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Bioinspired Science & Technology Center - Bat biosonar & flight from an engineering persperpective #bats #robots #bioinspiration #scicomm
Avian elegance meets aerodynamic physics 🛫: Whiskered treeswift (Hemiprocne comata)—streamlined for speed, accessorized for style 🌿. Photo: Daniel Yong. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
December 30, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Avian elegance meets aerodynamic physics 🛫: Whiskered treeswift (Hemiprocne comata)—streamlined for speed, accessorized for style 🌿. Photo: Daniel Yong. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
Proof that evolution beats Photoshop 🎨📸: Meet the blue-headed pitta (Hydrornis baudii), a masterclass in complementary hues🌈. Photo: Daniel Yong. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
December 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Proof that evolution beats Photoshop 🎨📸: Meet the blue-headed pitta (Hydrornis baudii), a masterclass in complementary hues🌈. Photo: Daniel Yong. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
When your forest carpet is damp leaves but you still demand attention 🍂💃: Male Bornean banded pitta (Hydrornis schwaneri) uses high-contrast ventral barring to dominate both fashion and foliage✨📏. Photo: Daniel Yong. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
December 30, 2025 at 3:18 AM
When your forest carpet is damp leaves but you still demand attention 🍂💃: Male Bornean banded pitta (Hydrornis schwaneri) uses high-contrast ventral barring to dominate both fashion and foliage✨📏. Photo: Daniel Yong. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
Behold the apex of "sit-and-wait" predatory efficiency 🛋️🦅: Despite its relaxed posture, the Oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) is currently processing a high-velocity dataset of aerial insect trajectories🐞🔬. Photo: Lee. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography
December 29, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Behold the apex of "sit-and-wait" predatory efficiency 🛋️🦅: Despite its relaxed posture, the Oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis) is currently processing a high-velocity dataset of aerial insect trajectories🐞🔬. Photo: Lee. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography
Evolutionary success is 10% genetics and 90% screaming at rivals from a very nice branch 🗣️🍃: This brown-throated sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis) is currently processing a complex dataset of neighbor vocalizations with a highly skeptical posture🎧🔬. Photo: Lee. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding
December 29, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Evolutionary success is 10% genetics and 90% screaming at rivals from a very nice branch 🗣️🍃: This brown-throated sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis) is currently processing a complex dataset of neighbor vocalizations with a highly skeptical posture🎧🔬. Photo: Lee. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding
Evolutionary success is 10% camouflage and 90% shouting at neighbors 🗣️🍃: Despite its discreet olive-green dorsal shading, the yellow-bellied prinia (Prinia flaviventris) insists on being the most acoustically significant organism in the wetland ecosystem🎶📈. Photo: Lee. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds
December 29, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Evolutionary success is 10% camouflage and 90% shouting at neighbors 🗣️🍃: Despite its discreet olive-green dorsal shading, the yellow-bellied prinia (Prinia flaviventris) insists on being the most acoustically significant organism in the wetland ecosystem🎶📈. Photo: Lee. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds
Behold the feathered embodiment of 'Where’s my coffee?' ☕️😤: The falcated wren-babbler (Ptilocichla falcata) wears its streaked ventral plumage like a badge of perpetual, scientifically validated grumpiness📊🧐. Photo: Shanmugavel Murugesan. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #WildlifePhotography
December 28, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Behold the feathered embodiment of 'Where’s my coffee?' ☕️😤: The falcated wren-babbler (Ptilocichla falcata) wears its streaked ventral plumage like a badge of perpetual, scientifically validated grumpiness📊🧐. Photo: Shanmugavel Murugesan. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #WildlifePhotography
Local specialist seeks high-protein snacks and long branches 🕵️♂️🍂: The endemic Palawan tit (Pardaliparus amabilis) remains a master of the "perch and peer" method of foraging in the Philippine archipelago🇵🇭✨🦜. Photo: Shanmugavel Murugesan. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #WildlifePhotography
