The firmiana malayana or mata lembu, remains here in testimony to man's care-less-ness - its tree had since been felled. Let not the birds leave too.

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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