At about 8:40am, standing in the water. There it is swallowing some bird whole. Could only see some feathers jutting out of its beak.
Heard some kingfishers calling noisily, and saw 3 of them chasing each other around. Then at about 10 meters from the footpath, a crested serpent-eagle is perched on a branch about 10 meters above ground. It has a green snake under its feet. The left foot holding the snake’s head down, while the right foot is at mid length of the snake’s body. The snake was struggling. Coiling its tail up the serpent-eagle’s foot.
The serpent-eagle used its beak to break the snake’s strangle and peck at the snake’s body. After about 10 minutes, the snake seemed to be exhausted or the serpent-eagle has managed to inflict sufficient injury. The snake hanged motionless across the branch, while the serpent-eagle lifted its feet and changed its position. Then the serpent-eagle began tearing the snake, head first, and started mealtime. It was done in 5 minutes. The serpent-eagle cleaned its beak against the branch.
Full list of species recorded:
- white-throated kingfisher
- collared kingfisher
- blue-throated bee-eater
- asian koel
- pink-necked green-pigeon
- white-bellied fish-eagle
- crested serpent-eagle
- grey heron
- great-billed heron
- purple heron
- striated heron
- house crow
- black-naped oriole
- pied triller
- pied fantail
- common iora
- asian glossy starling
- common myna
- javan myna
- pacific swallow
- yellow-vented bulbul
- rufous-tailed tailorbird
- scarlet-backed flowerpecker
- plain-throated sunbird
- olive-backed sunbird
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