December 28, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Local specialist seeks high-protein snacks and long branches 🕵️♂️🍂: The endemic Palawan tit (Pardaliparus amabilis) remains a master of the "perch and peer" method of foraging in the Philippine archipelago🇵🇭✨🦜. Photo: Shanmugavel Murugesan. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #WildlifePhotography
The name says it all🧐🌞: Lovely sunbird (Aethopyga shelleyi) - when sexual selection clearly read the assignment🔴💛💙. Photo: Shanmugavel Murugesan. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
December 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
The name says it all🧐🌞: Lovely sunbird (Aethopyga shelleyi) - when sexual selection clearly read the assignment🔴💛💙. Photo: Shanmugavel Murugesan. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
When plumage refuses to blend in 🎯📊: Blue-banded pitta (Hydrornis moluccensis), a walking lesson in visual salience among leaf litter🐦🍂🔬. Photo: Tan Tc. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
December 25, 2025 at 2:28 AM
When plumage refuses to blend in 🎯📊: Blue-banded pitta (Hydrornis moluccensis), a walking lesson in visual salience among leaf litter🐦🍂🔬. Photo: Tan Tc. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
When warning labels come in full color 🎨🧬: Malay red harlequin (Taxila haquinus), advertising unpalatability in unapologetically bold hues🟥🔵📡. Photo: Tan Tc. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Insects #Butterflies #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
December 25, 2025 at 2:26 AM
When warning labels come in full color 🎨🧬: Malay red harlequin (Taxila haquinus), advertising unpalatability in unapologetically bold hues🟥🔵📡. Photo: Tan Tc. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Insects #Butterflies #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
When the forest gets a soundtrack🎶📢: Red-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis amictus), mid-call with the bill wide open and opinions clearly voiced🟥🐦🔊. Photo: Tan Tc. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
December 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
When the forest gets a soundtrack🎶📢: Red-bearded bee-eater (Nyctyornis amictus), mid-call with the bill wide open and opinions clearly voiced🟥🐦🔊. Photo: Tan Tc. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
Rainforest resident 🌧️🌳: The Horsfield's babbler (Malacocincla sepiaria) is a ground babbler, part of a diverse family known for their often-cryptic plumage and complex vocalizations 🍂🎵. Photo: Jason Bugay Reyes. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
December 24, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Rainforest resident 🌧️🌳: The Horsfield's babbler (Malacocincla sepiaria) is a ground babbler, part of a diverse family known for their often-cryptic plumage and complex vocalizations 🍂🎵. Photo: Jason Bugay Reyes. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
Intense eyeliner game😳💛: The Bornean peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron schleiermacheri) features prominent bare yellow orbital skin that serves as a visual signal in the dim understory gloom💡🌳. Photo: Jason Bugay Reyes. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
December 24, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Intense eyeliner game😳💛: The Bornean peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron schleiermacheri) features prominent bare yellow orbital skin that serves as a visual signal in the dim understory gloom💡🌳. Photo: Jason Bugay Reyes. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
Punk is an evolutionary trait🤘: The crested partridge (Rollulus rouloul) sports a specialized fan-like crest of feathers, proving that avian sexual dimorphism favors those with the most striking mohawk🎸✨. Photo: Jason Bugay Reyes. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography
December 24, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Punk is an evolutionary trait🤘: The crested partridge (Rollulus rouloul) sports a specialized fan-like crest of feathers, proving that avian sexual dimorphism favors those with the most striking mohawk🎸✨. Photo: Jason Bugay Reyes. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography
Tiny bird, loud signal theory 🧠📢: Scarlet-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum) shows how a minimalist body can still carry a maximal evolutionary message🔴🧬. Photo: Lee. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
December 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Tiny bird, loud signal theory 🧠📢: Scarlet-backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum) shows how a minimalist body can still carry a maximal evolutionary message🔴🧬. Photo: Lee. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
Minimalist plumage, maximal success🧠📉: Yellow-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) proves that ecological flexibility beats flashy feathers every time🌿🐦. Photo: Lee. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
