Nature Spies

Frog Fish @ Cyrene by kevin

2008-06-10T23:19:00.002+08:00

Thanks to Chay Hoon for spotting it! This fish still eludes my eye!

Sea Urchin @ Cyrene by kevin

2008-06-10T23:18:00.001+08:00

only 2 of these were seen that day

Juvenile Bat Fish @ Cyrene by Kevin

2008-06-10T23:13:00.002+08:00

Juvenile Batfish? Not very certain. anyone knows?
it was trapped in a pool at low tide but it shows the importance of Cyrene as a nursery for marine fishes.

Sea Cucumbers @ Cyrene by Kevin

2008-06-10T23:11:00.001+08:00

Saw 3 of these sea cucumber there on Friday

Common Sea Star @ Cyrene by kevin

2008-06-10T23:10:00.001+08:00

This is the other variety found at the sand flats ..

Knobby Sea Stars @ Cyrene by Kevin

2008-06-10T23:05:00.002+08:00

As usual saw lotsa knobblies at wonderful cyrene. I was less excited but it's a first sighting for some of our group! :)

this one had alot of knobs!

This one was large!

This one was missing an arm but thankfully they regenerate them..

Whiskered Treeswift ( Hemiprocne comata ) by cajuca

2008-05-30T20:18:00.003+08:00

shots of a pair of Whiskered Treeswift ( Hemiprocne comata ) mating
Fantastic!
link

kevin's note:
thanks to MarkChua for graciously allowing me to post his pics here :) All copyright remain his!
first blog since reservist kept me busy!

Pentaceraster mammillatus @ Cyrene Reef by TeamSeaGrass

2008-05-05T00:08:00.002+08:00

ST news link

Read about "THE discovery of this attractive species, one of about a dozen of its kind in the Indo-Pacific, is in some respects a remarkable surprise, given its large size and the fact that sea stars and their relatives had been intensively surveyed and studied throughout the 1990s by a team of NUS and Belgian marine scientists."

Link at wildsingapore

White Bellied Sea Eagle Part II by speedblade

2008-03-30T00:47:00.002+08:00

More amazing shots by speedblade! there's aerial dogfight and catfish catch. nice shots despite raining cats and dogs recently ;p
CS link here

Lynx Spider(Tapponia sp.) by stevewhy

2008-03-30T00:39:00.002+08:00

excellent macro of the lynx spider from the front u can see the palps so clearly!
the male is the 1st and female the 2nd

bigger res pics are here!

All pics belong to stevewhy. Thanks for graciously allowing me to repro his images here :)

Nesting Hornbills @ Changi by Paul

2008-03-05T14:16:00.002+08:00

http://www.clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=353509
Check out these wonderful shots by Paul

Thanks Paul for letting me post the pics here.
all copyrights remain his

White crab spider @ Chek Jawa, P. Ubin by Kevin

2008-02-16T01:09:00.001+08:00

img_1081 crab spider web, originally uploaded by koiyau.

heh taken by me :)

Two Spotted Line Blue (Nacaduba biocellata) A New Lycaenidae species for Singapore!

2008-02-13T10:55:00.001+08:00

check out the excitement at the butterflycircle blog!

"Description of the Two Spotted Line Blue : Male - upperside lilac with base dark blue ; Female - upperside dull brown with basal area variably suffused with blue. Underside pale brown with a series of dark brown spots and bands narrowly edged with brown and white. Each hindwing has two black subtornal spots with iridescent green scales and inwardly ringed with pale yellow brown."

link

White-bellied Sea-eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster) @ B. Panjang by Speedblade

2008-01-07T17:49:00.001+08:00

Amazing shots by speedblade from CS
what's even more amazing is that the eagle has caught a released goldfish in a storm canal.
what are the odds?

view the discussion here

Thanks to speedblade for graciously allowing me to post his pics here.
all copyrights remain his!

check out his flickr acct with the full series here

Common Kingfisher by Harlequin (Phillip)

2007-12-10T09:34:00.001+08:00

http://clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?s=a42c0bc28d0a79df90564c98fe559932&t=333207

not too sure but that might be a pygmy half beak in the KF's beak (no pun intended!)

Baby Croc @ Pasir Ris Mangrove Swamp by meerkat

2007-12-03T10:29:00.001+08:00

http://clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=331453 --- Baby Croc @
Pasir Ris Mangrove Swamp

Definitely NOT a monitor lizard!

edit:Thanks to AngHY for graciously allowing the use of the image here. All rights remain AngHY's

Flying Lemur (Cynocephalus variegatus) @ CNR by lenkline

2007-11-28T18:50:00.001+08:00

http://clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=330059
This one has a nice fur pattern that's like tree bark! (I guess that's a compliment for colugos..)

