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![BulbulRW-perch side [wyc] - 6](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BulbulRW-perch-side-wyc-61-q8dfv21oxk7fbx0d7plq8zdxcaidck6xo0v2w0wak0.jpg "BulbulRW-perch side [wyc] – 6")
The Golden Penda (Xanthostemon chrysanthus) is a popular wayside tree. Its conspicuous bunches of yellow blossoms bring much needed colour to the leafy green Garden City. Flowering is usually gregarious, […]
![BrownAnole [MarcusNg]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BrownAnole-MarcusNg-q8dglmxe6wlbmyeg077xr9x62ji10fponkzdfphils.jpg "BrownAnole [MarcusNg]")
In June 2014 we posted a new exotic lizard from the neotropics that found its way into Singapore. Visit the Gardens by the Bay and chances are that you will […]
![Cyathea sp-LeafMonkey [LeongTziMing]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Cyathea-sp-LeafMonkey-LeongTziMing-1-q8dfu2btpuuj2qg90a5wm8eernef8294v42mnid94g.jpg "Cyathea sp-LeafMonkey [LeongTziMing]")
“With every visit to the hill forests of Malaysia, we are always greeted with the sight of tall tree ferns, Cyathea sp. (above), which are so characteristic of the highlands. […]
I was up early to catch the Yellow-vented Bulbuls (Pycnonotus goiavier) in their dawn chorus as the haze situation had improved during the last few days. Instead of the Yellow-vented […]
“The Dancing Dropwing (Trithemis pallidinervis, family Libellulidae) is a species of dragonfly that may be periodically encountered around our local ponds. At the height of their adult emergence, both males […]
Birds are not often seen drinking water. This is because they get their water from the food they take. But how many of us take any notice of them when […]
![TermiteHatch [LenaChow]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/TermiteHatch-LenaChow-q8dfoop2lzhgn29ieygrcl9ge9wt6ewfgholsiccq8.jpg "TermiteHatch [LenaChow]")
Traditional birdwatchers depend on their pair of binoculars when out in the field. Any observations would be fleeting and subsequent documentation would have to depend on memory. Anything that could […]
Jeremiah Loei‘s inspiring video of Swallow n Sunset @ Serangoon Tidal Gates (Serangoon East Dam) Singapore was taken in July 2015. Subaraj Rajathurai has this to say about the video: […]
![BarbetL [JWee]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BarbetL-JWee-q8dfqvnik2hjqb2tlwlf61c6an3n4zlvrche3r3a7k.jpg "BarbetL [JWee]")
It was around 1600 hours in the evening of 12th August 2015. The sky was overcast and it was drizzling lightly. I was keeping watch on the bunch of ripening […]
![K'fisherC-pellet [JeremiahLoei]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/KfisherC-pellet-JeremiahLoei-q8dfvsd68x7gczy4y0za6sqtz2wnc33f3n4obrt9ps.jpg "K’fisherC-pellet [JeremiahLoei]")
The video below, documented by Jeremiah Loei, shows a Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) casting a pellet while perching on top of a lotus fruit. The screen grab above shows the […]
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