In the last week of January we made a trip to Lake Kenyir Resort & Spa hoping to see the many different species of Hornbill. The drive was much less taxing than anticipated and we were lucky with light traffic for most of the run. We chose the route via Segamat to Terengganu and exit the N-S highway at Yong Peng, this part of the drive was slower but was the scenic part of the 8-hour drive to Tasik Kenyir. At this time of year we had expected rain and were not “disappointed”, the rain coming in short showers every 30 minutes or so with brief dry periods between. We still managed to cover a lot of ground and saw 4 species of Hornbills and lots of garden birds. On a trip with Latiff guiding, we saw the Wallace’s and Blyth’s Hawk Eagles and the Crested Serpent Eagle on its regular perch on a lamp-post near the resort. He also found the White-Bellied Woodpecker that he had seen the day before, with its red head bobbing up and down as it pecked on a tree trunk.
Our return trip included a weekend stopover with friends in KL who later joined us in Singapore over the CNY.
After a busy period over the CNY, visiting and celebrating with relatives and friends, we slowly returned to visiting the wilder side of Singapore. We visited Lorong Halus after reports of sightings of Jerdon’s Baza but we seemed to have missed the boat although that Friday we were not alone as several photographers with their tripods and long lenses had already stood watch for the fly-past that did not happen. We left for Pasir Ris Park to check the activity there.
On one of our walks up Mount Faber we were surprised to see the dismantling of the two telecoms towers near the Jewel Box. One of the towers had served as the lighted “Christmas Tree” over Christmas and New Year, making quite a sight at night, which we could see from our flat, we are glad we got a photograph of it.
Last Sunday we had a nice morning walk at Ubin up to “Pokka” Hill. On the way down we were lucky to spot an Indian Cuckoo perched above us.
Some more links to pictures from our walks in the past few days.
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| Telok Blangah Hill |
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| Canopy Walk |
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| Forest Walk |
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| Pasir Ris Park |
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