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, 19 December 2022

Not the dark side

It's a long overdue encounter but we finally crossed paths,  me and the Dark-sided Flycatcher (Muscicapa sibirica) in the bukit, another regular visitor since the last few years.

However, I've not ever got so close to one before as this time as it turned out to be a rather confiding one, not the least bothered that I close in and moved about below it to avoid the glare.

19/2022


The rear view that had me quicken my pace in case I missed it.


I need not have being anxious though as it kept returning to the same perch, as is habitual with this flycatcher.


Steadfastly staying put even as I viewed it from different angles.
 


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