Vol
10 No 2
Smooth operators smooth otters of Buloh
Young Naturalist Programme
Mangroves a family outing to Buloh
Bird RInging in the Reserve 2003
Keolado National Park
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Operators |
Tay
Soon Lian
Conservation Officer
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It was during
the peak of the bird migratory period when I made my usual visit to
the Main bridge/SBWR at dusk. It seemed to me that wild lives have
this instinctive knowledge of knowing when the reserve is at its safest
and most tranquil.
Standing at the bridge over Sungei Buloh Besar with a pair of good
binoculars, one can observe many interesting sights.
My many encounters with the otters at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
were at the Main Bridge when the tide was ebbing. |
But
this time the tide was rising and the family of four otters had a
free ride by drifting upstream with the current. When they saw me,
they stopped to check me out.
Upon realising
I’m the same old being who loves to stare at them, they greeted me
with a squeak and carried on upstream. One of the challenges for photographers
at SBWR is to get good photographs of the family of otters on land
as we know they prefer to be in the water. This photo shows the otters
racing playfully into the water. |
Nikon D100 with
600mm lens; 1/1600mm at f4; tripod |
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wetlands