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Pretty amazing work by Yi Zhe Ang - "Art in Transit" yizhe-ang.github.io/art-in-tra…
Interesting use of the map's renderer as the zoomable "canvas" for images 👏
Explore Singapore's LTA Art in Transit programme through an interactive MRT public art map featuring stations, artists, and more than 500 artworks.Art in Transit Singapore
A Tailless Lineblue (Prosotas dubiosa) spotted at Bukit Gombak Park on 3 May 2025. A small butterfly with a feature that distinguishes it from other similar looking Lineblues: it does not have tails at the hind end of the wings.
On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2… ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Butterflies #Lepidoptera
I'm glad someone in mainstream Singapore media is talking about this:
The migrant workers who literally build and clean Singapore have to deal with conditions nobody else would accept, and they do not have leverage or rights or very much support
We have a three-tier immigration system: at the very bottom, work permit holders, people in construction and domestic labour.
straitstimes.com/opinion/singa…
As Singapore enters a construction supercycle, can it continue treating its indispensable migrant workers as temporary outsiders? Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.Tan Dawn Wei (The Straits Times)
Callidula sumatrensis spotted at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park, Singapore on 27 April 2025. Despite appearances, this is a moth, not a butterfly, and one that is seldom seen.
On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2… ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Moths #Lepidoptera
The cocoon of a genus Cyana moth spotted at Dairy Farm Nature Park, Singapore on 20 April 2025. The cocoon is protected by a 'cage' made from the spines of the caterpillar itself that it weaved together. Amazing architecture.
On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2… ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Moths #Lepidoptera
A Fluffy Tit (Zeltus amasa) spotted at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park, Singapore on 26 April 2026. The eyespots and tails at the end of the hindwing act to distract predators from striking at the head, allowing it to escape.
On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3… ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Butterflies #Lepidoptera
A Sunda Colugo (Galeopterus variegatus) spotted at Windsor Nature Park, Singapore on 12 April 2026. An active fellow, it started grooming itself, then turned to gaze curiously at the humans taking photos of it. 🙂
Colugos can glide huge distances between trees using a gliding membrane, (patagium) that stretches between their limbs.
On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3… ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Mammals #Mammalia
Singapore foreign minister: Singapore will not negotiate for safe passage through Strait of Hormuz: "Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan stressed that transit through such waterways is a right, not a privilege."
storm coming through Singapore gives the impression of a puff of spores
#photography #photo #singapore #photography #bnw #noir #bw #blackandwhite #monochrome #architecture #urban #skyline #ferriswheel #mist
Shoppers searching for something - then again we all came looking
#photography #photo #Urban #Seeking #Singapore #Market #StreetPhotography #street
Apparently the kindergarten that everyone in my family went to is closing next year. Their total enrolment this year: six.
Related, Teo You Yenn has a new book on parenting in Singapore: Unease.
"In societies where there are dominant, sometimes overpowering, stories, there are also gaps: between idealised, overly stylised tales and ordinary, messy lived realities.”
“In this book, I explore the gap between the idealised Singapore family and the realities inside family lives. Here, the story of Singapore families blossoms and bloats: the truth of the matter is that ‘family’ stands at the core of Singaporean culture, but truth be told the family is experienced as stressful and increasingly burdensome. The education system for children is excellent, but it is also hard to find one parent or child happy in it.”
teoyouyenn.sg/unease-life-in-s…
In Singapore, a loudly ‘pro-family’ society, why is work-life balance so elusive? And why are parents so uneasy? What accounts for this gap between the lived reality and ideal narrative of Singapor…tyytiwill (Teo You Yenn)
A dark web of lines forms a round frame against a pale sky, with a hole at the centre
#photography #photo #blackandwhite #architecture #geometry #Singapore #bw #bnw #monochrome #noir
A dark web of lines forms a round frame against a pale sky, with a hole at the centre
#photography #photo #blackandwhite #architecture #geometry #Singapore #bw #bnw #monochrome #noir
A ship moves through the Singapore Strait at dusk, the sea flat and the sky fading from orange to blue
#photography #photo #Singapore #sea #sunset #ship #travel #dusk
A ship moves through the Singapore Strait at dusk, the sea flat and the sky fading from orange to blue
#photography #photo #Singapore #sea #sunset #ship #travel #dusk
Putien definitely nailed these dishes 🍲🥢
A black, mirror-slick face in profile . It feels like the city looking, calm and unreadable.
#photography #photo #Singapore #StreetArt #BlackAndWhite #UrbanPhotography #Sculpture #Monochrome
A black, mirror-slick face in profile . It feels like the city looking, calm and unreadable.
