Red Junglefowl In Feather Maintenance

YC Wee
on 19th November 2013

“It was a bright morning at about 8.45 am 3 days ago when I saw Lao Si (no. 4) (above) taken 2 weeks ago) enjoying himself under the warm sunlight in front of some Wild Tree plants Acalypha siamensis (below). It has been raining heavily everyday in the afternoon or at night for the past few days. The fine weather must have brought some cheers from the chickens here.

“Lao Si as an immature – featured 5 months ago in LINK – is the son of Lao Da the alpha male. As can be seen from the latest images above, he is now a gorgeous young adult. While sunning, he remained alert but would periodically close the nictitating membrane (below-top) and eyelid (below-bottom) for quick winks.

“He stood up to preen the feathers. With the back facing me and the tail feathers well spread out, it gave me a rare opportunity to record the other side of the feathers (below). ‘Why my tail is so dirty?’, he must have mumbled.

Sun Chong Hong
Singapore
17th November 2013

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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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