SINGAPORE - 19 FEB 2026: 6pm. A large 50-m lap pool surrounded by lush landscaping and residential units of the luxury Lentor Modern condo in the evening. A drizzle ripples the pool.
Canon R5, MANUAL mode, 80mm, 1/8 sec, f/16, ISO 400. low lighting - use Manual mode
SINGAPORE - 20 FEB 2026: 10.34am. The "Singapore Rhododendron" (Melastoma malabathricum), also known as Sendudok, is a hardy native shrub common in Singapore's parks, forests, and roadsides. It is renowned for its vibrant pink-purple flowers.
Canon R5, 300mm, 1/1600 sec,f/5.6, ISO 1600
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Saturday. 21 Feb 2026 morning.
I heard the male Asian Koel calling loudly. Went out to see. The female Asian Koel with her patterned plumage was perched on the palm tree outside my house. I saw the black Asian Koel further out up the tree. He was calling loudly. I went inside my house to get my camera. When I was out, they were gone.
Photos above are from earlier sightings.
My grand daughter was making a great fuss wanting her Daddy to stay at home, after she asked me if I could drive her mummy to the studio instead. The Ah Ma had come for her to take her swimming but she was full of anger as she strongly objected to her mum being driven by her Dad. I had told the mum that the Dad had been waiting in his car for the last 10 minutes. So the mum went inside his car.
Later, I walked to Countryside Park Garden. A young man told me there was a blue kingfisher among the frangipani trees in a garden. I took several photos of the bird and also the frangipani flowers.
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Friday. 20 Feb 2026 afternoon.
A bird perched on the curry leaf tree of my immediate neighbour.
It waited for me to take photos.
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20 Feb 2026: 10.30am. Lentor Modern mall. Garden
Canon R5, tripod, 300mm, 1/1600 sec. f/5.6, ISO 2000
USE OF TRIPOD IS IMPORTANT TO GET SHARP IMAGES
Lentor MRT Station garden
20 Feb 2026. Friday. 9.47am
Canon R5, 160mm, TRIPOD, 1/200 sec, f/16, ISO 2000
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Good afternoon. Took a photo of this Eurasian Tree Sparrow at eye level in Lentor Modern mall area this morning 20 Feb 2026. It looks serious as it has a black goatee!
The black spots on its white cheeks intimidate predators as they look like gigantic eyes!
Canon R5 300mm, 1/1600 sec, f/6.3, iso 1000
20 Feb 2026. 10.46am
4th day CNY
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Canon R5 260mm, 1/1600 sec, f/5.6, ISO 2000.
17 Feb 2026. 8.43am
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20 Feb 2026: 9.31am
Canon R5, 210mm, 1/1600 sec, f/5.6, iso 1000
10 Feb 2026 8am
Canon R5, 125mm, 1/2000 sec, f/4.5, iso 500
Canon R5 90mm, 1/200 sec, f/16, iso 640
