This is an oriental dwarf kingfisher, also the smallest in the kingfisher family. Sadly, this bird had concerns finding its food within the new aviary it was released in, and also flew into the wire mesh fence. It was admitted back into the hospital barely about 5 days after it left quarantine with a ‘broken wing’.
It died today because it hadn’t been eating well. I got to perform the post mortem and it was a dislocated shoulder joint, actually. A bit sad, because it was a very beautifully coloured bird.
Anyway, today after work I had to eat out as dinner plans got cancelled. As I sat at Subway alone, eating my dinner while reading chick lit on my phone, the subway server comes up to me and says, ‘Whao, you’re so good, huh? You can eat a whole foot long by yourself!’
After which I feel a little bit guilty inside because at Subway I almost always can polish off a foot long by myself in a single sitting. In fact, a foot long is usually my default. And then I look around at the petite Singaporean girls sitting around me and everyone is holding off after just a half footer. Without cookies.
