Taman Botani Negara, Shah Alam was reopened on 25th June 2019 to public after the closure due to some renovation works. However we found that some roads/trails were still closed due to safety issues. Quite disappointed.
With a heavy heart we proceed to the paddy field area, it was kind of empty. I managed to sight a pair of Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker on the fig tree located at the middle of the paddy field.
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| Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker |
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| Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker |
Then we walked towards the Animal Farm. Murugesan and I manage to find few Red Cheeked Parakeets (originally know as the Long Tailed Parakeets) on a high perch. They seem like preparing to nest. Suddenly a small party of Brown Barbets burst out from nowhere, perched on a branch nearby.
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| Red Cheeked Parakeet |
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| Red Cheeked Parakeets |
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| Red Cheeked Parakeets |
We then walked towards the flying fox area, where we found a troop of Dusky Leaf Monkeys having their breakfast. As I wrote before, this species is classified as "Near Threatened" by IUCN.
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| Dusky Leaf Monkeys |
A pair of Raffles Malkoha (Lifer!) grabbed our attention too near the buffalo area. After grabbed some photos of the malkoha, I went to feed the buffalo kept in the park. Quite tame.
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| Raffle's Malkoha (Female) - Lifer |
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| Raffle's Malkoha (Female) |
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| Raffle's Malkoha (Female) |
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| Raffle's Malkoha (Male) |
At the lotus patch nearby, we sighted a Square Tailed Drongo Cuckoo (Lifer!) hunting caterpillars from the lotus leaves.
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| Square Tailed Drongo Cuckoo - Lifer. Due to distance, the shot is rather not clear. |
Unable to grab more photos since the promising roads and trails had been closed. Well...next time.
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