Bidadari 01Jan25

From KH

New Year Day, what to do? Let's go Bida! So Danny and I made this trip to Bidadari.

Migratory Tiger Shrike making itself comfy at the kingfisher pond.

Migratory adult male Japanese Sparrowhawk flew by.

Resident Large-tailed Nightjar snoozing at the nicely cordoned off area. Thanks NParks for making it obvious.

Variable Squirrel collecting nesting material. Looks like they will continue to thrive here.

Sengkang Riverside Park 22Dec24

From KH

I was attending to some matter near Sengkang Riverside Park and had some time to roam the park, but without my camera, only my smartphone. Initially, just the usual birds, such as this parent White-breasted Waterhen with its chicks.

Then, a distinctive bandit facial pattern at a tree fork caught my eyes. A Southern Palm Civet (Paradoxurus musanga) stirring from its snooze!

As the light faded, I saw a dark shadow flew up from the grass and back down. The characteristic chonk call sealed the ID, Large-tailed Nightjar. Not just one, but two of them.

In this phone video, the bird was flying around on the left of the screen.

Kranji Marsh 21Dec24

From KH

Danny and I went to Kranji Marsh today and saw a odd couple, a Yellow-crested Cockatoo hanging out with a male eclectus parrot.

We also found a raptor nest in Albizia, but dunno who's it is.

Petai Trail, Windsor Nature Park 14Dec24

From KH

Danny and I went to Petai Trail today. Bird-wise, just the usual stuff, but nice to see other animals.

Asian Softshell Turtle

Green Crested Lizard

Asian Arowanas

Nice to see this spider web shinning in the sunlight.

Next, Windsor Nature Park, but it was also uneventful bird-wise.

Marina East 07Dec24

From KH

Danny and I went to Marina East today and got an Oriental Pratincole, in addition to the usual plover.

Migrant raptor-wise, only got 6 Oriental Honey-Buzzards. Here're 2 of them.

Resident raptor-wise, just this dark morph Changeable Hawk-Eagle.

Other birds as usual, such as this Paddyfield Pipit.

Sengkang Riverside Park 02Dec24

From KH

I went to Sengkang Riverside Park in the afternoon today and surprisingly there were still quite a good amount of activities.

Many chickens, male and female.

Male Pink-necked Green-Pigeon, so handsome.

Zebra dove, so called for the black-and-white sides.

White-breasted Waterhen, too close!

I was shooting this Purple Heron and did not know there was a Yellow Bittern in the foreground until reviewing the photos!

Continuing Common Kingfisher at the same pond.

Rose-ringed Parakeet, long tail or short tail? Depends on angle.

Javan Myna: honey, will I grow fat with all these African Oil Palm?

Painted Jezebel caterpillar hanging out with a tiny springtail?

Kranji Marsh 23Nov23

From KH

Danny and I went to Kranji Marsh today. Nothing out of the ordinary. Here's a couple of residents.

Long-tailed Parakeet

Oriental Magpie-Robin