14-19 Jul: Highlights of the week ahead

For the family and kids

• "The Amazing World of Seeds" a talk for kids at HortPark
• Bridging Hearts: Harmony in Nature a family carnival

Special events this weekend include

• Pasir Panjang Heritage trail a nature and social history tour
• RSC Block Party a music festival aiming to raise environmental awareness

In the mangroves, there are guided walks at

• Sungei Buloh on Saturday and Sunday
• Pasir Ris Park mangroves

In the gardens, there's a guided walk at the National Orchid Garden.

For Nature Society (Singapore) members only

• Nature Ramble from Rifle Range to Zhenghua Park
• Nature walk at Pasir Ris mangroves

Other events include

• N. Sivasothi's talk at Reel Revolution's Learning Talks
• Sports Fishing at Pulau Semakau
• Free star gazing at the Singapore Science Centre

Registration now open

• 27 Jul (Sun): Dive Pulau Hantu with the Hantu Bloggers
• 26 Jul (Sat): SYINConnect youth conference

Visit the wildsingapore happenings blog for a full listing of upcoming events for the next three weeks and to search for events by your area of interest.

A possible first record in Singapore! ChimCK shares on his flickr: "This Variegated sundial (Heliacus variegatus) was laying an egg mass in the aquarium three weeks after being collected from Cyrene Reef. The operculum of this marine snail is conical, which is uncommon in gastropods. I wonder if the shape of the operculum is an adaptation for the diet of this zoanthid-feeding animal."

Variegated Sundial (Heliacus variegatus), originally uploaded by chimck.