When rain is abundance

 Coming 'home' to the park after being away for longer than I would have liked, the numerous flooded patches of the park came as a surprise as I wasn't aware that the rain had been heavy and continuous.

And the Purple Heron that normally stays on the edge of the park certainly took advantage of the 'wetland' to venture down this far.

As my attention was suddenly overtaken by a splash of a Monitor Lizard slipping into the pond, I soon realised this must be why this avian fellow decided to move away into the adjacent shade and lingered a while there.

I supposed the successful catch of one of this pair of White-breasted Kingfishers must have pushed it to venture out again.

The water level to its legs suggested the depth of this flooded patch that was adjacent to the pond.

The lack of photo opp of this one going for a catch was more than made up by how stunningly the heron blended with its background, and such gorgeous colours! 

Not just the tree trunk but the grassy background was absolutely perfect too.

Moving on, to my surprise there was not one but two herons at the park, most uncommon, as I just about managed to flush this one out to take flight across the huge pond.

The grand display of agility as the Heron landed delicately on a palm frond.

And such can be the blessings of rain!

Loud but not the least 'foul'

 The Red Jungle Fowls are certainly the neighbours of the adjacent area that are more heard than seen. 

I supposed on this occasion these three thought it's pretty safe to venture out although they're ever alert that they're being watched, as evident in their behaviours even though I was pretty far off and behind barriers.

The head of the family that was crowing loudly and incessantly most of the morning.

And round the corner stood two young adults displaying wariness too.

Green as a leaf, almost

 The Blue-winged Leafbird (Chloropsis moluccensis) may have a Least Concern IUCN status but it's certainly not of least concern in the bukit as it's been seen to be a poacher's target.  And this is the only leafbird to grace this bukit.

Sighting this bird is like witness to magic, as it's so well camouflaged among the foliage if it's not moving, and then voila, to spot it!

It takes no guesses why this gorgeous bird is a target.

This one however was an immature male as its face mask has yet to turn fully black and its head and nape plummage not completely richly yellowish/mustard yet, nevertheless its presence I took to be a positive sign of active population.

Yellow-rumped flycatchers, Part ll

 It was pretty jolly trying to keep up with these flycatchers.

Time when you prayed that you managed to get some decent shots.

It was certainly backward, forward, rightward, leftward, whichever way you could go for these teasing birds.

There was hardly a lull.

An occasional respite when one paused to scan before the frenzy resumed.

Sometimes it's predictable where the bird was aiming for next ...

... sometimes it's anyone's guess,

All in all it was a dream to catch them in their glorious breeding plumages and acrobatic bests!

As this one continued to oblige one more time, it was also an indication to call it a day as dictated by the images (lol)!