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.

Tuesday, 25 December 2018

Koel's mating season

Many are annoyed by the koo-Ooo calls of the Asian Koel which are normally heard very early in the morning, disturbing sleep.  But to hear the calls in the taman is music to the ear as this signifies that it's the mating season and the Koel has returned again, and has been doing so for many years now, to the taman for this purpose.  I have yet to sight the Koel but its calls are resonating throughout the taman now.
It would be a good time now to try and spot the male as it would koo-Ooo away, and also be seen to collect figs to try and entice the female.
I did manage to see the male, silent then, just a couple of weeks ago as it flew into my path and park itself on a nearby tree.





And this female was sighted weeks ago too one evening.




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