Eastern Shore of Singapore

Month of May is a good time to visit inter-tidal area as the low tide during this period usually around 7-9am. 

 I arrived at the shore around 7am and the tide is already quite low.

This may looks like a football field but are sea grass lagoon. They are only exposed during spring low tide.

 This bivalves did not burrow fast enough before the tide gone down and is now stuck.

 This sea star trying to turn itself after the wave swept it upside down.

 This sea star will have to wait for at least another 2 hours before the tide return.

 This elbow crab almost impossible to spot if it was not on top of the sea grass.

 Likewise this stone crab, away from the rock they are easily spotted.

 One of the less colourful anemone that was spotted today.

 This is the much colourful one as compare to the previous one.

 Different from the sea hare I saw last month, this is Hairy Sea Hare (Bursatella leachii).

 Sea cucumber of all shape and colour are spotted today. Such as this thorny one.

 Another funny shape, ball sea cucumber.

 This reddish Thorny Sea Cucumber is still busy feeding.

 Saw lots of Noble volute today too. This one about to burrow into the sand.

 I like the patterns on their shell. It looks like a Chinese painting.

 This hermit crab is taking over this empty shell as resident.

This swimming crab is enjoying his breakfast. Slowly munching on one end of this bristleworms while the other end try to swim away!

 Several white sea urchin was spotted in the sea grass area.

Not often to spot common sea star at this area, they are very common at the off-shore island. It must be my luck day for me.

Yes! Is my lucky day. See what I found! This huge iconic sea star is found in off-shore island. But I saw so many of them today!

Saw another big one almost as big as this huge carpet anemones!

Predawn Trip To Changi

It was almost a year since I last visited this place during pre dawn timing! As usual, this place always surprise me with lots of creatures!

I'll let the photo do the talking...

 There are several types of sea cucumber such as these brown & pink in colour

 Olive snail that is also expert in burrowing

 Hermit crab

 Another expert in burrowing - Pebble crab

 I saw lots of Sand dollars that are in Pink!!

 Sea hare are in season now...they are everywhere too!

 A very beautiful Noble volute

 Sea pen
 Moons crab

 The high light for today's trip must be this electric ray!! Can't wait to explore the other part of the shore tomorrow morning.

Our Lovely Northern Shore

Is been quite a while since I visited the lively northern shore. PT & me re-visit this lovely shore this morning.

The first star that we found was this cute little Biscuit Star.

A Biscuit Sea Star (Goniodiscaster scaber)

There a lots of tiny one too!

This Sand Star with one arm missing and another is growing...

Sand Star

Animals that stay in the intertidal area must be able to hold themselves during low tide. This pair of seahorse was put to test when the tide goes down.

Pair of Spotted Sea Horse(Hippocampus kuda)

Millet Cowrie (Cyprea millaris)

The Millet Cowrie is a threaten cowrie in Singapore, is really good to be able to see one here!

Fan Shell

 There are lots pf Fan Shell half burrowed in the sand and with nice colours too!

A stranded fish by the outgoing tide

Another stranded animal - Jelly Fish

A Sea Pen

There are lots of sea cucumber of different kinds.

This Thorny Sea Cucumber with feeding tentacles out

 There are also lots of Peacock Anemones in the tidal pool.

with different colours!

Soft corals

Peanut Worm

Sea Urchin

The Geographic Sea Hare (Syphonota geographica)

 The Geographic Sea Hare is in season, there are many of them on the shore!

Octopus!

  Finally found one octopus!

A very striking Striped Hermit Crab

Mantis Shrimp

We have to stop of walk when the window period over, the tide is coming back just when we are about to go for breakfast.