House Crow Corvus splendens and it's attempt at nest building. We saw these birds, more common in Klang, in KK right in front of our hotel. Apparently a breeding population have been here in the city since 1997 (Phillip's Guide to the Birds of Borneo, Quentin Phillips and Karen Phillips 2009) with a first record made in Papar back in 1983.
We were told by one of the guys that there are a lot more of these birds over on the islands and that they are actively sought out by locals in some magic money making rituals. We figure he has just the boat to take us out there and make some money out of us too had we taken the bait ... watching the birds in the city was fun enough for us then.
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