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A simple picture but I guess there’s a story to tell. This picture was taken just outside Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. It’s like this bird is telling us they have a right to state land too or any other environment … Continue reading →

After months of tracking these creatures down and listening to their calls, finally, I’m rewarded with this picture! This bird has very similar morphology to the Red Jungle Fowl and does possess the morphological features of the Red Jungle Fowl. … Continue reading →

As part of my UROPS, I’ve set up the camera trap, hoping for some Red Jungle Fowls to be caught in action. No fowls were caught but on 2 occasions, the monitor lizard came up really close to the camera … Continue reading →

I’ve seen the monitor lizard perched way up in the tree in Pulau Ubin, but in my mini plot of sanctuary, I’ve seen at least 2 monitor lizards in the grass. I know there are at least 2 because I’ve … Continue reading →

Right from the 1st day I moved it, I saw this bird. It was a brilliant flash of blue and made really bad noises. This particular bird has a favourite spot on a particular tree in the secondary forest of … Continue reading →

As part of my UROPS project, I’ve been listening out for the Red Jungle Fowls and looking out for them. Since 6 weeks ago when I first started my project, I’ve somehow cultivated a habit of looking outside the window … Continue reading →

My first suspicion that there is probably some pool of water in that secondary forest is when I saw some waterhens. These waterhens appear rather frequently, especially after it rains. Unlike the Red Jungle Fowls, which I have been trying … Continue reading →

Ever since moving to this new house, I’ve been seeing a few “chickens” in that secondary forest. Wild chicken, I thought, but found it strange that there would be wild chickens in that area. As fate would have it, the … Continue reading →

The honour of the very first post should go to my heroic save of a bird. This happened sometime in the afternoon on 2-Jun 2010. I was sitting in the living room when I heard a bang, flutter flutter flutter … Continue reading →

14th December 2009, I moved to Upper Bukit Timah View. My new house faced a patch of secondary forest which proved interesting. Almost immediately after shifting in, I began seeing different animals in the limited area I can see from … Continue reading →