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?

Sengkang Riverside Park 29Oct24

From KH

Took a short walk around Sengkang Riverside Park. Got a female Common Kingfisher.

Cattail.

Sungei Serangoon 17Sep24

From KH

Common Kingfisher whacking a fish and swallowing it. Handphone shot and video:

Female and male Multi-Coloured Phintella facing off.

Close-up. All handphone shots.

Sungei Serangoon 15Oct23

From KH

Annual Bird Census time again. Here at Sungei Serangoon, I got 5 Common Sandpipers, 1 Common Kingfisher, 1 Brown Shrike, 5 Arctic Warblers and 6 Asian Brown Flycatchers.

Here's the male Common Kingfisher with its catch.

The residents include this Black-crowned Night-Heron, 1 of 8 adults.

And this juvenile Malaysian Pied-Fantail.

Other animals include this Smooth Otter enjoying its fishy breakfast.

and this Loxobates spider.

SBG 29Dec21

From KH

Just when I thought we are done for today's birding, news of vultures at Botanic Gardens came. Not just 1 Himalayan Griffon, but 5 Himalayan Griffons and 1 Cinereous Vulture! The latter is a completely new species for Singapore.

The Cinereous Vulture was at the lowest perch. The fifth Himalayan Griffon was not in these photos.

Then, one of the griffons decided to fly towards the huge crowds gathered at the carpark and landed on a tree there!

The Grey-headed Fish-Eagle looked small in comparison to the vultures!

At the lake, a Common Kingfisher was wondering what the commotion was about.

This is the tall tree that the vultures perched on.

Kranji Marsh 18Dec21

From KH

Danny and I went to Kranji Marsh today. On the way in along Neo Tiew Lane 2, a very confiding male Pink-necked Green-Pigeon was singing its heart out.

At the marsh, an Oriental Reed Warbler was also vocalizing. What a treat to be serenaded by our avian friends in the morning!

This Common Kingfisher was at a good vantage point scanning for breakfast.

Raptor Tower never fails to deliver. Here's an Osprey.

On the way out, a Black-naped Oriole perched nicely for us.

While this Banded Woodpecker was shyer.

Other denizens here: lynx spider Oxyopes sp.

Some grasshoppers Spathosternum prasiniferum

A pretty leaf beetle on what else but a leaf. A fly on what else but a pile of shit!

Asian Taro (left) and Giant Taro in comparison. The latter lacks the webbing where the leaf meet the stem, unlike Asian Taro.

 

Lim Chu Kang Lane 3 23Jan21

From KH

I spent a couple of hours here still hoping to connect with Green Sandpiper, but failed again...

Five in one - Javan Mynas, Asian Glossy Starling, Daurian Starling, Wood Sandpiper, White-breasted Waterhen

Three in one - Little Ringed Plovers, Wood Sandpipers, Spotted Doves

Resident White-breasted Waterhens shared the canal with migrant Common Sandpiper.

Lots of juicy worms for the Wood Sandpipers.

Common Kingfisher caught a fish.

Eastern Yellow Wagtail and Grey Wagtail shared the canal.

Great Egret and Little Egret also shared.

Chestnut Munias taking a bath.

Male and female Baya Weavers feeding in the grass.

Female Common Flameback playing hide and seek with me.

Migrant Oriental Honey-Buzzard

Resident adult Brahminy Kite

Malayan Box Terrapin staring me down!

Domestic Dog prowled the canal.

Lesser Dart

1. Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 5
2. Spotted Dove 4
3. Zebra Dove 4
4. Pink-necked Green-Pigeon 1
5. Lesser Coucal 1
6. Asian Koel 1 - Heard
7. dark swiftlet sp. 30
8. White-breasted Waterhen 6
9. Little Ringed Plover 2
10. Common Sandpiper 2
11. Wood Sandpiper 10 - Wintering
12. Yellow Bittern 1
13. Great Egret 1
14. Little Egret 2
15. pond-heron sp. 2
16. Oriental Honey-buzzard 1
17. Changeable Hawk-Eagle 1 - Heard
18. Brahminy Kite 1
19. White-bellied Sea-Eagle 1
20. Common Kingfisher 1
21. White-throated Kingfisher 1
22. Blue-tailed Bee-eater 2
23. Lineated Barbet 1 - Heard
24. Common Flameback 2
25. Rose-ringed Parakeet 1 - Heard
26. Black-naped Oriole 2
27. Common Iora 1 - Heard
28. House Crow 20
29. Common Tailorbird 1
30. Yellow-bellied Prinia 1 - Heard
31. Black-browed Reed Warbler 2
32. Pacific Swallow 5
33. Yellow-vented Bulbul 5
34. Asian Glossy Starling 5
35. Daurian Starling 5
36. Javan Myna 10
37. Oriental Magpie-Robin 2
38. Olive-backed Sunbird 2
39. Baya Weaver 2
40. Chestnut Munia 2
41. Gray Wagtail 1
42. Eastern Yellow Wagtail 1