Derrick Wong is a nature enthusiast and his Instagram account shows it.

The photographer features many majestic members of the avian family, both in Jurong Bird Park and their natural environments such as Chinese Garden, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, and Bukit Batok Nature Park.

His latest photo is that of a baby Grey-Rumped Treeswift in Ang Mo Kio that looks strangely like a mop:

A post shared by Derrick Wong (@derrickw0ng) on May 31, 2017 at 3:33am PDT

Their nests are made with hardened saliva interspersed with feathers, mosses and/or flakes of tree bark.

Another photo of a yawning baby bird that was found in Singapore Botanical Gardens, this time a Large-Tailed Nightjar that fellow bird lovers will insist is ugly but adorable:

A post shared by Derrick Wong (@derrickw0ng) on Apr 11, 2017 at 4:01am PDT

The bird is known among Malaysians to visit cemeteries at night, and is hence tagged with the name "graveyard nightjar".

This Red Crested Turaco posing punk with its mohawk from Jurong Bird Park:

A post shared by Derrick Wong (@derrickw0ng) on Feb 2, 2017 at 3:29am PST

This bird has a call that sounds similar to a jungle monkey.

And a dandy-looking Golden Breasted Starling sitting pretty in a tree in Jurong Bird Park with its vest:

A post shared by Derrick Wong (@derrickw0ng) on Feb 5, 2017 at 4:12am PST

Its feeds mostly on insects and termites, and can even catch insects mid-flight.

Last but not least, the majestic Red Junglefowl. All chickens in the world are descended from this species native to Singapore.

Junglefowl Taken on 26/03/2017 Spent more than half an hour watching a group of Junglefowls. One particular male caught my attention. He always has his head held high maybe as a constant reminder to the rest of the pack that he was the pack leader. No special birds sighted on that day but I did enjoyed the walk in the park especially the warm sea breeze blowing against my face. #junglefowl #your_best_birds #eye_spy_birds #birds_adored #bestbirdshots #pocketbirds #almightybirds #birds_illife #nuts_about_birds #bns_birds #sassy_birds #kings_birds #birding_lounge #splendid_animals #best_birds_of_ig #inspiring_shot #birdingsquad #global_nature_greens #feather_perfection #udog_feathers #bird_brilliance #global4nature #talent23 #bomdever_birds #backyard_dreams #animal_sultans #fowl_waterfowl #wms_animals

A post shared by Derrick Wong (@derrickw0ng) on May 3, 2017 at 4:00am PDT

Check out Derrick's account to admire more photos of the various breeds of birds populating our island.

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