This bird was spotted behind my house today perched upon a branch. Its the Large-tailed Nightjar(Caprimulgus macrurus), which is most often heard at night. It makes a call which resembles a loud "knocking" sound which can be heard from quite a distance.
This plant is a member of the Ginger family and produces beautiful small flowers. Theres a common type G. leucantha ( white flowers) which can be found in the Bukit Timah nature reserve park.
This particular specimen was collected near a waterfall in Penang's Balik Pulau area.
The beautiful flower of C. celebensis is once again present on the plant. It was attacked by a squirrel which chewed through parts of the plant's pseudobulb, weakening it and it took a long time to recover.
This is one of two plants of recently purchased P. amboinensis flava. This batch of amboinensis came from Taiwan and is reasonably priced compared to twenty years ago when the flava form could sell for $2000 per plant.
This is a Vanda bought from OSEA's booth at Hort Park a couple of years ago. Almost forgotten until it flowered recently.
This phalaenopsis's name seems to suggest that it is found only in Sumatra but in fact according to some websites it can also be found in Borneo, Peninsula Malaysia, as well as the Philippines.
This plant has narrower and shorter leaves compared to the previous type.
Flower spike now bears 3 scented flowers.
