In the mood for love.
This week’s Saturday morning birding was at Jelutong Tower inside Singapore’s central catchment area. It was another early morning trek to the tower, just in time to witness the glorious colors of the morning sky.
The first sighting of interest was a mating pair of Red-crowned Barbets. Hoping for a successful breeding season as the species’ conservation status is classified as “Near Threatened” due to habitat loss.
Several Crested Honey Buzzards were also seen flying over the forest.
This is today’s target bird – the Violet Cuckoo (lifer). The male has a beautiful coat of iridescent violet on it’s head and back. Unfortunately, this could not be photographed clearly due to the harsh backlighting.
Nevertheless, it was a joy to observe the bird calling out from atop the forest to attract a mate. There will always be other opportunities in the future to get better photographs.
Lastly. a Blue-crowned Hanging Parrots was seen perched on a nearby palm tree.
eBird checklist: https://ebird.org/checklist/S304445929
The Salaryman Birder 
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