How does a big bird walk across a tree limb? Like an acrobat on a tightrope, except that it uses its outstretched wings as a balance pole. The following series […]
When I got news that the four Brown Hawk Owls, Ninox scutulata, have been sighted again in Windsor Nature Park, I headed over immediately. They were perched high up and […]
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 […]
Saw this Buffy Fish-Owl (Ketupa ketupu ketupu) sitting over a river on two occasions in the middle of the morning. Wonder if any foraging for fish was happening. Note: An […]
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The Shore Pit-viper (Crypyelytrops purpureomaculatus) is a venomous and aggressive snake found along the coastal areas of Singapore. Jeremiah Loei encountered one some time ago at the Pasir Ris Park […]
“Being young is always vulnerable, even if you’re born into a raptors family”, wrote Linda Teh. When our Pasir Ris Spotted-wood Owlet (Strix seloputo) fell to the ground, 6 Oriental […]
A Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach) was documented mobbing a Barn Owl (Tyto alba) at Punggol. The tiny shrike flew straight towards the larger owl that was roosting on a branch […]
On many evenings Art Toh visited Holland Drive at around 6pm to keep watch on a pair of Spotted Wood-owls (Strix seloputo). This pair was usually found in their favourite […]
On 21st April 2018, a Spotted Wood Owl (Strix seloputo) chick fell from its nest at Pasir Ris Park. Landing on the ground, it walked about and flapped its wings […]
On the afternoon of 23rd March 2018, a rescue operation was undertaken by nature photographers, NParks and *Acres to rescue a Spotted Wood Owl (Strix seloputo) chick that fell from […]
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