Thanks to lenkline for graciously allowing use of the images here. all rights belong to lenkline's
you can see more photos of lenkline's at http://www.flickr.com/photos/lenkline/

Python captured in Bishan Park

2007-11-26T17:25:00.001+08:00

http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/viewPost6690.aspx --- Python captured in Bishan Park

Sea Slugs @ Kusu isle by Ivan

2007-11-24T23:56:00.000+08:00

http://clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3575815#post3575815

nice pics!

Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher with crab prey by irfan choo

2007-11-13T17:57:00.001+08:00

http://clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=325306 ---
Another fantastic bird shot for today!
must see!
can check out other photos by irfan choo at www.irfanchoo.com

Thanks to irfan choo for graciously allowing me reproduce the image here. All rights belong to irfan choo.

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus) catching insect prey by DeSwitch

2007-11-13T17:54:00.001+08:00

http://clubsnap.com/forums/showthread.php?t=326182 ---
Someone commented "That's one hell of a series." I have to agree wholeheartedly.. see to believe!

Thanks to Calvin for graciously letting me reproduce his pics here.
See more of Calvin's photos at http://deswitch.multiply.com/

Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea eating Alexandra Palm fruits by Kevin

2007-11-08T15:09:00.001+08:00

1c Koel eating, originally uploaded by koiyau.

By a stroke of luck I managed to capture this series of a female Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea) swallowing a large Alexandra Palm fruit! (Archontophoenix alexandrae). Actually, I could have been luckier and gotten group shots. I was drawn to the loud calls of the birds (yes pural) as there were two males vying for her attention. strangely it was her that was doing all the calling. It was quite a cacophony of resounding bird calls. At first I had assumed its the males vying for attention from a potential mate. However, it seems like the female was more interested in food.

The whole thing was so fascinating for me. Ha but apparently there are others who are quite angry with the calls of the koel in their estate and wished them gone(can't find the article again). I would think Koels are the least of our noise pollution. Buses have deafening beeps promptly declare to the entire bus that u have paid ur fare. I really can't fathom why.

Do also check out Dr YC Wee's entries on Koels and Alexandra Palms!

To swallow and regurgitate? Not the Yellow-vented Bulbul!

Asian Koel eating Indian cherry">Asian Koel eating Indian cherry

Tigertail Seahorse @ Pulau Hantu

2007-11-06T18:00:00.001+08:00

http://www.pulauhantu.org/51/ --- "Finally, everyone's favourite and a gem in Hantu's reef - Tigertail seahorses can be spotted on a regular basis. Similar to slugs, they move slowly (infact, seahorses are the slowest fishes in the sea!) and are easily photographed. Because of that, they are also easily collected for the aquarium trade. Like Black coral, all species of seahorses are prohibited from trade because their use in traditional medicines has severely threatened their survival."

Species might be Hippocampus comes from http://www.seahorse.org/library/articles/quickid.shtml

Python @ Potong Pasir by Keith

2007-10-29T22:30:00.001+08:00

http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/viewPost6267.aspx ---
STOMPer Keith, a Potong Pasir resident, spotted a 12-foot long python that swallowed an animal. It was resting at the Potong Pasir riverside. He took this photo this morning (23 October) and sent it to us via MMS at 8.35am. He told STOMP: "There have been previous sightings of pythons in this area but it's the first time I've seen one that swallowed an animal. "This is along the jogging path beside the river. There is a patch of woodland nearby," he said. He did not see the animal that the python swallowed. He told STOMP that children do not generally play in the area. However, joggers do use the running track along the waterside. STOMP had contacted the Police and the AVA. Both said that they did not receive any call on a python.

Asian Palm Civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus@ Chek Jawa by Kevin

2007-10-28T23:02:00.001+08:00

Asian Palm Civet, originally uploaded by koiyau.

Was helping out with seagrass survey at a rainy evening at Ubin this Sunday. Guess what I saw??
Wah! Thanks to sharp eyed Ria who spotted this! squeezed off a few lucky shots with a medium zoom but when i came back with a longer zoom it was hiding already :( Ria prob got a nicer shot.. watch out for hers..

Finally got to see the animal behind RMBR's mascot!

edit: See Ria's post and pics! HERE

p.s.
I got the sp name here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Palm_Civet

geotagged this photo on flickr as well. not sure if i got the place right though