Other than at the jetty and Npark toilets, there are no street lighting in Ubin. A good thing which encourages shy animals and birds to come out at night. Also, nightscapes looks just as bright even under moonlight as your eyesight is tuned to the darkness.
We also brought an arsenal of flashlights. They are needed to perform several functions, such as lights dimmed for camp lighting, flood lights for walking, long distance throw lights for animal spotting and light painting for photography.
It was a rewarding night when we went over to Ubin on National day.
Picture below (Photograph taken by my buddy Alan Tay). Elusive civet cat. We heard its mewling and spotted in the trees with our flashlights. Accordingly to Mr. Lim who lives nearby, its probably a young civet cat calling for its mother.
Scorpion about 4cm in size under UV flashlight (taken by Andy Ho).
Light painting of coconut tree luxuriantly covered with Dragon Tail Vine (picture by Andy Ho).
Tags: civet cat, flashlights, night walking, scorpions
