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Hovering Crimson Sunbird

YC Wee
on 13th May 2010

An earlier post shows various sunbirds harvesting nectar from the Saraca tree. All the birds were perching on the large flowering bunches. We have another post showing the Crimson Sunbird (Aethopyga siparaja) hovering to harvest nectar from the flowers of the water canna (Thalia dealbata).

Mark G. a.k.a. strobby has now provided an image of the Crimson Sunbird hovering like a hummingbird to get at the nectar from the Saraca flowers.

Obviously sunbirds will be forced to hover if there is no convenient perch.

This post is a cooperative effort between NaturePixels.org and BESG to bring the study of bird behaviour through photography to a wider audience.

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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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