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.

Wednesday, 30 September 2020

When bulbuls reign

 We know that birds are territorial, even among the same species.  When the resident Yellow-vented Bulbuls foraged in this tree, even the Red-eyed Bulbul that came infrequently to the taman made way, except for the Stripe-throated ones that are residents too.  Nevertheless it was delightful to see three species of bulbuls about the tree.

And these birds definitely chased off the smaller visitor yellow-rumped flycatchers that were also trying to forage there.



The Red-eyed was always a loner compared to the Yellow-vented that always came in a pair.



And of course the Stripe-throated bulbuls that nest across the river.



And of course, all disappeared when the Plantain Squirrel appeared.



No comments: