MTRC in Singapore

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Greetings from Singapore!

I'm in Singapore for several days and one of the plans is to see some of the local fish shops, as well as hook up with some of the folks from the Singapore Reef Club. I'll try to get pics of stuff I see. There are some way cool reef tanks in Singapore that I have seen posted in the SPS forum from time to time, and hopefully I will get a chance to see one or two of them. Anyway, hope everyone in Nashville is doing well. I'm still getting adjusted to the time zone here (it's 5:19 am as I post this).

[gflat65]

MTRC goes global:). Have fun. I'll make it over there one of these days. You ought to try to find some diving:).

[fishdoc11]

Have fun:D

[Fanof49ASU]

Party at Jack's house.......byob!

[fishdoc11]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10238932#post10238932 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Fanof49ASU
Party at Jack's house.......byob!

Is that bring your own baggies:D

[Fanof49ASU]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10238949#post10238949 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fishdoc11
Is that bring your own baggies:D

:lol: Frag party at Jacks.

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10238949#post10238949 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by fishdoc11
Is that bring your own baggies:D

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10240998#post10240998 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Fanof49ASU
:lol: Frag party at Jacks.

Hey guys, hands off :uzi:

:lol:

I imagine it won't be too long before that is actually a reality. Some of those corals are really starting to take off.

[gflat65]

I left some small stuff for you guys:D.

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Well, I'm back and now am adjusting to central time. There is a 13 hour difference. I saw a few large reef tanks while there with some nice tables, but didn't get any pics. I did get a picture of this pretty decent looking bird.

http://bellsouthpwp2.net/c/r/crumbletop/images/singapore/cool_bird.jpg

[fishdoc11]

Oh he's puuuuurty:)

Welcome home!

Chris

[Fanof49ASU]

Beautiful shot Jack!!!

[KAiNE]

Excellant shot Jack!!

Looks like a Rainbow Lori/Green naped lori.

Cool bird but it needs/eats nector which makes it very messy.....as if they all aren't...lol

[NeveSSL]

WOW! Thats crazy!

What kind of bird is it? And how did you get that close? :)

Brandon

[jfolley67]

welcome back!! glad you are back safely and hope you had a memorable trip!

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Thanks!

Yeah, they have a bird park there with huge fenced in areas. This was in the Lori loft. I'm not sure what kind of Lori, but Kaine would probably know. Based on his input above it is probably a Rainbow Lori or a Green Naped Lori. There were many different colors of Lori there and the kids got a chance to feed them. Here is a pic that shows the kids feeding them, and gives a hint at the size of the cage/tent. It was huge. The elevated walkways were almost 40 feet above the ground.

http://bellsouthpwp2.net/c/r/crumbletop/images/singapore/lori_tent.jpg

The closeup pic I got was toward the middle of the area. This guy was just hanging out in a slightly shaded spot and let me get to within a few feet of him.

Here is a link to the park: http://www.birdpark.com.sg/attractions/loryloft.html

[KAiNE]

Yea.. its a Rainbow Lori (aka green naped).

Did they give out cups of nector for the kids to feed?
Did you get to checkout the other aviaries they have there?

My wife is jealous, she's been wanting to visit that park for some time. Its one of the best in the world.

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Yes, they gave out cups of nectar for the kids (or we had to pay a few cents for a cup). I also got to check out the other varieties, but didn't get great pics of them. Some were bright orange/red, others more green. Groups of them would fly around very vast in a wide circle and I got buzzed by one who came really close (as in within millimeters, it seems) to my head as he flew by. I don't know a whole lot about birds, but we went to a bunch of different exhibits and shows. It was a great place to see.

Another thing we did while there was a night safari at the zoo. They have a pretty open zoo where not much is caged in or isolated. Our tram would go right by animals that you could literally reach out and touch except for the warning from the guide that you could get your arm chomped off. That kind of thing wouldn't fly in the states, but it was really cool to see animals in something much more like their natural state/habitat than we have at most zoos here.

[KAiNE]

Very cool... I had heard that about their zoo.

My wife has a friend in PA somewhere that breeds some of the rarer lories... (iris and blacks) they are really neat birds but since they eat nector they tend to "projectile" poop... making them one of the harder parrots to clean up after.... wife's friend talks about cleaning poop off the ceiling....lol

What took you out there, vacation or work?

I envy you!

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I was out there on vacation. My parents are living there for 3 years -- working for Duke Medical Center who is contracted with the Singapore Gov't to set up a new medical school there. It was a really great trip. I'm pumped about it and liked it even more than I thought I would.