Birding at Bishan Park

As we move closer to August, the hot weather here in Singapore is set to continue for at least another 2 months. Is another hot day a expected today for birding here locally in Singapore. I go over to Bishan Park for my morning birding.

This female Pink Necked Green Pigeon is spoil for choice. Whenever there is fruiting tree, it will become buffet meal for this birds.

 So as this male Pink Necked Green Pigeon

 This male Asian Koel just peep from behind.

 Over at the open field, an adult Common Myna  is feeding their chick.

 The partner just watch from a nearby tree branch.

 This may look similar, but is a Javan Myna.

 This Black-Naped Oriole is also busy looking for food searching from branch to branch.

 Just in time to capture this pair of Blue-Throated Bee-Eater(Merops viridis)

 IS a hot hot day, this Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea) is panting to keep the temperature down.

 There is quite a number of them hiding in the bush near the canal.

Trying my luck catching a fast pace treeswift.

Waterhen is picking bits of food from the canal. Is a hot but a good birding trip.

The Amazing Singapore Crab

You really don’t know what you will find in the inter-tidal area when they are exposed during spring low tide. Animals & creatures that living in this area have to face the tide changes, they can be swept away by current during high tide & they will face the extreme heat from sunlight during low tide. As such, the animals living here all have some kind of adaptations either they burrow, having hard shell, possess some kind of toxin  or they are very good in camouflaging. 

Such as this very creative spider crab below. When attaching herself to the seaweed, is almost impossible to spot it. Who will expect to see a crab below the seaweed?

Is almost like seaweed growing from the carapace of the crab!

 The crab attach the seaweed so well that even the underside is like part of the carapace.

 Close up look of the crab from the left side.

 Close up look from the right side of the crab.

Isn't it amazing? For those who like to wear hat, may be you will find some inspiration from this tiny crab.

The Amazing Biscuit Sea Star

Many still call them "starfish" as they are found in the sea. However, since they are not actually fish, I prefer to call them sea stars. They may look cute with the shape of the star, but what amaze me is their regenerating abilities!  They can regenerate their arms lost to the predators just like in the movie Deadpool 2.  ☺

 Found this Biscuit sea star (Goniodiscaster scaber) that lost 2 of its arms.

The wound has healed and is very much alive! 

This is how a Biscuit sea star looks like. Amazing right?