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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 […]
On 27 Mar 2024, close to 6.30pm, I observed a family of 3 Buffy fish owls (Ketupa ketupu) on a tree branch at Pasir Ris Park. Thong Chow Ngian
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I observed on two occasions when two Large-billed crows (Corvus macrorhynchos) attacked a Buffy fish- owl (Ketupa ketupu) nest at Pasir Ris park on 22 and 24 Mar 2024. I […]
Owls have the reputation of being able to turn their heads towards their backs to view objects behind them. This ability is at times exaggerated or misrepresented as the ability […]
![ShorePitViper [JeremiahLoei] (1)](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/ShorePitViper-JeremiahLoei-1-q8dgk863xunu80g68la30mq9zqg7gs46glr5irkrxs.jpg "ShorePitViper [JeremiahLoei] (1)")
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 […]
![FishOwlBu-walk [JamesTann] 1](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/FishOwlBu-walk-JamesTann-1-q8dg91v6ord46wojhrdrdg8zqtj3ybr29ajc4c59ww.jpg "FishOwlBu-walk [JamesTann] 1")
James Tann’s sequential images of the Buffy Fish-owl (Ketupa ketupu) walking a ‘tightrope’ at the Singapore Botanical Gardens poses the question of how does a big bird walk across a […]
![FishOwlB-jv falls [TonyChua]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/FishOwlB-jv-falls-TonyChua-q8df5s5x5xlv5dq0ssav7czqbb32djurixd2c6ddv4.jpg "FishOwlB-jv falls [TonyChua]")
Tony Chua’s image of the Buffy Fish-owl chick (Ketupa ketupu) was photographed at the Rain Forest Boardwalk, Singapore Botanical Gardens. The chick, approximately 45 days old, is about to fledge. […]
“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 […]
![FishOwlB-jv [JWee]](https://besgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/FishOwlB-jv-JWee-1-q8dgn5g17anycc795usarw5wiw1bevq472tj9r8okw.jpg "FishOwlB-jv [JWee]")
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 […]
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