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Chestnut-headed Bee-eater mating

on 17th August 2015

“I was watching bitterns but happened to look up and saw this pair of Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti leschenaultia) mating (above).

“Note that the male is visibly bigger that the female in both images (male on the right in image above). In literature there is little to differentiate the sexes. Not sure if what we have here is just a ‘smaller’ than usually female (or bigger male).”

Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
9th March 2013

Location: Ipoh City, Perak, Malaysia
Habitat: Semi-urban environment

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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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