get its meal..

flying the first time

first step to adulthood...

Swallowing Yellow Vented Bulbul

Looks like the 'daun palas' seed, after removing the skin.

Open wide!

Halfway!

Gulp!


Yellow-vented Bulbul
Merbah Kapur(Malay)
Pycnonotus goiavier

Yellow-vented Bulbul Nest

While the Yellow-vented Bulbul is very commonly found bird, the nest isnt easy to find. Personally I only found it 2 times in 1 year of my birding.



a parent in the nest.

altough the bulbul is a furgivore(fruiteater), it feed its chick with protin rich food like bugs and worms.

Scratching - Indirect Kind

I have read in BESG about bird scratching of the indirect method, so I double check my photos and I found not one but 2!

an Oriental Magpie Robin

a Yellow-vented Bulbul

notice that the feet is over the wings to scratch the head