Friday, October 30, 2009
Spotted Dove
Monday, October 19, 2009
Bubul surveying site for nest
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Hill Mynahs
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Sunbird encounter
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Mynah
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Bubuls are back again
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Pigeons
Friday, July 17, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Bulbuls - the last set of pictures
Looking out for danger or threats to the nest while its partner does the feeding.
The dad and mum take turns to catch insects and be the look-0ut.
Three hundred-and-sixty degree surveillance before flying to the nest.
Here you are my lovelies!
Gone again and now it's Dad's turn to feed.
Coast is clear!
Okay safe to go the young ones now.
Pity I never got to see the baby bulbuls because...
Monday, June 22, 2009
Bubul nest
On the second day, I managed to photograph one of them perched on the fence in the house behind me while its mate was busy delivering dinner to the kids.
I was really, really patient...
...and finally managed to get one of the parents sitting in the nest.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Not a bird, not a plane, it's an IGUANA!!!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Unknown bird
Thursday, March 12, 2009
The Bulbuls are here again
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Spotted Dove in the Singapore Botanic Gardens
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Peacock
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Superb Fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus)
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Crimson Sunbird

Photos taken at the Yuen Ping McNiece Bromeliad Garden in the grounds of the Singapore Orchid Garden.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Bubul's visit
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Female Asian Koel
I could tell from the silhoutte of the creature that it was something that I had never seen before. I moved in cautiously and using the flash managed to get these photos that could help in the identification of this bird. 


It was beautiful with such fine feathers and a lovely tail!
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Collared Kingfisher
"The grub is fatter on the other side."Thursday, April 17, 2008
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Bulbul rendezvou


Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Breakfast meal
This bulbul, possibly the same one landed on the branch with something in its beak. The photo was taken after the bird had swallowed its prey. Too slow again.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Bulbul on Good Friday 2008
Wouldn't it be nice to hold this cute pudgy bird in your hand? I would love to but the bulbul won't be pleased about that. In fact it spends every moment in my garden with extreme cautiousness, always looking straight into my house suspecting that I am there half the time. I have learned to keep very still whenever it and its partner comes to play amongst the thorny branches of my bougainvillea plant.
This particular bulbul was on this branch for less than 10 seconds and in that time it was bobbing its tail up and down continuously. I had to take several shots just to catch it still for a second with its tail down.
I got the picture I wanted at last.
Here's the other bulbul showing off its beautiful feathers and the reason why it is called a yellow-vented bulbul.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Birds that flew into my view
Caught with the limited zoom facility of my Canon IXUS. Better this than not at all. A profile to confirm that it's not just fluffed-up feathers.
From afar I had not thought that this was a Spotted Dove. Those I've seen in my garden are smaller in size and much slimmer. This one has a lump on its chest. Front and back view, that was all I managed to capture before it flew off as I advanced to take a closer look.Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Bulbul sitting in a nest
I have no idea if it is the male or the female half of the couple that I have been observing in the past few months. I am not even sure if these bubuls are the same ones I have been photographing stealthily each time they came to perch on my bougainvillea plant. Neverthelss, I am glad they have chosen my backyard to start a family which explains why I only have a drawing instead of a photo to show off the new tenants in my garden.
Previous attempts to take pictures of the bird in the nest failed because the zoom lens could not focus on the bird as there were too many leaves and branches around it. Rather than risk scaring the birds away and causing them to abandon the eggs, I thought it would be better to keep away at a distance where I would not be seen as posing a danger to these birds. Holding a sketch pad is less threatening than pointing a camera at close range at these sensitive creatures. It's rather peaceful now. What could the bulbul be thinking while it sits almost motionless for such long durations? Amazing nature.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Macaws
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Cattle Egret


