Friday, May 17, 2019

3325. Images of birds seen during my morning exercises

May 8, 2019



3324. How to syringe-feed a red-eared slider?

Syringe feeding is important to ensure the red-eared slider survives the period of anorexia and illness.

Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ja0VN9oV0I

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

3323. May 14, 2019. Oriental Garden seen 3rd time. May 13, 19 Esplanade butterflies and merlion




Tue May 14, 2019
Long walk to the rose apple tree. Sounds of birds hidden in branches eating the apples. Not able to photograph them. Soon 3 young brightly coloured blue, red, green parrots shot out and flew away. Not possible to take photos.

Saw two butterflies fluttering but not stopping for my photography. A movement on the grass. It was the 3rd Oriental Garden Lizard I saw. It climbed up the tree.

Afternoon, Waterwave Point with Mandy and Punggul Sea food dinner with Frances and Mandy.
Lightning and thunder.

Mon May 13, 2019. Esplanade Forecourt Garden
Prettiest butterflies x2, Newly painted Merlion

Sunday, May 12, 2019

3322. Oriental Grass Lizard seen in May 7 and May 12, 2019 (same tree)

May 7, 2019



During my morning exercise, sunlight shone onto this stationary lizard on a tree.









The lizard saw me


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May 12, 2019
I didn't expect any lizard. Saw a movement and this lizard, smaller than earlier one, was seen. He tried to hide behind the tree out of my view or climb up the tree. Looking for insects in this tree.

Saturday, May 11, 2019

3321. Nature stories. Sat May 10 2019. Hole in grass area


Today is a Saturday.  I left at 7am to exercise. Bright. Sun has not risen abve roof of houses.A long slim bodied bird flew by. Looked like a crow. It flew to a tree opp the canal. I sstepped onto the grassy area forward to the railing to get a closer view.

My left leg slipped  into a hole to my knee level. No leg fracture or injuries. I was shocked.  





The bird has red eyes n white polka dots. Light brown.

Several young pink necked green pigeons active flying to and fro. 3 of them chased each other if tree top. Or a couple perched inside the tree.



















Friday, May 10, 2019

3320. INTERN. A 20-month-old dwarf hamster has large smelly tumours in the nose, face and ears.

May 9, 2019. Thursday.

This case study shows that the dwarf hamster has suffered a lot by scratching its body flanks bald and its large tumours till they bleed for the past 2-3 weeks as the tumours grow explosively large.

The tumours were very smelly as they were severely infected.












VIDEOS X 3




 INTERN
To produce a short educational video without most of the gory surgical procedures. Use a short footage of electro-surgery without blood seen.

TIPS FOR HAMSTER OWNERS
Do not delay seeking veterinary surgery to remove the tumours when they are much smaller as they do grow large, become bleeding, infected and smelly. The hamster will die from infections.

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

3319. Nature stories. Past 3 days. Red whiskered bulbuls, brown lizard, pink-necked green pigeons

1. Today is Wed May 8, 2019. Drizzling. Overcast. Few birds around. Where they shelter from the rain?

Crow seen. Pink-necked green pigeons 5 of them on top of a tree.
Migrant worker in garbage area throws rice on roadside. White and grey pigeon x 2 seen. Later, a small spotted dove juvenile and around 3 pigeons came.


2. Tues May 7, 2019. Bright sky.
Red-whiskered bulbuls couple seen. As I got nearer the tree, they flew off.

Bright sun rays revealed a brown lizard with very long tail on tree branch. Several minutes of lying still on this tree branch to eat the insects.
Flies, butterflies, bees around this tree. This is the Oriental Garden Lizard or Changeable Lizard (Caloptes versicolor). It changes its colour to dark brown when threatened.

















Young female PNGP perched on tree top nearby
Two young pigeons hide inside the same tree as bulbuls, flying off now and then as in past few days.


3. Mon May 6, 2019. Bright sky.
Sunshine on two nests on tree top. I was looking for nests.
Many birds.