Those clockwork crustaceans
I've reserved my packet of shrimp food for my future triops, so the Daphnia are now happily thriving on green algae. Gone are the reddish Daphnia! They wouldn't stay still; this is the best shot out of many. Sometimes, old, simple things still work best - this was taken using my (old) Nikon CoolPix 4500. None of my D70's lenses were suitable. --------------------------------------
Today while revising I heard a bird call which I couldn't identify. It was a single monotonous ascending note, repeated four or five times consecutively with a uniformed one or two seconds between them. I took a break and stayed by the window, scanning the tree branches through the scope, in the direction of the calls, but couldn't spot anything. I then proceeded through the entire CD of the Bird Songs of Singapore, and still couldn't find that call among the 79 recorded species' calls. Grrr... annoying. I want to identify that bird!
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A koel perhaps??
Which part of Singapore is this? Perhaps it could have been a small bird like a Flyeater (also known as a Golden-bellied Gerygone).
Perhaps Banjo had learnt how to throw his voice and is not taunting you. :-)
hmm... definitely not a koel. it's much too 'civilised' for one. :P
hey canopyben, good of you to drop by. i'm in the Orchard/downtown area... i have heard/seen the Gerygone before (it calls almost every day) but it's usually the somewhat-melodious trill. do they have other calls? even if they do, the one i heard is very uncharacteristic of it. :| i might go seek out a Bird Expert this weekend for opinions. :)
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What about a pied triller? Or maybe some migrant, like an ashy minivet. Yes, the migrants are back. Saw a forest wagtail and an arctic warbler in the reserves. Not that these two species are very vocal.
What!? Banjo likes a good joke. Inspired by your "instant pets" I've decided to hatch my triops. It's been 20°C+ according to the triops jar thermometer. I can see lots of little white things swimming about.
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