01 August 2026

Ruby-cheeked Sunbird

 Passeriformes - Nectariniidae - Chalcoparia singalensis (Kelicap Pipi Merah)

Tiny sunbird with a short sharp bill. Male’s metallic green upperparts, wine-red cheeks, and bright orange throat and chest are unmistakable. Female is less distinctive, but note her size, bill shape, and bright orange throat. Found in forest, forest edge, and gardens from lowlands up into hilly areas, typically foraging actively in upper levels of trees. High thin song variable, but usually incorporates whistles and twitters.
(eBird)







There is no claim, there is no letting go.



30 July 2026

Orange-bellied Flowerpecker

 Passeriformes - Dicaeidae - Dicaeum trigonostima (Sepah Bunga Perut Jingga)


Bright and colorful male is difficult to miss: bright grayish blue with yellow or orange underparts (depending on subspecies) and a small orange splotch on the back. Female is comparatively dull, but her yellow-suffused underparts and rump are still quite distinctive. Like other flowerpeckers, forages actively, often hovering in front of blossoms or while gleaning from foliage. Inhabits forested edges (less common in dense forest) from lowlands up to foothills; often quite close to human habitation. Gives a variety of buzzy or sharp notes.
(eBird)





Guide, not direct, lead not enforce.



29 July 2026

White-crowned Forktail

 Passeriformes - Muscicapidae - Enicurus leschenaulti (Cegar Ubun Putih)


A typical forktail, with piebald plumage and long tail. Like most other forktails, it inhabits shaded whitewater streams, along which it perches on boulders and low-hanging branches. Unmarked black back distinguishes it from Slaty-backed and Spotted forktails. Can be confused with Black-backed Forktail, but unlike that species, white does not extend behind the eye. Often detected by its vocalizations, a harsh buzzing whistle and high metallic whistles.
(eBird)









Let be.  Can I not not understand?


27 July 2026

Black-and-Red Broadbill

 Passeriformes - Eurylaimidae - Cymbirhyncus macrorhynchos (Takau Rakit)

Utterly unmistakable inhabitant of waterside and riverine lowland evergreen forests, mangroves, and plantations. Midnight black with long white slashes on each wing, wine-red underparts, and a black chinstrap. Bulbous bill is glowingly powder-blue with warm tinges of orange and greenish-yellow. During the breeding season, the pendulous nests of this species can be quite obvious, hanging over forested waterways. Voice is nasal and generally unpleasant-sounding, consisting of odd low mechanical rasps.
(eBird)







For what is it desired, for what is it eternal?



26 July 2026

"A Home In The Park" - a story

 It started with an encounter, then a story, and now as a closure, it seems only appropriate to finally animate the story as a tribute to the birds of Taman Rimba Kiara (for it was where it first began), for all the ups and downs these birds have given birders, birdwatchers and photographers, their most memorable experiences.



https://rimbakiara.blogspot.com/2017/12/lesson-from-kites.html


And now to bring them 'alive'!