Flame
Someone mentioned to me the other day that whilst there are several references to Flame on my blog, there is no video of him as an adult although there are photos and videos of his progeny. I suppose...
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Flame's daughter, DDS269
In addition to DDS272, whose photo I posted on 7th January, Ooi had also purchased Flame's daughter DDS269 from Jeffrey. Her parents are Flame and Will's 1st daugher and she is a sister of DDS272 from...
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Drumbeat, DDS287
This is Falcon's 6 1/2 months old son, Drumbeat (DDS287). He is feeling refreshed after his bath and sings his sub-song and waves his tails.
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JL59
The photos below were provided by Setiady to me. They are of JL59, a first molt female shama that Setiady had acquired from Jeffrey as a taimong. Jeffrey had bred it from parents obtained from me....
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Long Fellow
Pretty Boy's youngest son from last year, Long Fellow, has dropped his remaining primary tail. He had the longest taimong tails that Jeffrey, Michael and I have ever bred from my line of birds.Below...
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Setiady's JL59
This is Setiady's first molt female shama, JL59, that he obtained from Jeffrey Low when it was a taimong. It has only just completed its molt. The photos were taken by Setiady.
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Prime, DDS292
Falcon's son, Prime (DDS292). He is 5 1/2 months old and only just completing his molt.I don't have a problem with my shamas being too tame but I can have a problem with my captive bred shamas being...
View ArticleDrumbeat's songs
In addition to the usual shama songs, Drumbeat also has his own mix of songs that I find pleasant. Here are some of them:
View Article2015 season
Last December and early January were cold months with unexpected heavy showers, cooler weather and strong winds. It is now late February; the Monsoon rains have stopped and the breeding season for...
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Weekend update
Drumbeat in competitionFalcon's 8 months' old son, Drumbeat, was champion at yesterday's Kebun Baru Bird Club shama competition at AMK159, Singapore. Almost 90 shamas competed. This is about the...
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Tribute to a shama competitor
As I mentioned in my post below, the shama competition held at AMK159 on Sunday, 1st March, had 3 preliminary rounds of 1/2 hour each with a final round in two segments of 15 minutes each.Desmond Oh,...
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Sting
Sting's form continues to improve after his recent molt. He is now a little plump as is normal after the molt but I expect he will slim down and attain top form in about a month.
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Drumbeat and others
Most shamas that take part in a competition will show better form on their return home. Even those shamas that were intimidated by the other birds at the competition and did not perform, will sing...
View ArticleLetter from France
Hi David,I hope all is well for you.I have once more to be grateful to you to enjoin me to use Jeffrey Shama food !I posted 3 videos today on my youtube channel, of this damaged male i recently...
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A shama competition had been scheduled to be held at Kim Keat this Sunday, 29th March, but it has been postponed to 5th April out of respect for Singapore's first prime minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew who...
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