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 7 November 2022

Lacking flocks this round

 They've finally made their appearance in the taman but this was certainly not the flock that I had expected, less than 50 I reckoned.

The Purple-backed or Daurian Starlings (Agropsar sturninus) are always a sight to behold if they appear in flocks of hundreds which they did here years back.

And as usual these birds do travel as families, male, female, old and young.  With only one tree fruiting this time, it's only expected that these birds would not remain here for more days.




It looked like it's only pairs that I could get from this flock.


Time for a snooze.


Another pair.


I wished, like you, the rest would come further down too!


The three that were only slightly higher up.





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