Author Archives: Prathapan SR( Hari )

The ground was still moist from last nights downpour, and every blade of grass was tilted under a heavy blanket of dew. Jet black clouds blocked out the sunbeams, but I could feel this was going to be a good day. We were embarking on yet another exciting family road trip around Sligo, this timeContinue reading “A Local’s Guide to Exploring Wonderful Caves of Keash in Sligo, Ireland”

I’ve been meaning to do this for a while. Yes, it exposes my vulnerability.  I am merely human. I have bad days and good days. This letter is to the so called friend I’ve kept as consul for most of my life. Dear Anorexia and all the other secondary mental illnesses I always seem toContinue reading “The queen of my mind.”

Clouds drift low in the sky during the monsoon. In Khandala, half a kilometer above sea level, they drift along roads. You’ll be driving along a clear road, then you take a turn, and suddenly you are inside a cloud. During the day you see this as reduced visibility. Your camera also sees the sameContinue reading “Clouds and rain”

by Geoff Lim, Isabelle Lee& Tan Gim Cheong (ed.) Not one but five spectacular species were reported in a hitherto quiet month of June. Read on to find out more! Black Magpie by Kenneth Chow, 9 June 2021 at Hindhede Nature Park. The first surprise find for June was a Black Magpie, Platysmurus leucopterus, onContinue reading “Singapore Bird Report – June 2021”

THE BLACK-THIGHED FALCONET IN SINGAPORE Lim Kim Seng Introduction The Black-thighed Falconet Microhierax fringillarius was previously classified as a resident breeder as there had been specimens collected from Singapore as well as records since the 1920s and up to the 1990s (Lim 2009) but is likely to have become extirpated thereafter. It was re-categorized byContinue reading “The Black-Thighed Falconet in Singapore.”