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 13 September 2024

Perhaps a migrant

 The Oriental Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)(Tiong Batu) could either be a common resident or a common migrant that breeds from way up north in southern Russia, venturing down through China and Japan to Southeast Asia and even all the way down to northern Australia.

 As it's not so common to sight it now in the taman, the appearance of this one at the start of the present avian migratory season could suggest it's a migrant.

Perching characteristically up high and making no attempt to go after any feeds, this bird further hinted of its status, perhaps too tired to move after newly arrived here?





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