Jurong Lake 19Apr26

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Danny and I went to Jurong Lake today.

Coppersmith Barbet was nesting. Here, an adult was feeding a chick.

While waiting for the feeding moment, a Blue-crowned Hanging-Parrot came to forage on a Rain Tree.

White-breasted Waterhen chicks already fledged and following the parents around.

This adult showing off its qing gong, walking on lotus leaves.

Slaty-breasted Rail were out in full force. I counted 3 of them.

Pink-necked Green-Pigeon still building nest. Here, the male brought a stick and flew into the bush below it.

Yellow-vented Bulbul was foraging on this Combretum tree.

Another one was nesting (2 eggs). The story goes that someone shifted the leaves, making the nest more exposed.

Red-whiskered Bulbul didn't even want to look at me.

Javan Myna whacking a gecko!

Black-naped Oriole just chillaxing.

Juvenile Oriental Honey-Buzzard also chillaxing.

Asian Honey Bees nesting in a Pandanus tree.

Seletar Park Connector 16Apr26

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Asian Openbill living in harmony with other birds, local and foreign, at Seletar Park Connector. Here, hanging out with a couple of introduced local Masked Lapwings and a foreign Little Egret.

And here, hanging out with introduced local Javan Mynas. Where are all the real locals??

Introduced apple snail that got away, among those that didn't.

Foreign Yellow Bittern with long neck.

Finally, some real locals. Male Pink-necked Green-Pigeon feeding on figs. This tree figged in Feb this year, now fig again?

What's this "cherry"? Why no takers? Not sweet?

Zebra Dove juveniles just chilling out.

Malaysian Pied-Fantail juveniles were more chatty. juvy 1: What's wrong with your neck? Juvy 2: Nothing, our feathers are still growing. Get a mirror.

Juvy 1: I'm gonna catch that fly! Juvy 2: Save your effort. Food delivery coming.

Juvy 2: Feed me! Feed me! Juvy 1: I'm gonna catch THAT fly!

Huge Equatorial Spitting Cobra, taking up more than half trail that is more than 2 m wide.

Water Monitor: This is mine! All mine!

Botanic Gardens 21Mar26

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Rainforest Trail at Singapore Botanic Gardens was open again after they cleared to fallen tree. Danny and I revisited the Fairy Pitta that we saw on 14 Feb. Now it was much more confiding, coming close to the boardwalk.

Crested Serpent-Eagle jiak zua (eating snake)? Go go go! By the time we saw it, breakfast was over.

Then, Danny spotted a male Pink-necked Green-Pigeon feeding a juvenile "milk".

Collared Scops-Owl couple snoozing at their usual roost.

At the visitor centre, a ringed Javan Myna was trying to feed its chick fruity breakfast, but was rejected! Didn't realize it was ringed until I reviewed the photos, but doesn't look like the usual ones used for bird ringing.

Also at the visitor centre, a female Ornate Sunbird was still building her nest.

Yellow-vented Bulbul, on the other hand, had fledged and looked at me like kua si mi (see what)!?

Good to know Grey-rumped Treeswifts can still be found here.

Jurong Lake 15Mar26

From KH

Danny and I went to Jurong Lake today.

Male Pink-necked Green-Pigeon was busy feeding on Singapore Rhododendron fruits.

Yellow Bittern was also busy catching fish after fish.

Asian Openbill just hanging around, probably having stuffed itself with snails.

Hampstead Wetland 06Mar26

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Usual suspects at Hampstead Wetland today.

Male Pink-necked Green-Pigeon: should I eat Singapore Rhododendrum or Sandpaper Vine?

Female Oriental Pied-Hornbill: honey, should we use this hole in the heritage Rain Tree?

Blue-throated Bee-eater on a clean perch.

Large-billed Crow perched high up.

Seletar Park Connector 12Feb26

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Lots of activities at Seletar Park Connector today.

First, Pink-necked Green-Pigeons gorging on figs.

Male. Female.

Then, Rose-ringed Parakeets feeding on Creeping Cucumbers on a White Leadtree. Skunk Vine growing on the same leadtree.

Lots of Asian Openbills, including this one showing off its deshelled snail.

Shy OHB.

Not-so-shy Sunda Woodpecker.

Not-at-all-shy Large-tailed Nightjar, showing itself in broad daylight on a railing!

In a tree just beside the toilet, a pair of Little Bronze-Cuckoos were harassed by sunbirds, both Ornate and Brown-throated.

Male Little Bronze-Cuckoo. Female harassed by immature male Brown-throated Sunbird.

Male (left) and female Ornate Sunbirds.

Tree in which all the commotion happened.

Asian Brown Flycatcher just came to see what the whole commotion was about.

Arctic Warbler in the tree.

And Oriental Reed-Warbler in the reeds.

Male Ashy Tailorbird hanging out in the reeds too.

Swinhoe's White-eye foraging on Sea Almond.

Other animals included this butterfly, Common Mormon .

This rhino beetle.

Other trees here included this Earpod Wattle Acacia auriculiformis.