Jurong Lake - Sunny Side Up
11:26 AM
Ardeidae, Birds, Ciconiiformes, Jurong, West
Jurong Lake
West, Singapore
February 2015
One of final finds of the day was this narcissistic Ardea cinerea (Grey Heron) at the edge of the pond sunning.
Sunning, usually a solitary practice, is where birds deliberately expose themselves to sunlight as opposed to merely being out in the sun. Spread-wing postures may serve different purposes in different species.
Species that spend much of their lives in the open, such as...
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