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.

Thursday, 11 July 2024

'Ground' triller

 It moved like it was the most normal of behaviours but it's not, as it's usually seen to forage in trees.

From afar, I could have mistaken the Pied Triller foraging on the ground for a forest wagtail if this was during the migrant season.



Not very successfully as I observed for almost 5 minutes as it strode, stalked and crossed the field.


No luck, so on it hopped and probed.


Again, it's failed attempt.
Moving on again.


And it's to the opposite area now as I continued to stalk it, and absorbed in foraging it was not mindful of my movements.



This time it took off again like a bullet to another patch.

Perhaps a better vantage point here.




Unfortunately that lasted only moments till it was spooked by an oncoming motorcyclist along the adjacent walkway, and that was the end of its ground foray.

But doesn't one love a bird in flight, however distant!






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