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.

Sunday 17 April 2022

Bee-eater trespassing?

 The Blue-throated Bee-eaters (Merops viridis) had taken over as soon as the Blue-tailed Bee-eaters were no longer seen.

However I wouldn't say that seeking so low by the river was its usual hunting ground.

A superb 90 degrees dive, but unfortunately must have failed because it didn't emerge with any prey.



And so it continued to seek, again I failed to detect any success.







And it was eventually pounced upon and chased off by a local resident as it must have trespassed into a local territory!






And it fled to safety in numbers, even if it's only two.




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