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.

Friday, 24 March 2023

Regretful act, and hard decision



Was that a dive, or was that a dive!!?  And that's the way with the Narcissus Flycatcher as it usually forages at mid-canopy, constantly on the move, flitting from branch to branch, much to the frustration of the usual badass bird photographers, who have been seen at the site, up to their despicable behaviour of trying to bait the bird down to feed.

I guess this contemptible group is vying for A +++ images and zillion Likes that their thick hide is impervious to disapproval of their abominable practice (which they take with them everywhere they go for bird images).

And it is precisely to keep this particular group at bay that I was initially pressured not to share, and now deeply regret sharing the news and location of this key sighting, an action I am sure not to repeat in future.


P/S Feeding to secure photographs seem to be widely practised now but resorting to this act teaches potential poachers how to bait for their catch, and unfortunately this Bukit has its share of poachers.


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