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.

Monday 30 October 2017

Common but not so common here

It's a triumph when rare birds, especially migratory ones like this Common Kingfisher is seen in the taman, but it's a birder's nightmare when the only images you manage to get are blurry to say the least.  And in my case, I literally saw my target fly off (pun intended).
     Here's desperately hoping that it could still be around and be sighted again.  This bird could be from north Africa, Eurasia, the Indian subcontinent, China, Taiwan, Korea or Japan.  It feeds mainly on fish but will also go for frogs, insects and lizards.






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