Quick Look at Pasir Ris Park

I was meeting a few friends in the east last Sunday, and thus decided to drop by Pasir Ris Park for a quick look since I was early.


The Nyireh Batu (Xylocarpus moluccensis) was fruiting, but all the fruits I saw were half-eaten. I wonder what animals have been feeding on them. Hmm...


It was really noisy along the mangrove boardwalk, as there were lots of male Cicadas (Family Cicadidae) singing.


A number of the Bakau Putih (Bruguiera cylindrica) were flowering, and I decided to take a macro shot. It was then I noticed a pair of Crab Spiders on them! The female, which was whitish-green in colour, was much larger than the reddish-brown male. It's almost impossible to spot the male since it was half-hidden behind the petals of the flower in the middle.


I also found this Cotton Stainer Bug on this Portia Tree (Thespesia populnea). Previously, I had found a few Thespesia Firebugs on the same tree, but couldn't find any this time round. The above Cotton Stainer Bug is also not the usual ones that I have seen on the Sea Hibiscus. Not sure what species it is.


Along the boardwalk, I heard a man telling a few kids, "snake, snake". I went over to take a look, and saw that it was a Dog-faced Water Snake (Cerberus rynchops).


I also managed to found time before I went off to meet my friend to visit the fruiting Lenggadai (Bruguiera parviflora). There were quite a few propagules hanging off the branches.

I had to rush off soon after that, but still, it was a shot but pleasant walk :)

Chek Jawa Walk on 29 Jun 2009

This is certainly a super late post. Was so busy that I didn't have the time to put up the photos.

I was out at Chek Jawa on 29 Jun to help guiding the visitors. who had signed up for the intertidal walk. Did not managed to take many photos, so here are just some highlights.


It's great to see a knobbly sea star here, but seemed like one of its arms got chomped off by something.


We saw at least 2 horseshoe cabs.


This sandfish sea cucumber is the one that you can find in restaurants. It must be properly processed to remove the toxins before it can be eaten though.


The hunter-seekers also found us a sea pen.


Look closer, and you can find a porcelain crab among the polyps!


We were quite lucky that this wild boar decided to pay us a visit at the information kiosk when we finished out walk. Apparently, it was feeding on the rambutans on the ground.


After saying good-bye to my group, we went back to the Volunteer's Hub to look at the civet cat that the Nparks staff were nursing.


It was abandoned by its parents.


It was very active and a very good climber, and was bascially climbing all over me.


Here's the little civet cat drinking milk. Soooo cute!!!