December 22, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Minimalist plumage, maximal success🧠📉: Yellow-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus goiavier) proves that ecological flexibility beats flashy feathers every time🌿🐦. Photo: Lee. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
Evolution said “make it bigger”🔬📈: Stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) with a beak optimized for brute-force piscivory and maximal visual impact🐠🔥. Photo: Lee. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
December 22, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Evolution said “make it bigger”🔬📈: Stork-billed kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) with a beak optimized for brute-force piscivory and maximal visual impact🐠🔥. Photo: Lee. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
Color theory, tropical edition 🎨📐: Philippines trogon (Harpactes ardens)—high-chroma plumage paired with sit-and-wait foraging and forest-interior specialization 🌳🧠. Photo: Shanmugavel Murugesan. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Mammals #Primates #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
December 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Color theory, tropical edition 🎨📐: Philippines trogon (Harpactes ardens)—high-chroma plumage paired with sit-and-wait foraging and forest-interior specialization 🌳🧠. Photo: Shanmugavel Murugesan. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Mammals #Primates #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
When visual ecology gets bold 👀🧠: Azure-breasted pitta (Pitta steerii) exploits contrast and color where photons are scarce 🌲⚖️. Photo: Shanmugavel Murugesan. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Mammals #Primates #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
December 21, 2025 at 3:09 AM
When visual ecology gets bold 👀🧠: Azure-breasted pitta (Pitta steerii) exploits contrast and color where photons are scarce 🌲⚖️. Photo: Shanmugavel Murugesan. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Mammals #Primates #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
Small bird, serious physics 📊🪶: Northern silvery-kingfisher (Ceyx argentatus) demonstrates how mass, wing loading, and bill shape converge at the water’s edge 🐟⚡. Photo: Shanmugavel Murugesan. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Mammals #Primates #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
December 21, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Small bird, serious physics 📊🪶: Northern silvery-kingfisher (Ceyx argentatus) demonstrates how mass, wing loading, and bill shape converge at the water’s edge 🐟⚡. Photo: Shanmugavel Murugesan. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Mammals #Primates #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
Visual signal not enough? Add acoustics 🎶📊: Malayan banded pitta (Hydrornis irena) deploying color, posture, and an open gape for maximum communicative bandwidth🧬📢. Photo: Tan Tc. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
December 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Visual signal not enough? Add acoustics 🎶📊: Malayan banded pitta (Hydrornis irena) deploying color, posture, and an open gape for maximum communicative bandwidth🧬📢. Photo: Tan Tc. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
Ground forager by trade, icon by choice 🍂🔥: Western hooded pitta (Pitta sordida) adhering to pitta biomechanics and ecology while visually outcompeting the clade🌿🏆. Photo: Tan Tc. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
December 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Ground forager by trade, icon by choice 🍂🔥: Western hooded pitta (Pitta sordida) adhering to pitta biomechanics and ecology while visually outcompeting the clade🌿🏆. Photo: Tan Tc. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
Built for impact 🦴📊: Black-backed kingfisher (Halcyon pileata) leveraging cranial reinforcement and bill geometry to subdue hard-bodied prey🪲🔨. Photo: Tan Tc. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
December 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Built for impact 🦴📊: Black-backed kingfisher (Halcyon pileata) leveraging cranial reinforcement and bill geometry to subdue hard-bodied prey🪲🔨. Photo: Tan Tc. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
Important forest work 🍇: The grey-cheeked bulbul (Alophoixus bres) takes its ecological role as an understory frugivore and primary seed disperser very seriously🌱💩. Photo: Jason Bugay Reyes. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography
December 18, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Important forest work 🍇: The grey-cheeked bulbul (Alophoixus bres) takes its ecological role as an understory frugivore and primary seed disperser very seriously🌱💩. Photo: Jason Bugay Reyes. #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Birds #Birding #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography