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Oriental Pied Hornbill sunbathing

on 21st March 2009

The images by Lim Poh Bee show the Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) sunbathing on a frond of a coconut palm, with wings fully stretched. In the other image, it has one of its wings raised to expose the underside to the sun and breeze.

Hornbills regularly sunbath, bathe in the rain or dry their feather after getting them wet. When sunbathing, they have their back facing the sun, the head feathers raised and the preen gland exposed.

The Buceros hornbills in particular often indulge in bizarre postured to sunbathe. Ground hornbills often lie on the ground with their wings spread.

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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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