 |
Lake Gardens Kuala Lumpur Bird Park 23rd November 2006
Kuala Lumpur Bird Park http://www.birdpark.com.my The gardens are children's playground, jogging tracks, exercise stations, and rowing boats. |
Updated on 29-11-2012
|
My
1st Kuala Lumpur Trip Updated on 29-11-2012
3rd Day |
|
|
Lake Gardens Kuala Lumpur Bird Park 23rd November 2006
Kuala Lumpur Bird Park http://www.birdpark.com.my The gardens are children's playground, jogging tracks, exercise stations, and rowing boats. |
|
We took a taxi from old China Town to the Lake Garden. We started from the Children Playground. The Kuala Lumpur Lake Garden ( Taman Tasik Perdana ) is built around two artificial lakes, encompassing over 90 hectares of greenery interspersed with flowering shrubs, shady trees and botanical gardens. A popular outdoor spot for families and lovebirds alike, the park also offers children playgrounds, jogging tracks and exercise stations. There is also an outdoor theatre for musical and cultural performances. FANTASY PLANET DINOSAUR PARK Fantasy Planet and Dinosaur Park are beside each other. |
| Oasis Garden We spend half hour in the Oasis Garden looking for dragonflies and damselflies. We are able to spot 2 species of dragonflies and 1 species of damselfly. All 3 species are common in Asia I saw this pair of Copera marginipes damselfly in Oviposition (laying eggs). This male guarding the Oviposition.
After copulation the male in upright position still holding the
female by the neck, together they fly to find suitable places to
oviposit (lay egg), usually on submerged vegetation below water
surface. |
|
A few of them flying around. Commonly seen in pond, lake and stream. |
|
We saw only 2 or 3 in the
Odisis Garden. Trithemis aurora is a beautiful dragonfly of medium size with
a pink body and deep red veins. |
|
Synthorax marked with yellow streaks. Legs yellow color. A few pair of them are mating. This is the first time I saw this species, so I took more pictures of this damselfly. |
| Lake Gardens As we stroll the Lake Garden, hardly any visitors in the garden. It is noon time, the tropical sun heat is unbearable. But we know by evening crowd begin to gather here for exercises and jogging. At this time while people is spare in this beautiful garden, it the best time for a newly wed to shoot their outdoor wedding photos.
|
|
Deer Park Located in the undulating slopes and sprawling valley of the Lake Gardens is the Kuala Lumpur Deer Park. A well-chosen peaceful area that is more than 2ha in size We found that the Deer Park is CLOSED. The notice indicated it was closed in 2005 for repair and maintenance works. It was one year ago.As we began to turned back to leave, a park officer on the slop a distance away called us to walk up the hill to the park office. There behind the park office we watched and fed the deer over the fen. The deer roam freely in the sprawling valley. It seemed that we two are the only visitors to border them in that day. The park officer gave us a bunch of banana and called out loud to the deer on hill slop 'weee.... weee... weee...'. Much to our delight, these friendly, gentle, intelligent creatures come close to be fed. We could not see any Malaysia popular deer, the rainforest mouse deer (kancil).
The mouse deer is the world's smallest hoofed animal and a popular figure in
local folklore due to its legendary wit. |
| Memorial Tun Abdul
Razak Before we reach the Bird Park, we passed by Memorial Tun Abdul Razak. Due to short of time, we did not stop by to visit this museum. After the Memorial Tun Abdul Razak a short distance away is this direction sign board. KL Bird Park is on the right hand side. |
|
Encounter the aviary wild life experience at Kuala Lumpur Bird Park. A short distance walk from the Kuala Lumpur Butterfly Farm, you will come across the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park which houses more than 50 species of exotic birds flying freely in the enclosed paradise. If you are a nature lover it would be an experience to be able to feel and see these colorful birds living in its natural habitats, flying around freely within the beautifully landscaped cavern. Among the species variety are Hornbill, Hawk, Eagles, Vultures, Peacocks and some 50 other more species that can also be found within its vicinity. One of the largest bird parks in the region, the Kuala Lumpur Bird Park houses over 5,000 birds, with 90% local and 10% imported from overseas. The park spans 2-8 hectares of free flight aviary and 5 hectares devoted specifically to the birds in this park. Kuala Lumpur Bird Park is one of the best things in the city with some of the world's most exotic bird species... This beautifully landscaped area was designed to bear a close likeness to nature with trees, flowering shrubs and miniature waterfalls. The park is situated in the vast green belt which surrounds central Kuala Lumpur near the Butterfly Park. It is open daily from 9am to 6.30pm. Spanning an area of 20 hectares, over 5,000 birds from over 200 species roam the park. The birds are 90% local and 10% imported from overseas. Most are free-flying in the covered park, which is shaped like one huge aviary. Visitors can walk on the tiled paths and gaze at birds in their element; storks and flamingoes frolicking in the water, finches and thrush chirping among the trees and owls roosting in barns. There are several stall selling drink and snack but I felt liketo have a proper meal. The only restaurent we could find is Hornbill Restoran about a hundred meters from the entrance. Xing ordered Chicken Nuggets and I had a Nasi Goreng. Togather with drinks the meal cost Rm. 31.74 for two. |
 |
|
|
|
Homepage
of Wong Family Website
|
|
