At Benoa Bay, Kuta, I saw a large deposit of marine algae. These were Sea Lettuce.
While on a jetty, saw this Sally Lightfoot Crab, a rock crab. Hard to get the frame right because it is always on the move.
At Uluwatu, before seeing the Fire Dance we have to pass through a path that is famous for mugging - by monkeys. These were crab eating monkeys. This one is probably the alpha male. Large and fierce looking. Not time to snap more picture because the guide urges me on.
Back at the villa, the first plant that caught my eye is a Breadfruit tree.
An early morning stroll alone on the alley (the so called road), I found a Sky flower. It is similar to Laura Leafed Thunbergea which is very common in Singapore. The difference is the leaf shape.
While going to see Mt Batur (volcano), the van break down. Took the opportunity to take pictures of the plants around. Caught sight of this Angel's Trumpet.
While having buffet lunch at a resturant that have a good view of the volcano, an unidentified bug flew right on to me begging to be included.
On the way back, went to a coffee plantation for coffee tasting. It has a showcase garden that have quite a number of plants. The first one of course is Arabic Coffee.
The next one is a yet to be identified Ginger.
Passion fruit in this area is called Makasa.
The famous Luwat Coffee comes from the droppings of this Civet Cat (Asian Palm Civet). It looked sad because it is in solitary confinement.
Here they offer free samples of beverages.
While waiting for the "sunset dinner", caught sight of this Spotted Dove up on the roof. Good thing I brought the 48X Cannon camera. No problem zooming in to this bird with decent clarity and no camera stand (just an attached selfile stick on the table).
Went for a long stroll on the next day. The beach is just one Kilometers away from the villa. Saw this Pandan tree with nice fruit (Spiny Seashore Pine).
Passion flowers are common here.
Out of nowhere came a small padi field.
As usual, Munia birds are found with it. This one is a White Rumped Munia.
Back to the villa and decided to take a picture of a tree with white trunk. Can't identify it.
While going up Bedugul, we stopped at a road side to rest. One guy with a few animals and a "Donation" sign was at the road side. I don't donate as I do not encourage people to take captive of the animals.
There is a Green Iguana (not local) in the cage.
There is also a stringed Buffy Fish Owl.
One Red Parrot is also there. Not very clear picture. Auto focus end up in the back ground.
Another Civet cat was in a pet box.
At Bedugul, the first sighting is a Flame Vine in the car park.
Then there is this large Red Passion Flower.
Near the entrance are two Orchids (Epidendrum Ibaguense).
Right after the entrance is an unidentified Juniper tree. Very nice looking.
Two variety of lilies were captured by my camera.
Two other unidentified flower is also in my collection.
Further down there is a fully yellow Lily flower.
Around the corner there is another Angel's Trumpet. This one is white.
This flower looks familiar but just can't remember the name.
This Shrimp Plant is unmistakable.
This Fireball Chenille Plant, looks like normal Red Cat's Tail but is much more fluffy.
It looks like a normal Glorybush. This one is actually a Emperor Glorybush.
Not sure what is this plant's name.
This one looks a bit like Snowrose. Probably a variant or another specie. It really looks nice.
Fairy Pettycoat can be found in Singapore. This one has a full bloom.
Some deers are kept in this park. The fist one looks like a Barking Deer.
The other one is a Rusa Deer.
There are a number of diseased Mediterranean Cyperss,
A bed of Daisy is a very nice scene.
Blue Lilies are also seen in Singapore. Unfortunately due to poor eyesight, most of the flowers are facing the wrong way.
Specifically took a picture of the fruits of this plant. It looks very different.
Now, this is the identifiable Snowrose with flower.
Anthurium are common in singapore. I find this Flamingo Flower a bit different. It has pretty large leaves.
Another common Anthurium (Bird Nest Anthurium) is at the corner also.
Next stop is Tanah Lot. This place is more scenery than plants. Saw a captive Fruit bat again.
There is nothing to capture except the very hot sun on the next day before returning back to Singapore.
You would have noticed that I did not include the tour side of the pictures. Those are mostly for the in-laws. Below are some of the nature pictures. These pictures are collected in another album (limited access).
At Kuta
No maps as it is not a walking trip. The complete picasa album (just flora fauna) is here.
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