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, 19 April 2022

A wagtail dawdler

 I thought I'll 'See you in September/See you when the summer's through' so the song goes ...., which was normally when you arrived during the migratory season.

So how stunned I was when walking towards what sounded like a cacophony of avian bickerings, you suddenly popped out, looking like you were in a territorial dispute.

And so that was how I chanced upon a Forest Wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus) at this time of the year when almost all migrant birds have left for their home.


It didn't look the least fazed being an 'alien' and quickly got down to seek a grub.


Wagging its tail and foraging in its usual incessant manner,  I was hoping for some photo ops that would differ from the usual forest ground backdrop.

And I supposed this was the best as it did a 'catwalk'.








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