Sungei Buloh 24Jun23

From KH

Danny and I went to Sungei Buloh today. There were a couple of Estuarine Crocodiles in Sungei Buloh Besar.

Immature Black-crowned Night-Heron also at Sungei Buloh Besar, which was lined with Sea Hibiscus.

Swinhoe's White-eye was frolicking in Orange Mangrove.

Oriental Whip Snake at the Mangrove Boardwalk.

Boddart's Blue-spotted Mudskipper on the mudflat.

Mangrove St Andrew's Cross Spider and wasp.

 

Lots of katydids and grasshoppers.

Leaf Katydid. Nisitrus malaya

Rufous-legged Grasshopper. Traulia azureipennis

Labrador Nature Reserve 10Jun23

From KH

I went with Danny to Berlayer Creek today. Just some common birds, such as Olive-winged Bulbul and Pin-striped Tit-Babbler.

Nice to see an immature Black-naped Oriole.

Some Yellow-spotted Mudskipper in the creek.

Over at the coastal trail, some Little Terns in breeding plumage were doing airshow.

Rhynchium haemorrhoidale wasp nesting or hunting?

Dairy Farm, Hindhede 25Feb23

From KH

Danny and I started at Dairy Farm Nature Park today. We didn't do very well for birds, but we got lots of other animals.

Stingless bees nesting

Ropalidia stigma wasp. Common Flashwing damselfly

Episteme vetula moth. Caterpillar of some sort

Black-kneed Meadow Katydid nymph

Helicarionidae snail. Fejervarya frog

Next, Hindhede Nature Park. Oriental Darter was in the quarry as usual.

Sunda Colugo resting on tree and Common Treeshrew foraging on ground, as usual.

Not so usual, Lua's Cricket.

Sungei Buloh 18Feb23

From KH

Danny and I went to Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve today. At where was the previous carpark, a male White-rumped Shama was serenading us.

A fruiting MacArthur Palm was attracting Lineated Barbet. Yumz.

Along the boardwalk to the bridge, a juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron was dozing off.

In the wetland, we saw Terek Sandpiper B5 tagged in Singapore (green on white flag) among 220 Common Redshanks, many of which were also tagged in Singapore (at least 4 in this photo). Apparently, B5 was tagged in 2013, so it's at least 10 years old now.

Some of the 200 Pacific Golden-Plovers.

Some of the 54 Eurasian Whimbrels.

Along the main loop, a fruiting Burmese Fishtail-Palm was attracting Pink-necked Green-Pigeons. Double yumz.

Copper-throated Sunbird couple was hanging around.

Oriental Whip Snake had its belly full, but what's the "shell" in its mouth?

Asian Honey Bees nesting in tree hole.

Wasp doing its own thing.

Telok Blangah Hill 18Nov22

From KH

Continuing raptor watch at Telok Blangah Hill. Very quiet, 1 of 7 Oriental Honey-Buzzards.

Adult Brahminy Kite.

A wasp captured a spider to lay eggs in.

Sungei Buloh 07Sep22

From KH

I went to Sungei Buloh today for any early waders. Got a less common Terek Sandpiper hanging out with the 75 Common Redshanks.

1 of 60 Eurasian Whimbrels showing its crown stripe and hanging out with the redshanks.

Little Egrets: "Bro, any fish?" "Quiet! I'm focussing."

Clockwise from top left: Ashy Tailorbird caught a caterpillar. It was so jubilant that it fanned its tail! Tongue is involved! Final toss before gobbling it up.

Male Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker eating a fruit on the Calabur Tree.

Smooth Otter making a run.

Plantain Squirrel: I need my sugar. I need my sugar.

Mud Creeper Telescopium telescopium, the most common molluscs in the ponds. Barnacles in the foreground.

Wasp hanging out with sea snails: Littoraria sp. (left) and Lined Nerite (right).

Mangrove Jewel Bug showing its spot pattern.

Javanese Grasshopper munching down a leaf.