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Above and far fight: the gold-whiskered barbet excavating its hole and spitting out the debris.
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February 2010Breeding season is coming, and good nesting property is in short supply. Our sole gold-whiskered barbet (Megalaima chrysopogon) industriously excavated a hole in the dead tree trunk near the main house, which is a favoured perch of all species of birds. The family of black-thighed falconets (Microhierax fringillarius) then decided to move in, but were chased off by a pair of dollar birds (Eurystomus orientalis). However, the dollar birds found the hole too small for them and they in turn were forced off by the tenacious falconets. What is possibly the male falconet sits at the top of the tree on the lookout, with the female going in and out of the hole, resting in an adjacent tree before entering hole to make sure no one is watching.
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Last updated 9 Feb 2010. |
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