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Parakeets at Sian Tuan: 3. Activities on the roof

YC Wee
on 11th December 2018

Parakeets at Sian Tuan: 1. The parakeets are flying in; 2. Gathering around coconut palms.

Male Rose-ringed Parakeet.

The external facades of the houses where favourite locations where the Rose-ringed Parakeets (Psittacula krameri) regularly land on. A juvenile or an adult was regularly spotted resting quietly near the opening into the attic of the house (below). It usually remained on the same spot for some time until a partner or whatever flew by, whereby it would fly off to join the former. Other parakeets were actively moving or flying about.

Juvenile(?) Rose-ringed Parakeet by an opening leading to the attic.

Other parakeets were checking out openings leading to the attic – see video below.

…or exploring the spaces under the tiles (see video below).

Female Rose-ringed Parakeet.

There were also adults feeding juveniles and family groups preening.

YC Wee
Singapore
16th November 2018

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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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