ASIAN KOEL FEEDING ON MACARTHUR PALM FRUITS

on 22nd April 2011

“On the morning of 16 April 2011, I was admiring an unusual swarm of jellyfish bobbing along the Telok Kurau canal that had come in with the high tide (left). Then at the corner of my eye, I noticed a female Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea) flying straight towards a nearby MacArthur Palm (Ptychosperma macarthurii) and perch upon the stalks of ripe fruits (below left). Without hesitation, it proceeded to pick the bright red fruits one by one and ingested them in quick succession (below right). However, it did not stay around for long and flew off after merely a minute or so. Nevertheless, this brief encounter allowed me to appreciate how its beautiful red eyes matched so well with the round and red palm fruits.”

Dr Leong Tzi Ming
Singapore
17th April 2011

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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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