A friend asked me to help her out with some field data collection in MacRitchie Reservoir for a Professor's research project. We entered the reservoir early dawn, just as the sun was rising.
Eh Uncle, fishing in the reservoir is illegal you know!
Scenic view of the reservoir
The Melastoma flowers that we're collecting data from, and their unriped fruits in the foreground.
Can you spot two Nomia bees hovering over the flower? This species has bluish stripes around the abdomen unlike the usual yellow ones.
Umbrellas to shelter our bags from the rain, and white bags over some flowers to prevent bees from collecting pollen from them when the flowers open.
Pretty view from our collection site. Spotted a Malayan Water Lizard (Varanus salvator) swimming across the river nearby but I didn't manage to take a shot of it.
Well, MacRitchie Reservoir is indeed a nice escape from the urban city.
