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 26 May 2017

Another unpleasant encounter


Every time I walk past this spot, I feel very upset.  There was a lovely old tree trunk at the far end of this path where we saw a pair of woodpeckers, during the 7 May Garden Bird Watch, looking like they were trying to build a home.  It was actually a sturdy two-trunk tree.  One day later, the trunk was reduced to a stump!
     It was undoubtedly an old tree trunk, but looked healthy enough, no sign of decaying, had posed no danger to any one, tucked away in the corner.  In fact, it looked absolutely solid!  Many birds perched on it daily.
     Wonder if the authority understand what is habitat when order was given to take the tree down!










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