Squirrel eating durians by KK

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Heh the REAL reason why we shouldn't poach tasty durians in the reserve. It might be a nice treat for us but seasonal treats like this might be  supplementing  the diet of various  animals in the reserve

Nudibranch Tambja oliva ? by Staad3

Type: Nudibranch
Scientific Name: Tambja oliva?
Common Name:
Date Taken: 19 Feb 2006
Place: Western patch reef, Pulau Hantu, at depth of 9m.

Kevin: Lovely shot!

edit:
staad3 sent me this link which might be a clue to its identity.
Anyone knows if its a new species sighting for Singapore?
http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=tamboliva

Four Lined Tree Frog Polypedates leucomystax by syazkal

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Excellent closeup shots of this "common yet charming species" this color variation is quite different from the one shown in the ecology asia site. But one shot showed the four lines very clearly. ( N.B. feel free to contest the id of this animal I am not sure actually)

ecology asia
http://www.ecologyasia.com/verts/amphibians/four-lined-tree_frog.htm

Rare! Black-winged Starling Acridotheres melanopterus (Daudin, 1800) by Amit

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Shot by Amit
Apparently this is a rare resident of Singapore and this particular shot is of a juvenile. Thanks to Husky for the ID
more adult pics here

Purple Heron @ Sungei Buloh by szekiat

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Purple Heron caught in flight!

Ornamental Tree-Trunk Spider Herennia ornatissima @ Pasir Ris Spice Garden by syazkal

link to CS post
There's a few macro shots in this series taken by syazkal most interesting is the shots of the Ornamental Tree-Trunk Spider which is well camouflaged.

References:
"A Guide to Common Singapore Spiders" by Joseph K. H. Koh
http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/guidebooks/spiders/text/Herennia_ornatissima.htm

Blue spotted stingray @ Pulau Hantu by Thio (staad3)

A regular contributor to the Marine residents thread in clubsnap! Here
is one of her posts showing the diversity of life hidden in the waters!

Type:Fish
Scientific Name:
Common Name: Blue spotted stingray
Date Taken: 18 Mar 2006
Place: Western Patch Reef, Pulau Hantu, at depth of about 5m.
p.s. Pics are copyright of staad3

edit:hmmm my email to blog pipeline isn't working need to figure out why.. here's the pic again sorry guys!

Male Laced Woodpecker @ Bukit Batok by TanHB

http://forums.clubsnap.com/showthread.php?t=207829
quote "Was at Bt Batok Nature Park looking for insects, suddenly heard
someone firing a machine gun behind me, turn my head around and saw this
gunner."

Spotted Wood OwlStrix seloputo and Barn Owl Tyto alba by Arthur Chng

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Excellent shots of our resident owls! I am still looking for my first!