We found this at a school, on the steps between the science room and the gym. Over the objections of certain members of the family, I brought it home and kept it in the living room. I’m pleased with the focus on the individual diamonds that my camera managed to achieve. I didn’t realize […]
Here’s my best shot of the water monitor who lives across the road from the apartment block: He’s about six feet long in total. Here are pictures our offspring took of a water monitor in its natural element, at Sungeh Buloh: I think this guy is a mere 3 feet long. But these are better […]
Another specimen from Sungeh Buloh Wetlands. This is a series of three pictures, and the last one has the best quality. But I’ve inserted them in the order taken, to show you the progress of the snake’s lunch: Quite a handsome green snake, and a nice yellow-bellied lizard. These leggy lizards are the ones I […]
Another reptile at Sungeh Buloh. The focus isn’t that great, but you get the idea. This was snapped during a series of school outings, a week during which the class kept going to the nature reserve four days in a row. This snake (or one closely resembling it) was spotted in the same shelter three […]
This particularly plump water monitor was resting on a walkway at Sungeh Buloh Wetlands Nature Reserve. There are actually water monitors all over Singapore – one even showed up in the girls’ bathroom at a school off Orchard Road – but it’s rare to have a camera handy when one is close by. This one […]
Hey, guess what we found outside the squash courts this morning! A rhinoceros beetle napping on its back! We brought it back in our sports equipment, and found that it likes to hold on to the strings of a racquet with its tiny, but incredibly strong claws. We put it in a tupperware container with […]
OK, I’m not just crazy about the Jurong Bird Park; I like the Singapore Zoo as well, even though it’s a longer trip to get there. Again, it’s beautifully landscaped and has a lot of shade built into it. There are all kinds of meandering walkways and trees. And sometimes if you look up into […]