The Flying Saucer At Sunset

Lenticular clouds (Altocumulus lenticularis) are stationary lens-shaped clouds with a smooth layered appearance that form in the troposphere, usually above mountain ranges. One was spotted in Singapore recently...

An Orange And A Chocolate At The Waterway

Punggol Waterway North-East, Singapore March 2013 Even in the heat of the day at close to 33-34 degrees Celsius, there are animals out there at mid-day... Thinking it is just its Yellow Vented cousin, Merlion Wayfarer realized this was the songbird version of the Pycnonotus Jocosus Fuscicaudatus (Red-Whiskered Bulbul) when she walked nearer. Although it did not start singing, the orange tone near its tail was very striking in the bright sunlight... The...

By The Forest Waters

Upper Seletar North, Singapore March 2013 It was a short visit to Upper Seletar one damp morning for Merlion Wayfarer. Amidst the buzzing mosquitoes and sandflies, there were some good finds... A delicate Prodasineura Notostigma (Crescent Threadtail) does a push-up on a leaf while another perches on a twig in a cluster of fallen branches... This Argiope (St Andrews Cross Spider) with a durian-shaped lace web is still a juvenile... An...