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, 25 November 2024

Young bee-eater

 The Blue-tailed Bee-eaters (Merops philippinus) have long been here as we take their annual arrival for granted.
And here’s tracking a young adult for its moulting yet to be brilliant plumage, that should form a fantastic basis for comparison in future encounters.


Refresher (extract mybis):
Order - Coraciiformes
Family - Meropidae
Genus - Merops
Specific epithet - philippinus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Common name: Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Berek-berek Carik Dada, Beberek Ekor Biru
Status: Least Concern

17/2024



Foraging alone







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