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BEE -EATERS
Home Twenty seven species of bee-eaters are known worldwide. With slender bodies, bee-eaters are extremely agile. Often catching flying insects on the wing, bees and wasps are their favourite. Butterflies and cicadas are often given the same treatment as bees and wasps – these are whacked against their perch. Often butterflies lose their wings in…
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Local Archives
RUBY-CHEEKED SUNBIRD June 2022 at SBWR. Rarely seen, the Ruby-Cheeked Sunbird was bulding its nest, only to be upstaged by the Brown-throated Sunbird as its nest was somewhat nearby. April 2022 Dollar Bird at Hampstead Dec 2021 AMUR FALCON Another rarity – The Amur Falcon at Lorong Halus. Flying high and catches insects on flight…
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LOVE – A MANY SPLENDID THING
After many years of photographing nature, a number of themes can be curated from my collection. Capturing the animal’s intimate and rare mating moments comes with spending many hours on the field and also the element of luck is essential. The most rare glimpse is the mating porcupines – they win the Most Pricky Moment…
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ICELAND
May 2018 was summer in Iceland and I had no desire to see the Aurea Borealis as it would be frigid cold in winter. The Land of the midnight Sun did not disappoint. We were the only ones awake and still photographing around the lake at 12 midnight! The Sun shone as if it was…
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HOYAS
Hoya Pubiclayx, H carnosa crimson pink, H mindororensis H preatoril, H Pink patella, H affinis H Incrasatta, H flagellate gold, H Davidcumingi H heuschkeliana, H halconensis, H bouti, H placycada H Sumatra, H Rebecca H Imperalis, H patricia,
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Raffles Lighthouse
Home Located on Pulau Satumu, the Raffles Lighthouse is a ferry away (14 kilometres) from Marina South Pier. It is one of the oldest lighthouse on the southern most point of Singapore and the granite used for its bulding is believed to come from Pulau Ubin . At low tide, its rocky shore is exposed…
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HOKKAIDO SOJOURN
February is a good month to explore wildlife during the cold winters. Red-crowned Cranes will not be able to look for grains in the snow. Likewise Stellar Sea Eagles will be unable to fish in the frozen waters and even in non-frozen waters, fishes prefer to lie dormant in the deep. Nature needs a helping…
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LATEST SHOOTS
MONTH OF DECEMBER 2022 31 Dec 2022. My last two shots for 2022 – the owlets of Buffy Fish Owl (fledged today) and Spotted Wood Owl (fell to the ground today yet again) Super rare vagrant from China – the Red-billed Starling Purple Heron in for a Feast Buffy Fish Owl – yet another successful…
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Chongkat, Ulu Langat
Sept 2022 Ulu Langat / Chongkat is a mere 4-5 hours drive from Singapore. After seeing so many images of the Blue-banded Kingfisher from fellow photographers on the internet, I knew I had to go, after missing many opportunities in Land of Smiles. The day before it was a no show and that dampened our…