Sungei Buloh Encounters (8)

The eye of a young salt water crocodile.

Sungei Buloh Encounters (7)

A milky stork searching the mud for criters at low tide.

Sungei Buloh Encounters (6)

Purple heron taking flight.

Sungei Buloh Encounters (5)

A couple of smooth otters playful game.

Sungei Buloh Encounters (4)

Painted Bronzeback snakes is thin and long and can move surprisingly fast throught the branches of trees.

Sungei Buloh Encounters (3)

Juvenile Indian cuckoo in the mangrove forest.

Sungei Buloh Encounters (2)

A mudskipper at low tide.

Sungei Buloh Encounters (1)

A monitor lizard that has just caught a large catfish.

Dragonfly

A dragonfly commonly found in Singapore.

Great-Billed Heron - Pulau Semakau

A better image of the great-billed heron, the "star" bird sight of Pulau Semakau.

The great-billed heron enters the record book as the tallest bird found in Singapore.

Great-Billed Heron - Pulau Semakau

Pulau Semakau is Singapore's first and only landfill situated offshore. To create the site, a 7 km perimeter rock dam was built to enclose part of the sea between Pulau Semakau and Pulau Sakeng.

Semakau Landfill is filled mainly with ashes produced by Singapore's four incineration plants. Upon efficient burning of the waste, ashes are shipped in covered barges to the island every night. Surprisingly, the landfill is neither dirty or smelly and, once sections are full, they are covered with a layer of soil on top of which plants are grown. To protect the surrounding sea, the landfill is lined with an impermeable membrane and any leachate produced is processed at a leachate treatment plant. Regular water testing is carried out to ensure the integrity of the impermeable liners. A show of trust of the quality of the protective work, is the location of a fish farm just off the island. Barramundis grown at the farm are sold at the fish markets in Singapore.

Featured on the image above is a rare great-billed heron, resident of the Southern islands of Singapore and photographed at Pulau Semakau.

Romance by the China Sea

Twilight Over The Sea

View from Pulau Tioman towards the islet of Pulau Renggis, convenient dive site where green turtles and black tip sharks can be spoted.

Grey Heron in Flight

Grey heron in flight under a relatively harsh light. More practice!

Grey Heron at Sungei Buloh

Back at the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve for some refreshing walk in the mangroves. All migratory birds have taken their flights back North and we are left with the resident population. It is still a good opportunity to dust off the long lens and get some practice...