This Blog contains Wildlife and Bird Photos from Walks, Safaris, Birding Trips and Vacations. Most of the pictures have been taken with my Nikon P900 and P950X cameras. On the right of the page are labels for each species of Bird/Animal etc. Click on a label and it will show all of the photos taken for that species. I am adding as much information for each species as I can from sources Wikipedia. To see any pictures at full size just click on the picture.
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Saturday 5 December 2015
4-12-2015 JURONG, SINGAPORE - GOLDEN BREASTED STARLING (Lamprotornis regius)
Friday 4 December 2015
4-12-2015 JURONG, SINGAPORE - WHITE COLLARED KINGFISHER (Todiramphus chloris)
4-12-2015 SINGAPORE - WHITE BREASTED KINGFISHER (Halcyon smyrnensis)
26-11-2015 JURONG, SINGAPORE - BLACK NAPED ORIOLE (Oriolus chinensis)
26-11-2015 JURONG, SINGAPORE - PIED IMPERIAL PIGEON (Ducula bicolor)
Thursday 3 December 2015
3-12-2015 JURONG, SINGAPORE - BLACK RAT (Rattus rattus)
The black rat (Rattus rattus), also known as the roof rat, ship rat, or house rat, is a common long-tailed rodent of the stereotypical rat genus Rattus, in the subfamily Murinae. It likely originated in the Indian subcontinent, but is now found worldwide.
The black rat is black to light brown in colour with a lighter underside. It is a generalist omnivore and a serious pest to farmers because it feeds on a wide range of agricultural crops. It is sometimes kept as a pet. In parts of India, it is considered sacred and respected in the Karni Mata Temple in Deshnoke.
A typical adult black rat is 12.75 to 18.25 cm (5.02 to 7.19 in) long, not including a 15 to 22 cm (5.9 to 8.7 in) tail, and weighs 75 to 230 g (2.6 to 8.1 oz), depending on the subspecies. Despite its name, the black rat exhibits several colour forms. It is usually black to light brown in colour with a lighter underside. In England during the 1920s, several variations were bred and shown alongside domesticated brown rats. This included an unusual green-tinted variety.
26-11-2015 JURONG, SINGAPORE - SUPERB STARLING (Lamprotornis superbus)
26-11-2015 JURONG, SINGAPORE - RED WINGED STARLING (Onychognathus morio)
26-11-2015 SINGAPORE - GIANT SHIELD BUG (Pycanum alternatum)
26-11-2015 JURONG, SINGAPORE - EURASIAN GREAT CORMORANT (Phalacrocorax carbo)
26-11-2015 JURONG, SINGAPORE - ROSEATE SPOONBILL (Platalea ajaja)
Monday 30 November 2015
30-11-2015 SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA - ASIAN COMMON TOAD (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)
27-11-2015 SINGAPORE - BROWN SHRIKE (Lanius cristatus)
Sunday 29 November 2015
30-11-2015 SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA - FALSE TIGER MOTH (Dysphania militaris)
Dysphania militaris is a species of moth of the family Geometridae that is found from in the tropical regions of South and Southeast Asian countries such as China, India, Myanmar, Andaman Islands, Sumatra, Philippines and Java. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.