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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Smooth as a horse’s ear, this stunning Saltwater croc gliding through the Singapore mangroves.

David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Pretty sure that this isn’t going to be my most popular post. The humble rat is often unfairly reviled. This little mother was moving her family one pup at a time with bravery and care.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A Paradise tree snake hockey sticking on a handrail on a sunny Singapore day.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The outrageous design of this moss mimic stick insect. Hanging out on moss after heavy rains. Such a cool looking creature.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

A group of endangered Borneo Pygmy Elephants cooling off in a tributary of the mighty Kinabatangan River. A beautiful encounter, 17 years after my last time meeting them. For how much longer will we be able to experience this joy, with only 1500 left in the wild.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

A female Wagler’s Pit Viper in position over a fig, patiently waiting for a hungry fruit bat to come to close

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Might be an unremarkable little snake but it’s my first time seeing the Dwarf Reed Snake.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Last night I found one of my favourite things to find. A gorgeous Atlas moth. I will never get used to seeing these remarkable creatures.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

This is a Chorotypus. A type of dead leaf grasshopper. It landed on the fence beside me while I was walking at night. The camo doesn’t stand up well on a fence, but what an extraordinary creature. I’m in awe of its design.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

One of my favourite finds came on the edge of a Bornean rainforest - the astonishingly beautiful and absolutely fascinating Orchid Mantis. It feels like it is entirely overdressed for its diet of bugs. Extravagant for the sake of it.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The extraordinary privilege of going for a walk at night and meeting a critically endangered Sunda pangolin. Every time is an honour. One day, if we don’t act, humans might talk about a time when scaled mammals walked the earth.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Oof! Someone is feisty! Wagler’s pit vipers in Singapore are usually so chilled out. Clearly this big girl was not! The phone was zoomed and I wasn’t in strike range.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The unique Dragon-headed Katydid sitting on a leaf over a fast flowing Borneo stream. Unfortunately I couldn’t get close enough to get a better photo without disturbing it.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Nature never fails to boggle the mind. This dead leaf is actually a Leaf-mimic moth found on the trail in the highlands of Borneo.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

In a low roadside tree alongside a country road in Borneo. A gorgeous Bornean Slow Loris. Shot with my phone and a little selfie light carried for just such an unlikely occasion

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

This extraordinary little snail crossing the road in Borneo. Greener than green!

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

American Toads doing what toads do on the first hot day for the year in Toronto.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Saltwater Crocodile - this is what lies beneath the waters of city state Singapore. Swimming towards Malaysia in this video.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

The astonishing moment that I found a large female Wagler’s pit viper devouring a freshly captured fruit bat. That’s why they hang out in fig trees.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Had a little trip to North America. Here are some gorgeous Southern Sea Otters on a rainy day. Baby at the milk bar while mother washes her face. Such a joy!

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

This thumbnail-sized miracle from the forests of Singapore is called a Man-faced stink-bug (Catacanthus incarnatus). Can you see why? Can’t unsee that.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

A jewel escaped from the jewellery box. A stunning little Blue-eared kingfisher preening itself. Singapore mangroves.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

It’s astonishing to me that these huge Saltwater crocodiles cruise the mangroves of city state Singapore.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Sumatran Gliding Lizard (Draco sumatranus) in the forest lights

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

It’s a great day when you meet a King cobra along the trail. Sensational to meet a male and female edging closer together for a potentially fatal attraction

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Found a friend in the bird hide today. Paradise tree snake looking for a gecko for lunch

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

An Olive-winged Bulbul taking a cooling bath on an oppressively hot Singapore afternoon.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Clouded monitor lizard tasting its environment 🦖

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

A Clouded monitor meeting me on the trail. Just me and him.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

People are going crazy to see the migrating woodcocks in the heart of Manhattan this year. How has this become the new craze? Here is my blog from when I used to spend my lunchtimes with them - incidentalnaturalist.com/2020/03/04/w...

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Where to see a Woodcock in Manhattan

Monolithic skyscrapers burst from every inch of land on New York’s iconic Manhattan island. They stand like great tombstones for the nature that once survived on an island that grew fat on th…

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

All, conservation efforts have taken the Raffles’ Banded Langur in Singapore from just 10 individuals to a population of nearly 80. We are trying to win $10k conservation funding for this delightful, peaceful monkey. All you have to do is vote for it 🙏: uproar.indianapoliszoo.com

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Hi all, conservation efforts have taken the Rafle’s Banded Langur in Singapore from just 10 individuals to a population of nearly 80. We are trying to win $10k conservation funding for this delightful, peaceful monkey. All you have to do is vote for it: uproar.indianapoliszoo.com 🙏

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I met a Saltwater crocodile with a feather on the tip of its snout. Care to give it a scratch?

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

A Sunda King Cobra at rest in the Singapore mangroves.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

An Equatorial Spitting Cobra hunting along the shoreline. Plastic is the new driftwood.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Had to move this beautiful little White-spotted slug snake away from the road. Stunning little suburban snakes. They are specially designed to be able to eat slugs and extract snails from the shell.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

A male and female Crimson Dropwing in display perching on a city fence. There is a tiny beautiful world out there 🩷💛

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Brown anole from my lunch break. I don’t think he was happy about me being on his bench. Giving me my last warning

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Look at this beautiful Reticulated Python in a suburban drain of one of the most densely populated countries on earth. There is still magic in the world if we choose to look

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

It’s a wrap for the Year of the Snake and I celebrated by finding 22 yesterday, including this stunning immature female Wagler’s Pit Viper. Happy New Year! I suspect I’ll find less horses this year 🤔

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

I found this beautiful big Gold-ringed cat snake on the edge of the suburbs of Singapore. I love finding these stunners.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Sunda colugo fertilising trees. Not wanting to get his dress messy, he pretty much turns himself inside out.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

This is the life. What a way to spend the day. A Smooth-coated otter chilling by the Singapore River.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Brilliant day by the Singapore river. A family of 15 urban Smooth-coated otters showed up. What an absolute joy to spend a few hours following them.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

A crash in the canopy above my head. I Iooked up and there they were. The first time in months I’d found one of the Raffles’ banded langur families. With only around 75 individuals in Singapore, this is a critically endangered primate. So peaceful, so gentle, so beautiful 😌

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

There is impossible wonder in the forests of city state Singapore. I find indescribable magic in the shiny eyes of this beautiful, peaceful Sunda Colugo.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

No bigger than a lanky dwarf rabbit, the Lesser mousedeer is one of the world’s smallest known hoofed animals. I heard a crunching sound coming from the gloomy undergrowth. Peering through the foliage, I found this little guy cracking open seed pods.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

The magic of Christmas Eve was another stunning male Atlas moth. My 5th Atlas of the week. Finding these magnificent magical moths means so much to me.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

I picked up a GoPro this week to see how I can use it for some wildlife work. This is my first ever recording on an action cam. Needs some work, but not the worst start. Filming blind and full stretch of a 4’ GoPro selfie stick. Juvenile Gold-ringed cat snake.

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David @incnaturalist.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Tonight’s magical find - the biggest moth species on the planet and this was a particularly large female. I can’t tell you what it means to me to find these incredible creatures on the green edges of city state Singapore.

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