Singapore Botanic Garden is horticulture at its best. We enjoy this gem of gardens daily since we moved to the vicinity. In addition to flora as the center piece of the garden, the fauna adds a marvelous accentuation.
Birds
There are numerous birds here but they are frequently heard but not seen. Many of them are so well camouflaged, I don't see them even if they are right in front of my eyes, unless they are moving. Sometimes we saw amusing or unexpected scenes: for example, one day a yellow vented bulbul was on top of a shining car chasing its reflection!
A sunbird
Magpie Robin
A barn swallow
A brown throated sunbird
An ashtailor
yellow vented bulbul chasing its own reflection!
Fowls and Water fowls
Water hens are common water fowls in Singapore. Red jungle fowls are very common as well. One day we encountered a family of red jungle fowl - mom taking her chicks for a walk by the eco lake. We were ecstatic when we first saw solo black swan in the upper swan lake, and a pair of swans in swan lake.
waterhen
mom hen and her chicks - the chick camouflaged with fallen leaves well
A family of jungle fowls on a tree
A black swan
A pair of swans in rain
Larger animals
There is a least one monitor lizard in the symphony lake, we also see many fishes, some are pretty large. It is interesting to see them survive in the pond with a predator. There are also many turtles. We heard about river otters at the garden and looked for them in an futile effort. One day we went out in light rain around noon for late morning walk and saw a family of otters coming out of swamp to scratch themselves on grasses! There is a troop of monkeys living by the Keppel Discovery Wetland.
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