BillHeng

Agreed with you Malcolm, Singapore here lost lots of species. Some still can be found off mainland Singapore at Pulau Ubin and remote islet around. Going over to West Malaysia..especially at Panti (myself never been there yet but hear say from fellow birders) is best. Certainly their behaviour changes especially feeding and their resident. The common Myna, Crows and House Sparrows especially..they feed by beaking up food scraps from Hawker Centres table tops and floors...ha...x3! The best period will be around early November to lateFebruary..with some luck, we still see some changes in varities..that's because they are migratory ones.

Thank you Malcolm for your interest in knowing more about this spotting. I have moved the map pin to the exact location here in Singapore where these photos were taken and here is the cooridinates: 01°22′53.34″N 103°57′3.24″E.

Pasir Ris Park (Chinese: 白沙公园) is a beach park located in the eastern part of Singapore. It stands at 71 hectares of land, including 6 hectares of preserved mangrove forests and some reclaimed land. This coastal park is among one of the largest in Singapore. The full length of the park is around 6.6 kilometres. Currently, there are minor waterworks construction going on in the park near Downtown East, which could possibly see a significant change in the layout of the park. There is a 6-hectare mangrove forest within Pasir Ris Park. Boardwalks are built into the mangrove forests to enable visitors to explore the natural surroundings easily. Mud crabs[disambiguation needed ], mudskippers and mangrove trees such as Rhizophora and Bruguiera are found in this park. There is a 3-storey high Bird Watching Tower in the park, where birdwatchers will be able to see birds perching on tree branches. Also in this park, there is a beach (extracted from Wikipedia).

As far as keeping up close for these photos to be possible..I have to cautiously stalk up close and at the right place and moment..and a fast Telephoto Lens helps..I'm using a EF 300mm F2.8 MK III with a 2x Teleconverter. The Stork Bill (some) may be "shy" but not as "skittish" but I can't say much of those in other region. Singapore is very much a concrete jungle and most of things life in nature are somewhat more 'confined' to Nature Reserve, Mangrove swamp, Catchment areas..Parks etc..where they encounter humans daily. So to say, this particular Stock Bill (including a few others all over the island) I encountered is not as shy as you thought it might be. There are occassion that visitors and photographers feed them with food and they become kind of 'tame' or rather used to human life around them even in their most natural habitat. The only two Kingfisher here that don't adhere to human presence are the "Common Kingfisher, Black Cap, white Collar and Red Ruddy"...all these three are very skittish.

Yes Christy..we do have some here which I'll put up later likey..they are the "Flame Back, Rufous" and "Laced". We don't have Hairy here and may be that's why I find it exotic both in colors and appearance :0)

What a colourful crab!..beautiful!

Such lovely woodpecker. Don't see them here in my country.

This is a really cool series! Looks like synchronized flight performance..good shots! :0)

Most beautiful Grebe I ever seen! Winderful series :0)

Thank you everyone here for all the knid words :0)

Thank you for all the knid words :0)

Wow!..beautiful hornbill.