Bird Collision Series: Issue essay

Every year, 100 million to one billion birds die from window strikes in the United States alone. Learn about the pertinent issue of bird-window collision and do your part to save the angels of our cities.

Nature Photography compilation [July-November 2019]

This post marks my novice months into nature photography, some pictures with a little help from snapseed. Seriously need to fix the lightings in some (wait until I learn to use Photoshop!), as half were taken near dusk (about 630 pm). Enjoy! Any critiques are more than welcomed! A pink-necked green pigeon couple. Singapore Botanical …

It’s May baby! Long weekend getaway @ Jurong Lake Gardens and East Coast Park

It's finally May, which means Bioblitz is rolling at full speed island-wide, and Festival of Biodiversity is around the corner! Participate in a variety of bird, butterfly / bee surveys and habitat enhancements at a park near you, and make your weekend mornings meaningful and green-filled! Click on the links above to learn more if …

22/03/19 Nature Photography Attempt @ Singapore Botanical Gardens

First time in botanic gardens with my primitive nature photography gear -- iPhone plus a monocular mounted on the lens! I learnt how impatient and inexperienced I was woops :") Enjoy these few relatively decent photos, all taken with phone camera only (the distance only allowed me to capture with my phone)! 🙂 Many more …

16/03/19 Life Updates: biodiversity and beyond

So long, my friends! 🙂 It has been one month since I posted an article, and almost two months since I wrote a blogpost that is biodiversity-related. The graduating year of high school has been hectic for me, and striking the fine balance amongst all my commitments -- schoolwork, scientific research, biodiversity, friendships, college application, …

How to identify a bird species from its nest? (Birders how-to series #1)

*Pssst, there is a Google drive for all the video clips of wildlife in my blogposts. You can access it here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1RCB9wnWZ56LPMoUj-PglJNXnypMpDIaL ;D It's the breeding season. A warm spring morning with brisk winds. You pace along the nature park trails, clenching at your binoculars and DSLRs, waiting for the sight of a rare bird. …

‘Tis the season to be jolly! Migratory season special (09/12/2018)

Mid zone of Sungei Buloh mangroves Seaward zone of Sungei Buloh, now studded with the white plumage of herons MERRY CHRISTMAS!! The migratory season is finally here! It gives naturalists in warmer climates all the more reasons to celebrate a colourful Christmas *<:>> Migratory season spans from September to March next year, but from personal …

Butterfly watch series 1: Butterfly Garden at HortPark (23/09/18)

Welcome back! This will be the first to a series, as I take you through a tour inside the technicolored kingdom of these fairies In the next five months, I will be participating in an advanced butterfly watch workshop organized by NParks, and conducting monthly butterfly watches at a designated site. Get excited and come …

1/9/2018 Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (SBWR): a tapestry of natural wonders

Ever since I encountered the booth set up by SBWR volunteers at Festival of Biodiversity, I have been dreaming of stepping into this wonderland of flora and fauna. Finally, I dragged my mom and friend Sarah to Kranji 这个鸟不生蛋的地方 (a place so remote in which birds do not even bother to lay eggs)  You simply cannot …

22/7/18 Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park: surprises await on a hunt for herons

New blog post finally phew... Went on a late morning (around 9 am) stroll with four of my nature/photography fanatic friends in Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park in search for herons. These elegantly poised freshwater/ coastal birds probably shunned away from the blazing sun into the shades of floating vegetation. The hunt was futile, but still, …