#photography #photo #Singapore #StreetArt #BlackAndWhite #UrbanPhotography #Sculpture #Monochrome
Gesonia obeditalis (family Erebidae) spotted at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park, Singapore on 29 March 2026. A small, very common moth. But when looked closely, this plain moth reveals intricate details in the scales on the wings.
On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3… ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Moths #Lepidoptera
Singapore has seized over 830 kilograms of Asian pangolin scales hidden in a shipment bound for Cambodia, authorities said Saturday, calling it the largest haul of its kind discovered in the city-s…AFP (Hong Kong Free Press HKFP)
A group of Raffles' banded langur (Presbytis femoralis) moving among the trees in the Central Catchment Nature Reserve area, Singapore on 29 March 2026. I was especially excited to see a mother with a curious child looking at me. 🙂
On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3… ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Langurs #Primates
Collared Threadtail (Prodasineura collaris) spotted at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park, Singapore on 13 April 2025. A small, uncommon, damselfly, but can usually be spotted at that park.
On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2… ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #SIngapore #Insects #Damselflies #Odonata
Algerian and Iraqi food at hawker centres (cheap food courts) in Singapore
I hope for a future where Singapore can be more expansive, welcoming and kind to all immigrants of all backgrounds
straitstimes.com/life/food/for…
Discover how foreign-born hawkers are enriching Singapore's hawker scene with authentic flavours from Algeria and Iraq. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.Hedy Khoo (The Straits Times)
A Knight (Lebadea martha) spotted at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park, Singapore on 13 April 2025. A common forest butterfly. Do not mistake it for a moth just because it rests with it wings open.
On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2… ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Lepidoptera #Butterflies
A Peking Opera figure, caught mid-gesture, paint thick on the wall near a Singapore market. She looks like she knows something you don't.
#photography #photo #streetPhotography #Singapore #StreetArt #PekingOpera #Urban
A Peking Opera figure, caught mid-gesture, paint thick on the wall near a Singapore market. She looks like she knows something you don't.
#photography #photo #streetPhotography #Singapore #StreetArt #PekingOpera #Urban
A female Ornate Sunbird (Cinnyris ornatus) spotted in the garden, Singapore on 31 March 2025. It returned many times to pull threads from this padding on the tree, probably to use as nesting material.
A very common urban bird, with high-pitched cheeps announcing its presence.
On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2… ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Birds #Aves #Sunbirds #Nectariniidae
Ornate Sunbird from Hougang, Singapore on March 31, 2025 at 09:20 AM by Soh Kam Yung. Pulling threads for nesting material.iNaturalist
A Rufous Woodpecker (Micropternus brachyurus) spotted at Coney Island, Singapore on 30 March 2025. A common resident, but one which I don't often see.
On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2… ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Birds #Aves #Woodpeckers #Picidae
Rufous Woodpecker from Punggol, Singapore on March 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM by Soh Kam YungiNaturalist
"A microforest blooming outside City Square Mall in Little India has been expanded, after a study showed that the green refuge can help lower temperatures by up to 5 deg C compared with the surrounding urban areas, while also providing a home for native wildlife."
straitstimes.com/singapore/cit…
#Singapore #Nature #Forests #MicroForests #Environment
A study shows City Square Mall’s microforest can lower urban temperatures by up to 5 deg C and provide a refuge for native wildlife. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.The Straits Times
"A video of six otters facing off against a crocodile many times their size in the waters of the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve caught the attention of Facebook users on March 22.
[…]
Despite its superior size, the crocodile eventually retreats, slowly backing away from the group and disappearing into the murky waters, leaving the victorious semi-aquatic animals free to roam the area."
straitstimes.com/singapore/ott…
#Singapore #Nature #Crocodiles #Otters #Encounters #Wildlife
A romp of otters was filmed facing off against a crocodile at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve in Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.Ian Cheng (The Straits Times)
A large Spider Wasp (family Pompilidae) spotted at Coney Island on 30 March 2025. It has apparently paralysed this Dome Web Spider (Cyrtophora moluccensis) and may be preparing a nesting hole. It kept flying around the vicinity and returning to the spider.
On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/2… ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Wasps #Hymenoptera #Spiders #Araneae
Spider Wasps from Punggol, Singapore on March 30, 2025 at 10:32 AM by Soh Kam Yung. Briefly interacted with the spider, but did not attack it.iNaturalist
The Red Edge (Semanga superba) spotted at Lornie Park Connector, Singapore on 22 March 2026. A lovely, uncommon butterfly with an unmistakable red edge on its hindwings, hence its common name. I haven't seen it for several years.
On iNaturalist [ inaturalist.org/observations/3… ].
#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Insects #Butterflies #Lepidoptera
The Red Edge from Central Water Catchment, Singapore on March 22, 2026 at 10:53 AM by Soh Kam YungiNaturalist
