Tag: birding
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A Recap of Adventures I Have Yet to Talk About (August 2023-September 2024)
This post serves as a rather broad summary of the nature-related adventures I’ve had over the past year that I have not touched on previously. Starting off in August of 2023, I had the opportunity to partner with a local marine biologist, my friend Sek Chuan Chua, for an internship through the school program I…
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India (2024): Wildlife and Culture
India is one of the most geographically and culturally diverse, colorfully vibrant, and all-around fascinating countries there is. In March of this year, during my weeklong spring break, my family embarked on an epic culture-themed trip to three amazing Indian cities: Udaipur, Jaipur, and Agra. Though our trip primarily focused on cultural aspects of India…
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Three-Day Birding Trip to Fraser’s Hill, Malaysia (2023)
Back in mid-October of this year, after our fall break family trip to India was unfortunately cancelled (we didn’t have visas!), my family left it to me to plan a backup trip. Though I had more than a few wildlife-rich localities in mind, I decided on one spot in particular that I believed would appeal…
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Borneo (2023): the Kinabatangan River
Malaysia’s second-longest river, the Kinabatangan, and its surrounding floodplain forests, are two exquisite ecological gems constituting the jewel-studded crown of Borneo. I was grateful to spend two nights exploring this incredible ecosystem on my March 2023 Borneo trip. The Kinabatangan River possesses an ecosystem so bountiful in wildlife that it is often marketed as ‘Asia’s…
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Borneo (2023): the West Coast of Sabah
To start my recounting of my recent trip to Sabah, Borneo (March 18th-24th, 2023), I’ll recite an excerpt from my journal: “When you love a place without having ever truly explored it, and finally get a chance to see it for yourself, you will almost certainly face disappointments and enchantments beyond anything you could’ve pieced…
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Short, Wet Birding Trip to Pasir Ris Farmway
Sometimes a shorter birding outing is really what I need, as opposed to a half-day species and rarities haul. With schoolwork and studying consuming most of my time lately, I’ve been having less and less energy for bigger birding expeditions. Not to worry though, I’m still in the market for birding when I can get…
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A Productive Weekend of Birding in Singapore
I’m not kidding when I say that sometimes my passion for the natural world is the only thing keeping me sane through high school! It’s a crazy time of my life; my whole future laid out before me as a path with many difficult obstacles to overcome. The good news is I’m certain my future…
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Birding in St. Augustine, Florida on Christmas Eve
Before I get into this interesting and productive birding outing, I just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to read my blog! This my first post of 2023. It’s been almost a year since I started this blog, with the intention of cataloging my wildlife watching (primarily birding) outings, and other eco-adventures across…
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A Day of Wildlife Watching at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve (Owls, Otters, Crocodiles and Migratory Birds)
On the 30th of October, 2022, I embarked on a morning birding quest to Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve with my then-girlfriend, determined to log some lifers. We planned to arrive at low tide, around 8:30am, in time to see Sungei Buloh’s famous migratory wading birds foraging on intertidal mudflats. Altogether, we had a productive outing—…
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An Intriguing Birding Trip to Singapore’s Botanic Gardens
Who would’ve thought that the world’s first tropical botanical garden inscribed as an UNESCO World Heritage Site, would be an absolute hotspot for birding? I for one did! Located roughly around the most built-up area of the city, Singapore’s botanical gardens, established here in 1859, played a key role in the early history of the…
Bennett Gardner Wildlife Watching 