Taman Rimba Kiara is a little green gem located in a corner of the TTDI residential area. The above flowering tree, the firmiana malayana or mata lembu, flashes in testimony to man's care-less-ness - it's one of only two trees in the park that had flowered, since then the tree had been chopped down.

Thursday 31 August 2017

A migrant visits

I have not seen a Grey Wagtail in this taman before and it's such a thrill to spot one along the stream.  It had caught something and was carrying it around and was seen to hit it on the sand before swallowing it.   Unfortunately it was too far way for a sharper image.
     It's again amazing that a small taman like Taman Rimba Kiara can attract such a diversity of migrant birds.
     The Wagtail can come from as far as South Korea.  It's only about 20 cm and it forages for insects along the river as well as tadpoles in shallow water.

Seen carrying its prey, unfortunately too far to make out what it is






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