Thong Chow Ngian shares his observations and documentations of a juvenile koel calling out to be fed by crows. ‘On 08 April 2022, I spotted a flock of Large-billed crows, […]
Soh Kam Yung wrote on his Facebook page: “A Golden-backed Weaver (Ploceus jacksoni) spotted at Kranji Marshes on 27 March 2022. It pulled a grass thread and tied it to […]
Lo Wai Munn had an exhilarating experience photographing the Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres, in April 2022. He wrote about his experience on Facebook and BESGroup is proud to share his […]
The specimen in this photograph is tentatively identified as the larva of a black-spotted Lady beetle. It looks like a miniature alligator (~ 6mm long) with 3 pairs of legs. […]
Family: Vangidae Name: Large Woodshrike (Tephrodornis gularis, also known as Tephrodornis virgatus) Interesting snippets: The woodshrikes used to be placed with the shrikes (Family Laniidae) but is now placed in […]
Gan Lee Hsia, who spotted the Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus hirundinaceus) at the Chek Jawa Coastal Boardwalk on 4 April 2022, has kindly shared her photo documentation of the birds. These […]
Richard Lee was at the Chek Jawa Coastal Boardwalk on 4 April 2022 and was rewarded with the sighting of the very rare non-breeding visitor, Black-winged Flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus […]
Kau Poh Moi observed some Plain Tiger Butterfly (Danaus chrysippus) caterpillars on a Stapelia plant. The caterpillars were already at late instar stages when photographed. They fed on the flower […]
A lone, juvenile blue-crowned hanging parrot, Loriculus galgulus, was seen biting into the base of many Tabebuia rosea (rosy trumpet tree or pink poui, family Bignoniaceae) flower buds. The photographer believes […]
Spotted wood owls share the same parental behaviour as most owls. Both parents perched on the same tree as the owlets, on the same perch or a distance away. The […]
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