JURONG LAKE GARDENS

Is been a while since I last visited Chinese Garden/Japanese Garden which will be part of the Jurong Lake Garden in the near future.

 One of the most distinctive icon in the garden is this 7-storey pagoda.

 If you like lotus flower, this is the right place to visit. I shot this using my mobile.

I always find lotus flower very attractive and give a sense of purity. There is a Chinese idiom 出于泥而不染 basically say it all... it simply mean out of mud and yet did not get soiled or dirty.

Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) can be seen only during this period as they are migratory bird arrive here to avoid the winter up north.

Another migratory bird in the garden, Blue-Tailed Bee-Eater( Merops philippinus)

 White-Breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus) running around near the water edge.

 Perching on the tree over looking the pond below and is hard to spot when it stay motionless - Striated heron (Butorides striatus) also known as Little heron.

Although with the nest, this Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) is not with breeding plumage yet. May be soon?

 A very small bird, Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia) can sing very loudly and with many different melodies.

 Brown-Throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis) feeding on the nectar of the flower.

Another bird that can be easily spotted in the garden by simply follow their loud call - Collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)

A female Pink-necked Green Pigeon (Treron vernans) that without the "pink neck". Only the male show the pink-neck that's how they got their name.

 A very friendly Plantain Squirrel.

Malayan Water Monitor Lizard are protected Singapore and can be found in many gardens in Singapore.