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What do waders do when it rains?

on 29th January 2009

S K Foo was at the Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve in November 2008 when he found out exactly what the waders did when it started to rain.

“It was a wet day at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve yesterday. So just how wet was it? Very wet… These birds were standing on a patch of land. As the tide rises, accompanied by heavy rainfall, these birds soon found themselves surrounded by the rising water.

“When the land started to submerge under water, the birds started flying to higher ground. This gave me the opportunity for some flight shots.

“Eventually, when all the birds could not take the rising water any longer, they flee.”

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YC Wee

Dr Wee played a significant role as a green advocate in Singapore through his extensive involvement in various organizations and committees: as Secretary and Chairman for the Malayan Nature Society (Singapore Branch), and with the Nature Society (Singapore) as founding President (1978-1995). He has also served in the Nature Reserve Board (1987-1989), Nature Reserves Committee (1990-1996), National Council on the Environment/Singapore Environment Council (1992-1996), Work-Group on Nature Conservation (1992) and Inter-Varsity Council on the Environment (1995-1997). He is Patron of the Singapore Gardening Society and was appointed Honorary Museum Associate of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) in 2012. In 2005, Dr Wee started the Bird Ecology Study Group. With more than 6,000 entries, the website has become a valuable resource consulted by students, birdwatchers and researchers locally and internationally. The views and opinions expressed in this article are his own, and do not represent those of LKCNHM, the National University of Singapore or its affiliated institutions.

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