Fishes in the Canal

I started work about two months ago and one of my workplaces is right beside a park connector network (PCN). It's a lovely place to walk during lunch, especially when the office is effectively a fridge and you desperately need to warm up.

The nice thing about PCNs is that they tend to be right beside a canal. And when the canal is as full as this one, that means only one thing: Fishes! Haha. I doubt I can eat any of them but it's nice to see signs of life and nature during your lunch break. Man, those fish sure are lively. They dart around, in and out of the brown swirling dust. It's very nice.

May

Blue Glassy Tiger

Another catch up post just to record what I saw during another visit to the botanic gardens in 2017. Off hand from memory, I identify this butterfly as a Blue Glassy Tiger. It's pretty isn't it?

Eyes wide open,
May

Crow-billed Drongo

Yup, another catch up post. It seems to me that there are very many different species of bird nestled in the botanic gardens. I find all sorts of birds that I've never seen before there. This is yet another one, the Crow-bill Drongo. I don't think I've ever seen it again. Hmm. I haven't been to the botanic gardens in a while. Maybe I should go again. Who knows what I will find.

May

New Year at botanic gardens

Hey. This is a catch up post so I honestly cannot remember what happened that day. However, judging from the pictures, I must have had a blast! There are so many wonderful things I saw on new years day 2017.

 Dragonfly!

 Darn. The squirrel is so super cute. Look at its round head and chubby cheeks!

 Damselfly. They are related to dragonflies but are somewhat different. I'm not sure exactly how but I think it's the wing colour.

 Greater Racket-tailed Drongo. You can tell from the two long tails ending in larger roundish fins hanging from the bird's tail.

 I have no idea what this butterfly is.

 More Damselflies.

 A banded woodpecker. They are supposed to be fairly common in the forests but I think this is the only time to date that I've ever seen one. We spotted it in the National Orchid Garden

The closest I can find to this in my guidebook is a Striated Heron. It matches the best but it doesn't seem right either. This one is more bluish and white instead of grey and yellow round the beak. I think it's a different bird but I have no idea what.