Courtly crocs, but not exactly Valentines’
Wednesday 12 Feb - I had some business in the Kranji area, and took the opportunity to drop by Buloh in the late afternoon. The recent dry spell had left water levels in the ponds near the Visitor Centre unacceptably low. The Reserve proper, too, felt a tad parched. At the end of my
Recce at Sentosa
I've been finding myself at Sentosa quite frequently these days, in preparation for an event I've to help organise. Took some time to stalk a peacock and lay a four-lined tree frog to rest (it was found indoors) in between location scouting.
Rifle Range
Life's like that. We pick up and move on, as we always do. It's back into the forests after the trauma of the previous few months, after what is possibly the greatest loss I'll ever come to experience in my life. Mantis (Amantis sp.)with cricket prey Giant forest ant (Camponotus gigas) major
Richmond red deer rut
Midway through the morning, we were caught in the greatest torrential downpour I had ever experienced in London. Thoroughly soaking wet at the end of it all. And then, there was that rainbow.
Dairy Farm
15 September 2013, 3.4km, after a heavy rain shower. Wagler's pit viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri), male Green mantid (?Hierodula sp.) Huntsman spider (Heteropoda venatoria), female Salticid jumper (Menemerus bivittatus), female
Venus Drive at night, part deux
4 September 2013. Managed to finish the entire loop, rather rare for a night walk. Copper-cheeked frog (Hydrophylax raniceps) Moulting nursery web spider (Thalassius sp.) Singapore tanrantula (Phlogiellus inermis) Stick insect (Necroscia ?prasina , formerly N. roseipennis - the 7 white rings on antennae are diagnostic) Nasute termites Brown mantid (?Statilia sp.) Moulting orthoptera Bioluminescent 'shrooms (Filoboletus manipularis) Nocturnal
Glowing ‘shrooms – Fuji X100S vs Nikon D7100
The many clusters of bioluminescent mushrooms (Filoboletus manipularis, among possible others) that we saw earlier in the week had all but withered. The sole bunch still existing in a decent condition was found near the end of the route, emitting a very weak bioluminescence. Singlets and another dying cluster could be found on an
Macro with the Fuji X100S
Venus Drive 14 August 2013, 2.3km Who'd have guessed that the X100S isn't just a brilliant streeting camera, but does decent nature macro photography as well! First field test went better than expected: slapped on a Raynox DCR-250 close-up lens and used my Nikon SB-800 flashgun with a flimsy DIY diffuser softbox (it fell into
A reptilian day at Sungei Buloh
11 August 2013, 4.8km Oriental whip snake (Ahaetulla prasina) Green-crested lizard (Bronchocela cristatella) Oriental whip snake (Ahaetulla prasina), juvenile Malayan water monitor (Varanus salvator) Changeable lizard (Calotes versicolor), male