Bulbuls, Flowerpeckers, Leafbirds, scaberrima, Ulu Ulu Resort

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Date: February 19, 2018Author: uluulublog

The photo above is an immature male Yellow-rumped Flowerpecker

In December 2017 a Ficus scaberrima fig fruited next to the walkway at the Ulu Ulu Resort for a period of four days before the fruit ran out.

All the photos in this article were taken on the second day of fruiting by Arlene Walshe.

Arlene Cream-vented Bulbul imm 2 - Copy — Immature Cream-vented Bulbul. Adults normally have a red iris.

Arlene Finsch's Bulbul 2 - Copy.JPG — Finsch’s Bulbul

Arlene Greater Leafbird.jpg — Male Greater green Leafbird

Arlene Grey-bellied Bulbul 2 - Copy.jpg — Grey-bellied Bulbul

Arlene Long-tailed Macaque.JPG — Long-tailed Macaque

Arlene Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker 4 - Copy.JPG — Yellow-breasted Flowerpecker

Arlene Spectacled Bulbul - Copy.JPG — Spectacled Bulbul. Over a period of three days whilst this fig was fruiting it was possible to photograph 2 species of mammals, seven species of bulbul, and three species of flowerpeckers, and a leafbird feeding on the ripe fruit.

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The Ulu Ulu Resort is backed by a hillside covered in virgin forest part of the 50,000 ha Ulu Temburong National Park in Brunei, Borneo.