4062. Butterflies and lizards at the Esplanade - Gardens on the Bay

WILDLIFE IN SINGAPORE
Butterflies and the Oriental Garden Lizards at The Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay
Dr Sing Kong Yuen, BVMS (Glasgow)
Jan 17, 2020

Forecourt Garden - abundance of flowers (see other video footages and clip some).

 During any morning visit, you will rarely see more than a couple of butterflies.

Oriental Garden Lizards - One or two on the tree or on the grounds dashing away from you.
Bees - a day or two.

Timing and luck. Not the main reason. Why? How?  Urban gardens.
Fogging - so no mosquitoes, dengue fever.


IMAGES OF ORIENTAL GARDEN LIZARDS SEEN EARLIER


Jan 17, 2020 video is too long.

Edit footage and use the following:
1:09 - 1:38   1:53 - 3:10    Tree 1. lizard seen. Compare to previous ones -- research earlier blogs

3:23 - 4:27                         Tree 2. No lizard today.

5:16 - 5:52                          Tree 3. No lizard today.

6:20 - 7:05   Gardeners upset the balance of environment
                     Fogging, pruning, hosing, trampling around the environment
                     Chemical pesticides affect the eggs laid in the soil or foliage, so very rarely do you see butterflies and bees although there are an abundance of flowers


Butterflies

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