Blue Crown Hanging Parrot

Is been almost a year trying to look for nestling of Blue Crown Hanging Parrot (Loriculus galgulus) without success. However, I managed to spot a juvenile feeding at Botanic Garden!!

No actual nest spotted, there is a 50/50 chance that they are breeding in Singapore as no one can be sure that this juvenile is not another escapee.

Coppersmith Barbet Courtship Feeding

Is the season of love again for birds in Singapore so as this pair of Coppersmith Barbet. Barbet looks the same both male & female and is not possible to differentiate them just by their appearance.
I'm not sure even with these series of photos, the male is the one on the right. I can only assume that the male will feed the female during courtship.

Can you tell the difference between this 2 barbet? Which one is male and which one is female?

Coppersmith barbet

Coppersmith barbet is one of the few birds that dig a hole on the tree to build their nest. These are series of photo showing the birds hard at work. Both male & female looks alike & just not possible to differentiate them in the field. They will take turn to chisel bit by bit their potential new home.

One of them will be at work at a time. They will first perch on a tree nearby, to ensure no predator around before flew to their new home to be.After perched on the tree branch of their new home, the birds will again check if there is any predator out there.
The bird is now ready to carry on the unfinished job.
A final check just before entering the new home to be.

Time to get job done... Here it go...get in and chisel bit by bit.

Mouth full of debris moving out of the new home.
Ah! Just dump it of from the top!

So the next time if you found debris of saw dust like materials fall on your head while picnic out there in the garden, someone must be hard at work on top of you.