The 4th Blue-winged Pitta (Pitta moluccensis) carcass this season, this bird was found at Clarke Quay this morning with a broken neck. Clearly this bird is one helluva party animal.

Source: David Tan Instagram

Slender Duskdarter

Slender Duskdarter (Zyxomma petiolatum)
Clarke Quay, 13th February 2013

These photos of a Slender Duskdarter dragonfly were shared by Nikita Hengbok on Facebook.

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