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.

Saturday 8 July 2017

The best moment

First it came and got me excited as usual.  Then it was chased off by a Myna and landed lower down the tree, right in front of me.  The Common Flameback Woodpecker is always a welcome sight.  This one is a female.







This is the dream pose for any birder - eye level and open:


Just the day before I was counting my luck when the male landed in front of me:


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