Blue-winged Pitta @ National Botanical Garden Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

Blue-winged Pitta (Pitta moluccensis) is a colorful, attractive and very cute migratory bird can be found in National Botanical Garden Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. It can be found in the tree and vegetation along small paths around the park.

National Botanical Garden Shah Alam or Taman Botani Negara Shah Alam in Malay is one a few parks located in the center of Shah Alam city. It is a public park that serves as green lung for city folks. It is located at Taman Pertanian Malaysia, just less than an hour drive away from Kuala Lumpur City Center. 

Covering an area of 817 hectares, the park is an important place for family get way, children activities, gathering, jogging and even wedding. At the same time, it attracts wildlife and it has become a bird sanctuary. A small entrance fee of RM3 per person is collected at the entrance to the park. The Park opens from Tuesday to Sunday from 7.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. It closes on Monday. 

National Botanical Garden Shah Alam has a large bird population and varieties with a recorded more than 60 species of birds. It certainly entices many birders to be there. The main target birds include different types of pittas, eagles, doves, hornbills, bee-eaters, kingfishers, shrikes, weavers, flycatchers, bulbuls, pigeons just to name a few. It has become a destination for migratory birds too.

Other neighboring areas to National Botanical Garden Shah Alam for birding destinations include Shah Alam Lake Garden and Bukit Jelutong Eco Community Park.  

Traditional Chinese Wedding, Medan, Indonesia

Wedding is always celebrated regardless the ethnic, race and culture throughout the world.  The sequence how wedding ceremony is conducted is very similar in most ethnic and culture, that is starting with bride and groom being blessed by the religious person in a worship place followed by pledging by both bride and groom, signing of marriage certificate witnessed by both parents and exchanging of wedding ring.

Upon completion of the religious part then comes to wedding dinner, where guests are invited to witness the union of two families. In traditional Chinese wedding ceremony, there is an important event which is not performed by other ethnics, that is tea-drinking ceremony, whereby both bride and groom's close families are called in a room, followed by the wedding couple serving tea to each of them. This is when close family members give special momento to the wedding couple. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Asian Fairly Bluebird [Male] @ Sungai Congkak, Selangor, Malaysia

Asian Fairly Bluebird (Irena puella) [Male] is a very colorful, super fast and attractive bird among hundred species of birds can be found in Sungai Congkak Recreational Forest, Selangor, Malaysia. Asian Fairly Bluebird is a resident bird to Sungai Congkak. The bird can be found at the forest edges in the recreational forest.  

Sungai Congkak Recreational Forest is yet another wonderful birding destinations in Selangor, Malaysia as it is a residence to many exotic birds. The recreational forest covers a large area of tropical rain forest, waterfalls, trekking and streams. Whereas accommodations, camp sites, food and recreational activities are provided along the stream, right outside the entrance to the forest. It can be reached in approximately one hour from Kuala Lumpur by car. Sungai Congkak Recreational Forest has a large bird population and varieties. It certainly entices many birders to be there. The main target birds in Sungai Congkak Recreational Forest include different types of kingfisher, babblers, sunbirds, shrikes, malkoha just to name a few. 

Other neighboring areas to Sungai Congkak for birding destinations include Sungai Tekali, Sungai Tekala, Sungai Perdik and Pongsun.  

Since Sungai Congkak Recreational Forest is also a popular destinations for family get away especially during weekend, be there early and wait for the desire lighting to come and search for the exotic birds.