PurpleMangrove

2012年10月23日星期二

A Collared kingfisher having waterbath @ Jurong Lake

It is a hot hot afternoon. This collared kingfisher is flying into the water to cool down but not for any fish.

2012年10月17日星期三

八月双溪布洛华语导游Madarin guide walk@SBWR,August(XXXII)

It is a sunny day and the tide is very low during our walk along the mangrove boardwalk. As the mudflat is exposed, we spot lots of crabs especially those tiny ones who are hiding in the mud during the high tide. A crocodile is spotted near the main bridge, but it disappears soon.
The olive-backed sunbirds are still feeding the chicks outside of the visitor center.

You need not only the lucky but also good eyesight to spot the crocodile here

Cute crab

Tiny crab

Mini crabs on the mudflat

White mini crabs

Horseshoe crab

A mudskipper is 'walking' on the mudflat

A Giant Mudskipper is resting in a pond of water

Male olive-backed sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)

Female olive backed sunbird (Nectarinia jugularis)

Oriental white eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)

Female scarlet backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum)

Male scarlet backed flowerpecker (Dicaeum cruentatum)

Female common flameback woodpecker (Dinopium javanense)

Male common flameback woodpecker (Dinopium javanense)

White bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)

Migratory shore birds feeding on the mudflat

Sungei Buloh

Malay water monitor lizard (varanus salvator)

Skink

St. Andrew's Cross Spider (Argiope mangal)

2012年8月5日星期日

ICCS Pre-National Day coastal cleanup @ Lim Chu Kang mangrove!新加坡国际海岸清洁运动国庆特别活动

新加坡国际海岸清洁运动（International Coastal Cleanup Singapore,ICCS）是由新加坡国立大学莱弗士生物多样性研究博物馆的志愿者组织的一项年度活动。这项活动通常在九月的第三个星期六展开。每年有几千来自公司，学校，政府部门的志愿者参与这项运动。
国际海岸清洁运动（International Coastal Cleanup）最早由美国海洋保育协会创办的。目的是鼓励人们清洁海洋垃圾，并找出垃圾源头，籍此提高公众保护海岸清洁的意识和促进海洋保育。
ICCS特别在国庆前组织一次小规模的海岸清洁活动为新加坡庆生。今年的活动地点在林厝港红树林, 有37位志愿者参加了这项活动。

Briefing by ICCS Coordinator: N. Sivasothi

Weighting the trash bags

Some bulky trash items

Trash bag transporting line

Powerful Dragging

Trash collecting point: 669Kg plus many bulky items

Mangroves after cleanup

2012年7月29日星期日

双溪布洛附近的黄胸织布鸟Baya weaver(Ploceus philippinus) outside of SBWR

Male Baya weaver build the nest to attract female

Different stages of Baya weaver's nest

take a rest

Working alone? No! We spotted at least three Baya weavers working in the same time here and this photo shows two

The start point of a perfect nest

在双溪布洛义务讲解三年了，
Outside of SBWR, there are some wasteland which supports an enormous variety of wild life. Baya weaver(Ploceus philippinus) is one of the clever birds who can build the most sophisticated and beautiful nest.
Baya weavers use fresh green long grass leaves to build their nest and most of the work is done by the male. The new nest is green color and the old one yellow.
However, the nest doesn't mean the success of reproduction, In the past one month, Baya weaver birds created and tried to create at least six nests near the roadside and now only two nests are hanging there. One nest stopped at the early stage, three nests disappeared.
No Baya weaver was spotted at this small area in yesterday afternoon.

2012年7月28日星期六

Weaver birds @ Tampines Eco Green淡濱尼生态公园织布鸟

Singapore is a small red dot but a large city as any others in the world. It will take you more than one hour to travel from west to east.
Tampines Eco Green is a very nice place and just too far away from our place.
We spotted Asian golden weavers (Ploceus hypoxanthus) building the nests. Later, we also spotted the nest of Baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus) but not the birds.
织布鸟是一类编织能力非凡的雀鸟。淡滨尼生态公园可以看到两种织布鸟：金色织布鸟和黄胸织布鸟。金色织布鸟利用纵横交错的树枝为支撑点，编织球状的鸟窝；而黄胸织布鸟技高一筹，用长草编织精致鸟窝悬挂于树枝上，开口向下以减少捕食者攻击的威胁。