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.

Wednesday 14 June 2023

The other beauties

 The anticipation was the same - follow that movement in the inner sanctuary of the shade - but the revelation took my breath away!

It was a glider on a branch, probably a Blue Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis cyanochloris) or an Elegant Bronzeback(D. formosus), unfortunately was unable to get clearer images due to poor lighting (but many thanks to snake friendly Dr Vince Adam for the probable id).




Following this one was pretty challenging as it kept going out of the frame, with its head pretty much under cover most of the time, in fact these times I couldn't even detect its head!
 




Going further down the road a movement in the grass revealed another glider, this time a White-bellied Ratsnake (Ptyas fusca).




Tracking this one was relatively easier because it was mere metres away, preoccupied with its search it paid no heed to my presence.




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