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.

Friday 10 September 2021

Brilliant yellow all round

 The hunt is on and it's timely too when interstate travel restrictions have just been lifted.

Unlike the current absence of avian migrants in TRK, the bukit is enjoying early visits by a few regulars.

However, my recent walk was not too successful by any standard as I only managed to sight the Yellow-rumped Flycatcher (Ficedula zanthopygia), as usual always one of the earliest to arrive.

There was a pair as I could hear the exchange of calls (and someone did get the female), but I guessed I have to be contented for the time being with this male, living up to its hyperactive characteristic.  And birds in the bukit are generally seen higher up compared to the taman, but am still grateful for this early record.

02/2021







And when you decide to shift focus, the inevitable always happens!






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