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“Between September and November 2014, I had a few opportunities to witness the Blue Sprite damselflies (Pseudagrion microcephalum, family Coenagrionidae) engaged in their mating positions, while checking out local pond […]
“On the afternoon of 22nd September 2014, a small family of Straw-headed Bulbuls (Pycnonotus zeylanicus) arrived onto the scene as I was strolling along forest edge. They appeared to be […]
![Citrus microcarpa-anthers [wyc] - 8](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Citrus-microcarpa-anthers-wyc-8-q8dfez13zm6so4df4rbjl1hzexs9n0ca4ezz9kqt0w.jpg "Citrus microcarpa-anthers [wyc] – 8")
Citrus x microcarpa is a natural hybrid, commonly known as Calamansi or Calamondin – or limau kesturi in Malay. The plant is grown for its small, round fruits whose juice […]
“On the 22nd September 2014, I was observing a small group of White-crested Laughingthrushes (Garrulax leucolophus) foraging at a local park when a particular individual caught my eye. It had […]
![CFBat a-male [wyc]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/CFBat-a-male-wyc-q8dfljwftv71xutcplpj1dq541criqgn0zec7azlgw.jpg "CFBat a-male [wyc]")
On 4th October 2014, there was, as always, a dominant male Common Fruit Bat (Cynopterus brachyotis) hanging in the porch (above). As usual, he was the first to be there, […]
![Reticulated Swamp Crab [LenaChow] - 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Reticulated-Swamp-Crab-LenaChow-1-q8df32epf5w1lxo0nm1o01nsj8gw512ohhikfeebu8.jpg "Reticulated Swamp Crab [LenaChow] – 1")
“One of three critically endangered crabs that are uniquely Singaporean, the Reticulated or Singapore Swamp Crab (Parathelphusa reticulata), is so named for the beautiful reticulate or mesh-like patterning on its […]
“Eight to ten Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferrugine) present at this site, solitary or in pairs mixing with other waders. “Actively feeding as can be seen in the video below. “The […]
A colony of Common Fruit Bats (Cynopterus brachyotis) had been roosting in my porch since 2006 LINK. In 2014 I got tired of the mess the bats left behind and […]
“While exploring a local lotus pond in September 2014, I was delighted by the diversity of dragonfly inhabitants, including the Yellow-barred Flutterer (Rhyothemis phyllis, family Libellulidae). When not floating and […]
![Bat21-a-male - female [wyc]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Bat21-a-male-female-wyc-q8dffs63vhaoo173elwz8c59tvsn9mjykf8155jlo0.jpg "Bat21-a-male – female [wyc]")
At the roost, the dominant male Common Fruit Bat (Cynopterus brachyotis) is constantly on the lookout for females in oestrus (above). He will move from one female to another with […]
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