Cycling in Ubin
Yesterday morn and arvo...'Twas fun, but in such environments I think I'm better off exploring by foot. There're too many distractions! When I cycle, I scan the bushes and treetops... and pause all-too-often when I hear some bird call. At least I didn't do so as carelessly as what I did while at East Coast Park, which resulted in a fall and an awful bleeding bruise on my knee. I remember my mom chiding me after that incident telling me that it's either cycle or birdwatch, not both.
The info kiosk at Ubin has been renovated... with spanking new bathrooms. Ali, former Buloh staff but now based in Ubin, highly recommended us to try it out. :P
Companions for the day were the SingSoc people... Lionel, Darren, Jed, Manda and Yanda. Thiha also came along. We explored mainly the eastern end of the island, and I finally had a chance to visit Chek Jawa, though not 'properly'. I merely walked around the rocky end of that beautiful place, having fun with the crabs and mudskippers and onchs (sea slugs). I saw anemones with colours I haven't seen before. It was low tide, and the mudflats were exposed. There were many, many Straited herons feeding. :) I wanna go there again... I wanna walk with my reef shoes... and explore the whole place. The 2004 CJ transect took place on the 4th of July; they had emails circulating, asking for people to help out with the survey. I volunteered, but they rejected. They wanted someone who could go for the compulsory workshops held prior to the transect, but I was still in London then and was unable to attend. Bah. I wish Ria would do some trips soon. I miss Sekudu too.
I've been accumulating mozzie and sandfly bites. They're everywhere now, Buloh, the islands, and even the Botanics. My legs are looking like I've measles or something.
Had a coconut after lunch... and the rest had durians. Eww. O_O
Found a stick praying mantis on a tree while cycling (I still have not idea how I did that, only that I wish I could do *that* more often, as right now I've to call it 'luck'). Didn't catch sight of the hornbills, but the highlight of the day, when we were back at Changi Beach, was a lifer for me. There was a Coppersmith barbet up in the trees... the cute little thing! :D
 Collared kingfisher |  Stick praying mantis |
 Resting in the shade at Chek Jawa |  Biking on the trail |
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