Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca) are found mainly in the Arctic tundra region. They perch on short posts or on the ground patiently looking for prey like lemmings, rabbits and birds. […]
Jeremiah Loei’s Oriental Scops-owl grey morph (Otus sunia) fluttering adds on to his earlier video of Buffy Fish-owl (Ketupa ketupu) cooling itself HERE. Another video of the Spotted Wood-owl (Strix […]
Jeremiah Loei documented a Brown Boobok (Ninox scutulata), also known as a Brown Hawk-owl, casting a pellet. The images are screen grabs showing the owl at various postures before the […]
The Barred Eagle-owl (Bubo sumatranus sumatranus) was a resident species in the 1920s Singapore. Its status changed to “very rare, non-breeding visitor” since then. And down the years it was […]
Jeremiah Loei’s video of the Sunda Scops-owl (Otus lempiji) family was documented in Mid-August 2016 at Lower Peirce Reservoir. The owls were roosting in a palm, perching on the back […]
“In April 2016, the chick of a Buffy Fish Owl (Ketupa ketupu) became a local celebrity as nature enthusiasts and bird photographers flocked to Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (SBWR) to […]
“The month of April 2016 was uncomfortably warm for most of us, including the chick of a Buffy Fish-owl (Ketupa ketupu). While monitoring this chick on 27th April, the sky […]
An adult and a juvenile Spotted Wood-owl (Strix seloputo) were perching together on a branch of a tree. The adult was breaking off small pieces of the dead wood (above) […]
For the Buffy Fish-owl (Ketupa ketupu), the incubation period is reported to be 28-29 days. Once the egg is hatched, the chick will fledge within 6 weeks. Based on the […]
The nesting of the Buffy Fish-owl (Ketupa ketupu) at the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve during March-April 2016 coincided with one of Singapore’s hottest period. The chick fledged in the latter […]
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