The migratory bird season is here again in Singapore, with a number of migratory bird species spotted in various parts of Singapore in the month of October 2015. Bidadari Woodlands is a haven for migratory birds and there were a few of them making Bidadari Woodlands their home for their stay in Singapore to rest, recharge and refuel before continuing their flight down towards the Southern Hemisphere.
I haven’t visited Bidadari Woodlands for a period of time, visited once in the years 2013 and 2014, therefore, I decided to return back to Bidadari Woodlands to look for the migratory birds that were making headline news among the birding photography groups here in Singapore. Another key thing for me was to document and photograph more landscape scenes of Bidadari Woodlands with the Canon review camera, the Canon EOS 5DS DSLR.
With the migratory bird location tips from fellow photographer David Tay, I knew where the Ruddy Kingfisher was “staying” in Bidadari Woodlands. When I reached there in the morning, there was a pretty big group of bird photographers photographing the beautiful Ruddy Kingfisher. While it was a bit crowded around the tree and shrubs, I managed to get some photographs of the Ruddy Kingfisher into my bird photography collection on Flickr, it’s another kingfisher ticked off my bird photography list! While it is not my best shot of this beautiful Ruddy Kingfisher, I hope to go back and photograph it again if I have the chance (and if they haven’t decide to fly off yet from Singapore!).
After photographing the Ruddy Kingfisher, I decided to walk around Bidadari Woodlands, with the Canon EOS 5DS, photographing more landscape scenes of Bidadari Woodlands into my collection. While I was photographing the landscape shots, I was also on the lookout for the other birds residing/resting at Bidadari Woodlands. Sometimes, you can tell by a group of photographers together in a location waiting or photographing a bird. I was lucky that I was nearby to some smaller groups of photographers and when they spot some birds, the rest quickly move into position to photograph the birds in action. With that kind of assistance, I managed to photograph the Tiger Shrike and Brown Jungle Flycatcher!
Personally, I was happy with my photography shoot on that morning at Bidadari Woodlands, I got a few bird photographs and the landscapes too. I hope to visit again if I have the chance. The beautiful and tranquil Bidadari Woodlands will be lost to re-development by the Government for public housing projects.
Soon, in the near future, the migratory birds have to find another location to stay in Singapore when they fly down away from the cold winter season. For us, Bidadari Woodlands will soon become another SG Memory, in our hearts, minds, eyes, archives, internet, social media and HDD.
For now, let’s continue to enjoy the greenery, tranquility and the birds residing at Bidadari Woodlands.
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