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Common Kingfisher bashing fish

on 11th August 2009

Choo Teik Ju’s sent in an image of the Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) bashing a small fish it just caught against the branch it is perching on (left). Although a small fish, yet it has to be vigorously bashed before swallowing. As the kingfisher is bashing the fish, it is noted that the nictitating membrane covers the eye as a form of protection against flying debris. Kingfishers also does that just as it zoom in on a prey in the undergrowth. Check out more about the nictitating membrane HERE.

The picture was taken at the Japanese Garden in Jurong, Singapore.

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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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