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Smooth Otters at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

08 Dec

There are now a family of 5 Smooth Otters who have make Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve in Singapore as their home. Recently, I witnessed a pack of wild dogs about 10 of them showing aggressiveness towards these Otters. The Otters were hunting for fish in the water and encountered resistance when they wanted to go on land. Matters was brought forward to the management of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve as well as the AVA authority to act on this matter so that the Otters can still make this place their home.

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/storphotography
http://www.storphotography.com.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVE @COPYRIGHT STEVEN TOR. Strictly no usage of my photographs without the permission from Steven Tor the author.

Otters face off with the wild dogs

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Lesser Adjutant

03 Dec

The Lesser Adjutant is a large bird in the stork family.

It is a huge bird, typically 110-120 cm tall and has a 210 cm wingspan. Its upper body and wings are black, but the belly and undertail are white. The head and neck are bare like those of a vulture.
When they fly, they retract their neck in flight like a heron.

The Lesser Adjutant breeds in wetlands in tropical lowland. It builds a stick nest in trees. It often forms small colonies.They can be found at Parit Jawa fishing village in Malaysia West Coast. The use to breed at at residential site instead of at the swamp areas. They were once found in Singapore but it is now totally confined to Malaysia Muar area.

More photos can be viewed at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/storphotography
http://www.storphotography.com.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVE @COPYRIGHT STEVEN TOR. Strictly no usage of my photographs without the permission from Steven Tor the author.

Lesser Adjutant

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Crocodile at Singapore Nature Reserve

01 Dec

Have been on the look out for crocodile in our Singapore Nature Reserve for quite sometime hoping to catch them in the wild and to record their nature behaviour.

Finally I managed to find it face to face with me while it was resting and also on the look out for food…I guess.

Crocodile at Singapore Nature Reserve

More photos can be viewed at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/storphotography
http://www.storphotography.com.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVE @COPYRIGHT STEVEN TOR. Strictly no usage of my photographs without the permission from Steven Tor the author.

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Bang Poo, in Samut Prakarn province, Thailand

25 Nov

Bang Poo, in Samut Prakarn province, Thailand is an area whereby one can find ponds, mudflats, mangroves and wasteland where locals go for sight seeing, morning walk, to release crabs for merit making and to feed the gulls .

ALL RIGHTS RESERVE @COPYRIGHT STEVEN TOR. Strictly no usage of my photographs without the permission from Steven Tor the author.

Most people visit this place for the shorebirds called the Brown Headed Seagull. The months between October and May are the best for birdwatching and it is close to Bangkok where one can make a half day trip by taxi, or make a whole day of it by going to Muang Boran Fish Ponds in the morning and then move on to Bang Poo

Seagull

Brown Headed Seagull

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Wimbrels in action at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

05 Nov

The daily and interesting behaviour of the Wimbrels

: Wimbrels

: Wimbrels

: Wimbrels gathers

: Wimberls

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Bar Tailed GodWit at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

04 Nov

Bar Tailed GodWit could be spotted at Sungei Buloh Reserve at this time of the year. Look out for them among the waders. They are large shore birds in winter plumage with very long straight bill and smooth grey upper parts. They have slightly upturned bill as compare to the Black Tailed Godwit

They are usually very quiet and make a soft kit-kit-kit when taking off. It is an uncommon winter visitor in Singapore. During the migratory seasons, they frequent mudflats, but does not comes into sandy shore or marshes.