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 26 December 2019

Drongo-cuckoo's skill

When this bird suddenly swished past me, I almost dismissed it as another black bird until I had glimpses of whites.  It was a Square-tailed Drongo-cuckoo, a young one too going by its plumage.




I was pretty sure it must have a scent of its prey somewhere in the dense foliage to cause it to zoom in so suddenly, and voila, it was on target!




A hairy grub small enough for it to down in one gulp!


A tell-tale sign of a tiny hair in its beak told of a meal just finished.



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