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Little Grebe struggling with a large fish

on 23rd December 2010

Goh Pei Hao’s images of the Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) trying to swallow a fish (hosted on his Facebook) were photographed at Singapore Quarry on the afternoon of 14th December 2010 (above and below).

The Little Grebe generally feeds on insects mainly but also takes crustaceans, amphibians and fish. Limona & del Hoya (1992) report that the largest prey are fish of up to 11 cm in length. Apparently this fish proved too large for the Little Grebe to swallow as it was discarded and seen floating away (above right).

Reference:
Limona, F. & J. del Hoyo, 1992. Family Podicipedidae (Grebes). In: del Hoyo, J., A. Elliott & J. Sargatal (eds.), Handbook of the birds of the world. Vol. 1. Ostrich to Ducks. Lynx Editions, Barcelona. Pp. 174-196.

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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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