tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2146185361215579158.post551069701360148585..comments2024-03-12T16:13:09.249+08:00Comments on Crystal and Bryan in Singapore: Things We Find in the Woods Part EightCrystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054463493636813905noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2146185361215579158.post-72461660273302140122011-04-17T20:21:21.033+08:002011-04-17T20:21:21.033+08:00I guess I've only seen and heard males, I like...I guess I've only seen and heard males, I like the intensity of their calls.teihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331659442232574454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2146185361215579158.post-40343914610644511772011-04-17T16:42:51.594+08:002011-04-17T16:42:51.594+08:00I was surprised to see them at all, but especially...I was surprised to see them at all, but especially to see three at once. I knew what they were because I've spent a lot of time on birding webpages trying to ID the birds we see at Bukit Timah, and I recognized them from that. Also, that unmistakable racket they make. The wikipedia page has pretty good photos of the males and females http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_KoelCrystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05054463493636813905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2146185361215579158.post-39949592416877194402011-04-17T14:32:46.361+08:002011-04-17T14:32:46.361+08:00Isn't it uncommon to see koels in groups? So f...Isn't it uncommon to see koels in groups? So far I've only seen (and heard) solitary individuals, and it took about a year and a half to spot the first one! Every time I stopped below a tree to look for the bird in the canopy, he stopped singing. Smart bird!<br /><br />I also asked my local colleagues, and none of them knew what the bird actually looks like. Funny ...teihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331659442232574454noreply@blogger.com