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, 21 January 2019

Admiring the Iora

I've always maintained that the taman is one of the best places to get close shots of birds, and am happy to be proven right again with this female Common Iora.  The images taken truly enabled one to so admire its plumage.  Whichever way one looks at this female songbird, it stands out, despite being small at between 12-14.5cm, with its overall olive green plumage and more yellowish breast.
Nevertheless it's quite a challenge to photograph the Iora as it's a hyper-active feeder and tends to keep to upper canopy level.









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