tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063693575422265203.post8603246095377791551..comments2023-04-11T19:44:33.295+08:00Comments on I M A G E S of N A T U R E: Glimpses of nature in Bkt Kiara ForestUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063693575422265203.post-81300140540968546602012-07-14T13:02:21.954+08:002012-07-14T13:02:21.954+08:00Many thanks for the comments. The photos of the wa...Many thanks for the comments. The photos of the water fall was taken after a heavy downpour; which had caused the water to resemble 'teh tarik' kurang manis or turbid! :-)Henry Gohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06103171522129747519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063693575422265203.post-14165572692979753022012-07-14T12:51:33.392+08:002012-07-14T12:51:33.392+08:00Beautiful! Well done! A few comments:
1. The te...Beautiful! Well done! A few comments:<br /><br />1. The teh tarik water below the falls is a clear sign of habitat disturbance with exposed soil upstream. Something to watch out for as it kills much of the life in our rivers.<br /><br />2. The tortoise appears to be a red-eared slider, which is an American species commonly imported by the pet trade and now established in Malaysian waters. It is a pest that is competing with and may be eliminating local species.<br /><br />3. There are three species of leaf monkey or langur in Peninsular Malaysia. This one is the Dusky or Spectacled Langur (Presbytis obscura). In Malay, it is called Cengkong, after its loud call. It is beautiful to see it here. I wish it could be reintroduced to the Kota Damansara Community Forest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063693575422265203.post-7198732246279406462012-06-06T22:17:15.515+08:002012-06-06T22:17:15.515+08:00I wonder what is that orange frog. It is very smal...I wonder what is that orange frog. It is very small yet detailed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063693575422265203.post-22697917293538292872012-06-06T22:16:04.815+08:002012-06-06T22:16:04.815+08:00The net mushroom has the veil for very short time,...The net mushroom has the veil for very short time, like a couple of days. It seems to attract small flies and it really smells bad, like a dead rat. Maybe the flies help spread the spores, as part of the ecologic cycle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063693575422265203.post-18509842568645898632012-06-06T22:12:38.835+08:002012-06-06T22:12:38.835+08:00The Basket Oak Leaf Fern (Drynaria quercifolia) is...The Basket Oak Leaf Fern (Drynaria quercifolia) is not so common at Kiara, but can be found at the end of Apollo / beginning of The Mission trails. Mission is slated to be overlaid with tarmac soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063693575422265203.post-30619114372284070362012-06-06T21:30:25.038+08:002012-06-06T21:30:25.038+08:00The giant bird nest fern (Asplenium) are epiphytic...The giant bird nest fern (Asplenium) are epiphytic needing no soil as they use whatever falls into their nest. The Flintstone's Playground bike trail features some the biggest ones seen on The Hill. Unfortunately a tarmac road will soon be cut from there to the summit, if nothing changes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063693575422265203.post-21578721634272715672012-06-06T11:20:24.955+08:002012-06-06T11:20:24.955+08:00I mountain bike at Bukit Kiara regularly, but have...I mountain bike at Bukit Kiara regularly, but have yet to come across the mini upper and lower falls. I'll have to hike up the streams one of these days to explore it. Are these mini falls along the stream near the Sungai trail? Thanks.Wongnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3063693575422265203.post-90725035357664247522012-05-27T22:40:44.084+08:002012-05-27T22:40:44.084+08:00Wow! so much life& beauty amongst Bukit Kiara....Wow! so much life& beauty amongst Bukit Kiara. One has to only stop,watch and breathe to be in touch with the wonder of nature...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com