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 June 2023

It's a fine morn' after all

 When the pair of Common Flameback Woodpeckers (Dinopium javanese) finally came together following sharp trills from the male,  I felt drops of blessings after a rather uninspiring walk around the taman, and now notwithstanding the less than favourable photographic situation.



When the birds went their separate ways, a lower-pitched trill from another part of the taman piqued my interest.

A quick scan quickened my pace.


A family outing, with a young female!


It's delightful scene but not unusual though to see a family of four or even five out together.  The Common Flameback Woodpeckers constitute the biggest brood of  woodpecker family that I have seen by far to forage together even after its young have matured.




The young adult that can be easily distinguished from its parent.





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