Pasir Ris Park 28Feb26

From KH

Danny and I went to Pasir Ris Park today.

A Himalayan Cuckoo was first reported here on 19 Feb. Glad that it was still around after more than a week.

Here, eating an Asian Weaver Ant queen.

Poor cuckoo was shouted at not only by the locals, like these Swinhoe's White-eyes, and sunbirds.

But also migrants like this Yellow-browed Warbler, and also Asian Brown Flycatcher!

Also around was an adult Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo. Similarly, it was shouted at by white-eyes and Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker.

All these happening in the vicinity of the Crested Goshawk nest in a Rain Tree.

OHB also seen in the vicinity.

Another cuckoo, a Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo, was having a more peaceful time.

Female Brown-throated Sunbird was too busy sipping nectar from these pink flowers.

Female Ornate Sunbird was also busy sipping nectar from these light pink flowers.

The Oriental Pied-Hornbill couple was also too busy preening themselves.

Botanic Gardens 31Jan26

From KH

Danny and I went to Singapore Botanic Gardens today.

An immature pale CHE with 6 fingers? Look more carefully, replacement feather growing in place of molted finger.

Male Brown-throated Sunbird sipping nectar from Bronze Banana flower.

A Blue-winged Pitta at Learning Forest.

Red-whiskered Bulbuls also.

Smooth Otter couple at Symphony Lake: Dear, I thought you said there'll be symphony??

Sungei Serangoon 09Jul23

From KH

It's Fall Migration Bird Census and I covered Sungei Serangoon as usual. The river, or what used to be a river before they dam it, is still good for waterbirds, like adult Black-crowned Night-Heron and juvenile Purple Heron.

Here are a couple of pied birds: Malaysian Pied-Fantail, male Oriental Magpie-Robin.

Adult Long-tailed Shrike.

Shy Common Tailorbird. Shyer male Common Iora.

Male Brown-throated Sunbird and male Ornate Sunbird sipping nectar from Brackishwater Mangrove Barringtonia racemosa flowers.

Ornate Sunbird nest.

Male Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker sipping nectar from?

White-spotted Slug Snake, usually found as roadkills, why? Here the foot-long body was scavenged by Carebara ants.

Common Snakehead with a cichlid.

Lots of other cichlids as well.

Nile Tilapias. Mozambique Tilapia

Mayan Cichlid

The canal was full of Hydrilla. Good hiding place for the fish?

Pasir Ris Park 17Jun23

From KH

Danny and I went to Pasir Ris Park today, and Spotted Wood-Owl couple were roosting in a Rain Tree beside Carpark D.

Male Rufous Woodpecker: should I put my tongue into that hole?

Blue-throated Bee-eater resting on bare tree.

Immature Oriental Honey-Buzzard hanging around.

Juvenile Black-naped Oriole showing streaks on upper and underparts.

Brown-throated Sunbird, male and female.

Dog-faced Water Snake came up for a breath through the yucky water surface.

Despite the yucky water surface, there are sufficient clear windows to ID some fishes.

Green Spotted Puffer showing dorsal and ventral surfaces

Cantor's Gudgeon. Banded Archerfish

Grey Knight Goby

Javanese Ricefish

In clearer water, we had other fishes.

Halfbeaks. Mullets

Singapore Glassy Perchlets. Green Chromide

Warty Slug on a tree trunk.

Centaur Oakblue and Traulia azureipennis grasshopper on a leaf.

Dragon Scale Fern.