Estuarine/saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus)

It's a happy sighting of the croc at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve before I had my lunch at the cafe. The crocs at Buloh are known as Estuarine or saltwater crocodile, they can grow up to 6m long but in Singapore the longest is about 2.5m and I don't think they will grow longer because Singapore is just too small compared to Australia ones that can grow up to 6m.

The most common one is the 1.5m one that always hang around the river along the main bridge. Low tide is the best time to spot them.

Have fun spotting them!

Bruguiera sexangula! In Sungei Buloh

Here's a quick wrap-up of Ria's post on WildSingapore.

This is a great finding for people who loves mangrove and it is listed as 'Critically Endangered' on the Red List. So far, there are 2 of them in Sungei Buloh and the other 2 are in P. Tekong. The tree is not very tall, about 1.3m.

Here's 2 photos of it:

6 July 2009



18 July 2009



I will post more to keep you guys update, if you are interested to have a real look at the tree feel free to e-mail me(email on the right side of page).

Draco (genus)

Draco (genus), originally uploaded by brandon Chia.

The Flying Dragons are native to the southwest tropical forests of Asia and India, including Borneo and the Philippine Islands. In the wild, the Flying Dragon will generally claim a territory. Usually, males will mark two or three trees as their own, and one to three female Flying Dragons will live in each tree. When the male Flying Dragon meets another animal, he may extend his dewlap partially or fully, extend his wings partially or fully, perform a combination of dewlap or wing extension, or bob his body up and down. If he meets a female, he may circle her. Extending the wings and dewlap makes the Flying Dragon appear larger, and he will usually exhibit such behavior if he feels threatened. Flying Dragons eat insects. They catch such prey by sitting under a tree until an insect passes by, and then they eat it. Flying Dragons are diurnal and hide in the late morning and early afternoon to avoid the most intense sunlight of the day.

House Fly

House Fly, originally uploaded by brandon Chia.

This was taken at the Mangrove Boardwalk @ Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve. One of my best Macro shots!

Little Tern

Little Tern, originally uploaded by brandon Chia.

Saw this at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, this is my first time seeing and shooting a tern.

Unfotunetly, the was only one and i only had a min to shoot it. This guy was just too fast!