Before we headed off to Pulau Ubin, Ria spotted a family group of otters at Changi Creek! They were very shy around humans and hugged the seawall as they swam past the jetty.
At Chek Jawa, everyone gathered outside the start of the trail for a quick group photo right before we set off. Here are the happy visitors posing for the photo!
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| Photo by Ria Tan |
It was a beautiful sunny day, which made the scenery atop the Jejawi Tower even more breathtaking!
Visitors could enjoy panoramic views of Chek Jawa and could even see the high tide from the tower. Here's an amazing photo of the visitors enjoying the sights by one of the participants of the walk, Glenda Heng!
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| Photo by Glenda Heng |
One of the groups even stopped to take a photo with the beautiful backdrop of the sky!
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| Photo by Glenda Heng |
Back in the mangrove, the visitors were entranced by the Nipah Palm, a plant found in the mangrove which provides us with our favorite attap chee! The seeds of the Nipah Palm were quite close to the boardwalk, so visitors were able to take a good picture of them.
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| Photo by Ria Tan |
Eagle-eyed visitors also spotted fiddler crabs in our mangroves! The male fiddler crabs have an enlarged claw that is of a very bright color which they use to attract mates and intimidate other males.
Here's a beautiful picture of a male fiddler crab taken by Glenda.
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| Photo by Glenda Heng |
Along the walk, we also spotted a giant mudskipper resting in a pool as well as a crimson sunbird hovering above us! Glenda also spotted a Centaur Oakblue and Common Bluebottle, which are both beautiful butterflies.
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| Centaur Oakblue Photo by Glenda Heng |
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| Common Bluebottle Photo by Glenda Heng |
It was high tide today, so the Gold-spotted mudskippers had all come further up shore. The visitors were able to see them up close in their huge numbers!
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| Gold spotted mudskippers |
One group had also spotted two water monitor lizards sunbathing on the shore! Indeed, the sun had been quite hot out on the boardwalk and it did make for very nice pictures. Once again, Glenda Heng had captured very nice shots of the visitors on the coastal boardwalk!
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| Photo by Glenda Heng |
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| Photo by Glenda Heng |
On our way back through the coastal forest, we also saw cotton stainer bugs on a sea hibiscus tree! These bugs feed on the sea hibiscus seeds and sometimes will congregate in large groups on a single leaf as shown below.
After the walk, the children sat down and drew what they saw on the walk! Here are some of the children with their lovely drawings.
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| Photo by Ria Tan |
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| Photo by Ria Tan |
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| Photo by Ria Tan |
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| Photo by Ria Tan |
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| Photo by Ria Tan |
One of the children even took it upon himself to make some octopus! He was very creative to use the fallen leaves of a tree nearby to form legs. Here he is with his creation!
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| Photo by Ria Tan |
We had a very enjoyable walk today with all the lovely visitors. Thank you to all the visitors for coming down to explore Chek Jawa with us! A big thank you to Glenda Heng for sharing with us her photos and giving us permission to use them as well! And off course, thank you to Ley Kun, Ria and Dayna for guiding today as well.
Our next walk will be on the 16th of December 2017 (Saturday) at Chek Jawa. You can register here. Hope to see you there!
