

Along the way we saw this tree and its berries grow on the trunk. Don't know what it is called but it did look rather strange.
These bugs are acutally black with yellow spots and are quite pretty. The bugs are on what at home we call wood ear.

It is hard to see but there is a woodpecker on this stree trunk...we could hear the knocking from quite a long way away. It does have a yellow stripe on its head but the light wasn't very good for showing what the bird actually looks like. We also saw a drongo bird...we have been looking for one for ages...it has long tail feathers that hang down and is black. I just love its name.







On the Bukit Timah side we walked along a Durian Loop and came across a number of people out looking for Durians...we find it hard to understand why they eat this fruit, it smells disgusting and it has prickles on the outside. The fruit only falls at night time so all were looking for the fallen fruit. We understand that it is the only fruit that is an offensive weapon.