The week in pictures

The Japanese Ambassador and his wife prepare to start off Ikebana International Singapore Chapter’s 40th Anniversary gala with a Kagamiwari Ceremony (Sake Breaking Ceremony).

At the office, some of us were landed with the responsibility of fledging a young mynah, whose nest was removed from the ceiling boards in a preemptive motion by our admin staff to prevent another stinky affair.

Kent Ridge Park – An Argiope is met with death at home at the jaws of the much smaller Portia jumping spider, one of the most intelligent of hunters.

An oriental whip snake finds itself the centre of attention at the Dairy Farm Adventure Centre, in the break between the NSS Bird Group book launch and NSS AGM 2009.

Volunteers from the biodiversity and environment circles in Singapore gather for a weekend of social, outreach and educational activities at the Toa Payoh HDB Hub in the inaugural Envirofest.

Also happened within the week: breaking in the new car, NPSS photo-sharing session, Prof Peter Ng’s talk on International Day for Biodiversity on invasive alien species in Singapore.