Finally the Rufous one

Once upon a time I was told that it was easy to spot the Rufous Woodpecker in the taman but till today, I have yet to see any.  When I spotted this immature in Bukit Kiara, and shortly what looked like its female parent, I was simply thrilled, finally the monkey's off my back! (although not quite because I want to sight them again in the taman)
It was only with regret that poor lighting did not do justice to these Woodpeckers for these birds have such rich rufous plumage with blackish bars on both the back and belly.
This immature is a male going by the small red patch on the cheek which does not appear on female.  It was its continuous knocking on the dead tree trunk that attracted my attention.

And then it started to preen.  The poor lighting, and distance which meant that I had to shoot between dense foliage was no deterrent as this was practically my first close encounter with this species.

This was possibly the best shot as it seemed to pose in all its glory but guessed it couldn't stand the blazing sun for long as it eventually slid down.

The adult, that looked like female as I was unable to detect any red cheek patch, flew in and stood watch for awhile before it flew off leaving the young one to continue knocking and clinging to its perch.

I guess only an immature could do that, clinging on to this one spot for almost an hour, practically idle, merely scanning its surrounding.
Here's truly hoping that these birds will turn up again in the taman.