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I was at SBWR again yesterday (3 Oct 09) morning. In order not to be late for my next appointment at town area by 11am, I only have about 1.5 to 2 hours to spare in the morning. So I go SBWR slightly early, when I arrived at 7.15am, the gate is still close as the door only open at 7.30am from Mon-Sat. The staff must have heard that there are visitors arrive early and proceed … 
We were at SBWR on Saturday morning supposedly meant to be a migratory bird watching trip. However, realise that all the pond are flooded! So, we take our own sweet time to slowly walk and enjoy the tranquility ( not really though as it is quite crowded, must be due to the long week end) ...Before we end our walk, we went to the Main Hide to do a last check. I saw something …
Being one of the most common birds in Singapore, it can be seen almost at any parks or garden in Singapore. Their diet ranging from berries, small fruits to insects.This video was taken at Singapore Botanic Garden last week end. This bulbul is more than happy with the abundance of figs on this tree.
This series of Olive-back sunbird was taken earlier this month and would like to share with you the many faces of this cute little bird.This was a female sunbird standing near a hibiscus flower that almost the same size. Sunbirds with small, long and decurved bills perfect for feeding on nectar and insects!Since they have a rather small body, they are very active and agile! … 
In Singapore, most of us are wakened by Koel call in the morning instead of a cock. Yet, most are unsure how the Koel looks like. Asian Koel is brood parasite which means they lay egg in … 
From the month of November to February, lots of birds flew south from the north to avoid the cold weather and some of them landed in Singapore. These migratory birds can be found from Sungei Buluh Wetland Nature Reserve all the way to Singapore Botanic Garden.Among the migratory birds, Malayan Night Heron (Gorsachius melanolophus)and Hooded Pitta (Pitta sordida) are 2 of the … 
Pulau Ubin just few minutes boat ride from Changi Point Ferry Terminal is one of the nature spot I like to visit. What a fantastic way to start a day greeting by Straw Headed Bulbul! Not just one but two! These birds are considered globally vulnerable to extinction! Is often heard than seen and shy by nature. Is not easy to have a clear shot of these birds.Scaly breasted … 
After the wet Saturday, the weather on Sunday is good so I went back to SBWR for exploration. Managed to see some interesting animals & some rare migratory birds such as the Broadbill sandpiper. It was about 1pm and I was on my way back to the main bridge area suddenly heard some noise like some thing is falling from the tree just not far from me. A monitor lizard dash … 
Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis) is one of the very common bird in the neighbourhood garden. It really photogenic! Like the blue shade on the head, what a beautiful bird. Pink-necked Green pigeon (Treron vernans) is another common bird of the garden. They too have a very beautiful colour on their plumage especially the male pigeon. 
After 2 long week of waiting....the Black-Napped Oriole's egg hatched! Although the chicks can't be seen from the photo, the feeding suggest that the eggs did hatched! Now that the eggs has hatched. Next will be to witness the new generation first fledge their wings. The nestling was first spotted on 25 January, you may read about it here. 
Since Valentine is just around the corner, I shall go along the same theme for my this posting. This is the story about a pair of rock pigeon. How the male pigeon attracted by a female and starts his courtship and finally succeed in getting his dream mate!... ;) It was a hot and sunny morning when Mani(the male pigeon) met Fini(the female pigeon). Immediately Mani falls in … 
One of the die, die must visit during this time of the year will be Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. There are lots of migratory birds will stop here for refueling and this will be a good opportunity to spot all the rare visitors. Those who are equipped with long lens will zoom in to take the close up shots of the birds especially those rare visitors. Since I don't have a a big … 
I was back to Semakau yesterday for the Project Semakau Hunting Seeking Survey. It was raining almost island wide while I'm on the way to Marina South Pier to get on board the boat to Semakau. It was still drizzling when we starts the survey and soon clear up and the survey can starts as planned. I partnered with Eliza and managed to finish our survey around 7.30pm. It was … 
I was at Tioman over the last week end to show support for my friend, PT who are taking the Open Water Certification. Suppose to be a leisure dive but turn out to be a sad experience to witness the coral reef going thru another mass coral bleaching. The bigger the corals, the hardest they are hit! Not just corals, sea anemones bleached too! Hard corals, soft corals.... all … 
Singapore Quarry could be one of the last area in Singapore where Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) can be found. Here are some of the photos I took recently.Little Grebe spent most of their time swimming, they can fly too.They combine flying and running to create this special move.I noticed that this special 'performance' only take place when there are at least 2 birds … 
I visit Singapore Botanic Garden quite frequent and each time I'll get different experience. This is the beauty of nature! Although we don't have four seasons in Singapore, the weather do have impact on animals that visits Singapore Botanic Garden. Traditionally, year end is the wettest period in Singapore as monsoon will bring lots of rain from November all the ways till … 
After touched down from my Japan trip for less than 24 hours, I'm on my way to another short trip. This time round, I was on a short trip to Malacca with few nature friends over the Hari Raya holiday. The trip to Parit Jawa was an impromptu and I decided to pay a visit there while I was on my way back to SIngapore in the plane after my fantastic experience at Japan watching … 
Shoot this photo last week during one of my field trip. Clean energy, lots of green! Green fenders, green leaves, green grass, and even the boot of this cyclist is also green in colour! 
Is been quite a while since I visited the lively northern shore. PT & me re-visit this lovely shore this morning. The first star that we found was this cute little Biscuit Star.A Biscuit Sea Star (Goniodiscaster scaber)There a lots of tiny one too!This Sand Star with one arm missing and another is growing...Sand StarAnimals that stay in the intertidal area must be able to … 
This was my 2nd visit to Parit Jawa a small fishing village in the State of Johor, Southern Malaysia. Parit Jawa is famous among the local and also Malaysia with is 'Asam fish' a special dish prepare with fresh fish and tamarind. People travel from all over Malaysia just to have a taste of this very famous delicacy. Other than the famous delicacy, Parit Jawa is also a good … 
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