Sungei Buloh - Hide at low tide

A hide at low tide along the mangrove walk.

Sungei Buloh - Hide at low tide

A hide at low tide along the mangrove walk.

Marsh sandpiper at Sungei Buloh

Marsh sandpiper dancing for me! 

Plantain squirrel at Sungei Buloh

At low tide, this squirrel has found an appetizing seed at the foot of a mangrove tree.

Wood mouse at Sungei Buloh

This little mouse was feeding along one of the pathways.

Crocodile at Sungei Buloh

At high tide, a crocodile shares high ground with whimbrels.

Smooth Otter at Sungei Buloh

Meal followed by a sand bath. 

Smooth Otter at Sungei Buloh

Last Saturday, I observed this otter catching three large fishes one after another.  She did not eat the last one entierely, keeping part of it for a later meal.

The Mangrove Walk

The Mangrove Walk @ Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Muddy sting ray today

There are hundreds of monitor lizards roaming around Sungei Buloh. This particular one was going to have a muddy sting ray as a meal.

Oriental pied hornbill

The two Sungei Buloh resident oriental pied hornbills recently had two chicks. We can occasionally see them flying around the main park building. Here is the male, recognisable by its double bill.

Here is a female. 

A curious bird

The title says it all!

Whimbrel

Most migratory birds have left the mangrove mud flats of Sungei Buloh to return to Northern lands after the winter. A flock of whimbrels seems to be have decided to stay over. It could either be juveniles, who are too young for nesting or just over-stayers.

Whimbrels look very much alike curlews. The simplest way to differentiate them is to compare the ratio of the length of the bill to the the size of the head. It would be 2:1 for the whimbrel and 3:1 for the curlew.

Sungei Buloh Encounters (10)

This little heron has a good catch as the tide recedes.

Sungei Buloh Encounters (9)

A female olive-backed sunbird approaching her nest. She is bringing insects to her chicks every five minutes.

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.