“Dr Henry Yeo Peng Hock, an exemplary Boy Scout in Raffles Institution at the same time when our noted Webmaster was also one, shot this video in Bedok (see images and video below). “The featured birds are Common Mynas (Acridotheres … Continued
“Sad to say that the Common Hill-mynah (Gracula religiosa) appears to have lost one more habitat in Singapore. “This species used to inhabit the Seletar, Jalan Kayu area. But with the widespread eviction of the farmers there, and the redevelopment … Continued
The main diet of the Common Hill-myna (Gracula religiosa) (above) is fruits. Besides fruits it also takes nectar, insects and small animals like lizards. With fruits of up to 2cm diameter, it swallows them together with their seeds. Large seeds … Continued
I planted three Ceram Palm (Rhopaloblaste ceramica) seedlings in my small garden nearly 40 years ago. One was subsequently removed when the house was renovated but the remaining two grew to a height of about 12 metres. On the night … Continued
This list is compiled from the plant list LINK. Under each species of birds are the different plants that they visit for shelter (roost), food (nectar, fruit or insect), nesting materials and nest sites. The birds are listed under their … Continued
“I like animals and nature in general, even though there is at least one visitor to this website who questions this. “My postings on the failed nesting attempts of Yellow-Vented Bulbuls (Pycnonotus goiavier) (above) in my garden drew mixed comments, … Continued
Appeal to Singapore’s Land Transport Authority to re-route the proposed cross-island MRT line away from the MacRitchie forest – sign the petition HERE. “The Central Nature Reserve protects our precious remaining rainforest. However, the forest is actually broken into many … Continued
Subaraj Rajathurai‘s recent post LINK mentioning my garden as having a few birds that are considered nationally endangered triggered this post. The small patch of garden around my house is less than 100 sq m LINK. It is overgrown with … Continued
We have accumulated a collection of more than 200 bird calls and songs LINK since our earlier posts urging for birdsound documentation LINK 1 and LINK 2. Even then only a small number of bird species found in Singapore and … Continued
Sun Chong Hong calls himself a casual bird observer rather than a birder – or even a birdwatcher. He claims that he is far from being a birder. He taught himself bird identification and always moves alone. That way he … Continued
