Birdies!

After several fruitful bird-spotting trips around campus, I've posted here the best shots I could get of various colourful birds I've successfully spotted and photographed. Some of them have been eluding my lens for weeks, and I'm quite happy with this set.

This is a yellow bird that I've seen frequently, but this is the first time I've gotten a semi-clear shot of it. It is possibly a black-naped oriole (Oriolus chinensis), although I cannot be sure of this.

This looks like a pigeon. Is it a pigeon?

This white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) was found near some rubbish (I wish folks wouldn't toss their trash like this) by the stream.

This little heron (Butorides striatus) was looking for small fish in the lake. It's fascinating to watch him hunt as he darts his head forward and pecks a fish out of the water.

A bird of prey circles high overhead. The zoom on the H2 is pretty good, as this bird was pretty high up. It looks like some kind of kite.

A yellow-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) perches near the stream behind my workplace. This bird has a stripe on his head and yellow bit near his rear end. I wasn't looking for this guy when I was seeking birds to photograph, but finding him was a welcome surprise. He also didn't mind having his picture taken.

Two birds on a bush are worth less than one in the hand. However, I don't have a bird in the hand, so these two mynas will have to do.