This year marks the 10th year I have been taking photos at Pulau Ubin. During this time, the changes to the island has been generally positive in the sense that Nature has been given due consideration in the development of the island. Some of the visible changes are the conservation of Chek Jawa and the gradual reestablishment of some wildlife such as hornbills and otters on the island. Over the years, I have been privileged to be able to not only see these magnificent creatures but also photograph them in their natural environment going about doing their own thing. 
The most recent trip there was to photograph a pair of Mangrove Blue Flycatchers at Chek Jawa. These birds have not been frequently seen on Ubin before and now a pair of them have been found to be tending to a nest. Hopefully, more of them will appear and flourish again on Pulau Ubin.
Spent a while observing the pair flying off and returning with various insects to feed their young hatch ling. They would always come back to the same perch with their prey before flying back to the nest to feed their young baby. The food included young preying mantis, caterpillars, bugs and even a small lizard.
Pulau Ubin is indeed a thriving hotspot for what's left of wildlife in Singapore. Let's hope that many more species of wildlife - birds, mammals and other animals that were almost pushed out of the island due to the past activities there regain their foothold and once again call the island their home.
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