Time to leave as the lights have changed. One last shot of a forlorn creature. I hope it gets back to where the grass is greener.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Kingfisher
Friday, January 11, 2008
Yellow-vented bubul
This bubul and its companion come often to rest on the branches of my Bougainvillea plant. For some reason they usually come after the rains have stopped. By now, this bulbul must be quite familiar with me knowing that all I want to do is to point a camera at it with no intention of harming it. This time, I used my Olympus camera with the 18x zoom capability, creeping nearer and nearer to take closer shots. At one point, this bubul looked me straight in the face for a few seconds without flinching even though I was moving slowly towards it. I could almost detect a look of trust on its face but alas when I got within 2 metres, it bolted. Still, it gave me some of the best shots in all the time that I spent photographing it.Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Yellow-vented Bulbuls
Sunday, November 11, 2007
Sun conure
Secondly, it is filled with curiosity and interest in whoever approaches the cage. It boldly sashays across the wire mesh of the cage as if it wants to communicate with you. Its big round eyes never leave yours making it all the more endearing.
Last but not least, it knows how to please you. It picks up as melon seed with its beak, looks at you as if it wants to offer you a present in friendship.


If I ever need a pet in my life, it will definitely be this bird.Monday, November 5, 2007
Blue and Gold Macaw
Apart from preening its feathers being chained all the time to a bicycle, this Macaw has no choice but to carry on its existence far away from its home.


What joy it must be to glide through the deep jungles of the Amazon - it can only be a dream now. And this beautiful bird is not alone in its plight.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Waterhen




Sunday, September 16, 2007
Friday, September 14, 2007
Migratory birds - they are here again!
From a distance that was out of reach of even my Olympus 10x zoom camera, I could only gaze at the faraway image of this huge bird that was probably a stork.
To the right of where the stork was, I suddenly realised that that a whole community of migratory birds of different species have built their summer homes on the bare, bleached skeletal branches of these trees.
If you were not looking out for them, you would most likely have missed seeing these birds.
Until one or two of them took glides across the water or flutter around their nests.
Wednesday was a respite from the rains of Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday was a lovely day with muted sun rays and lovely breezes. A great day for a walk from Chek Jawa to the boundaries of the Outward Bound school on Pulau Ubin. Saturday, September 8, 2007
Return of the Bulbuls
With my Olympus C-750 10X zoomed to the maximum I managed to capture this one shot of this fastidious creature looking up for a brief moment before applying its beak to its feathers again.
Best shot taken while I was hidden from the view of this highly-suspicious bird.
Looks like this baby is growing into a good-looking adult bubul.
It started to sing and I quickly switched the dials to video mode. Unfortunately, I forgot to check if the sound recording was on. It was not. Anyway I was not successful in uploading this video. Will try again another time.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Ordinary pigeons




Saturday, August 25, 2007
Lesser Whistling Ducks II
Eat, my children while food is in abundance
Avid photographers aiming for the perfect shot of the Lesser Whistling Ducks in the pond.
Parental instinct: Father Duck looks our for signs of danger.
Okay kiddos, time to move on.
Sayora!
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Lesser Whistling Ducks
The feathers are so glossy and well-preened.
The markings on the feathers are accentuated by the contrasting red feathers at the tail. This duck will make a good painting subject if only that is possible.
I was fortunate to have been able to take these shots.
Having the Olympus C750UZ with a 10x zoom makes photo-taking for an amateur like me fun and enjoyble.
Now what should we do about our future here?
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Olive-backed Sunbird
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Asian Koel
For years I have been hearing the calls of these birds without knowing how they looked. Information from various web resources tell me that these birds came from Thailand and have made Singapore their home. 



Friday, August 3, 2007
Little Heron
It was determined to catch its breakfast.
On the wooden bridge at the Bukit Timah section of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, I spied this fairly large bird perched amongst the thick foliage.
With my Olympus 18x zoom camera, I managed to capture the bird preening its feathers in the fading light of the day.
On another occasion, another Little Heron looking no different from the rest I have seen, waits for its prey in the shallow waters of a pond in the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Can't I have some peace and privacy while feeding?
On a bare tree on Sentosa Island, I spotted another Little Heron from afar. It was quite beyond the reach of my camera lenses.
This is bird haven until the Integrated Resorts rise above nature and hopefully this tree and its residents or visitors will not disappear from the face of Sentosa.
Now see how a Little Heron walks:Thursday, August 2, 2007
Bulbuls in my garden - the videos
This pair of siblings were seldom apart. Here they are perched on the branch of a Guava tree.
Preening - never knew birds can be so fastidious about grooming.
This is the way that beaks are cleaned.












Whatever its thoughts, I am glad this kingfisher stayed long enough for me to the this shot.















