17 March, 2012

Two Birds & An Egg: Whiskered Treeswifts

19th February 2012, Taman Rimba Ampang, Selangor

Local Name: Layang-layang jambul kecil

Scientific Name: Hemiprocne comata

A pair of Whiskered Treeswifts brooding an egg. They take turns to sit on the egg, changing shift very half an hour (approx)

The male

DSC_3593

 

DSC_4200

The female

DSC_4212

A single egg glued to the tiniest of nests using their saliva!

DSC_3582

No comments:

Post a Comment