Birds

After taking lots of flower pictures, lately I love to capture photos of the animal kingdom. It gives me a satisfaction of capturing their beauties.

I love this picture of owl. It is called buffy-fish owl. Preying for frogs and fishes by the river side. The eyes are so bright and beautiful. It has that piercing look and as I captured it, the eyes were following my movement.

This little parrot is playing with the sand .

Moving turkey is hard to capture with my camera. It just can't stand still, long enough for me to press the shuttle.

Mandarin duck

Another type of duck from the duck family.

Vulture

Red-backed sea eagle or Brahminy Kite

Turning its head to have a better look of me

White-bellied sea eagle ( Haliaeetus leucogaster )

Cock and hen

This bird dons a beautiful arrays of colored feathers

Younger chicks playing in the sand

Hornbills

Peahen

Parrot

Peacock

I love the color of the peacock feathers

Ferns

Ferns.....what can I say about the ferns? One thing I know is that they don't have beautiful flowers like other plants do. They are also differ from seed plants in their mode of reproduction - lacking flowers and seeds. They can be found in moist, shady forests; crevices in rock surfaces; swampy areas, and also tropical trees.
Ferns are vascular plants which get their water, minerals and photosynthetic products through lignified tissues. Vascular plants have vascular tissues which circulate resources through the plant.

Delonix regia 鳳凰木

Delonix regia is a beautiful flowering tree, with fern-like leaves and fiery red flowers. It is also called Flame of the forest or peacock flowers. The flowers are big and in very striking red color. It makes great ornament tree and a great sight to see when it is in full bloom. It can also provide shades as the tree has dense leaves and the branches spread widely.

Zinnia

Zinnias are popular garden flowers, grown from seeds and have a wide range of bright colors. Gardeners like to add Zinnias in their garden to attract butterflies.

Perak - Taiping Lake Garden

Here are some photos taken at the Perak Lake Garden. I love the many trees lined along the roads which surrounded the lake. A must visit for those who love the tranquility and the beauty of nature. During the 70's and 80's, many couples love to come here and have their wedding photos taken by the lakeside. It still is a favorite spot for the local who come here for their relaxation.


When the water level is high, some branches are hanging so low that it looks as if they are touching the surface.

I like this photos. Very unique.

A pavilion at the lake.

Very old trees. Some are hanging so low that big tourist buses can't pass under it.

The trees also hosted a few other variaties of parasite plants.

Cool day

Tree and its many branches.

Another section of the lake

Boating services also available here

One of the many islands in the lake

Taking a stroll by the lake

The trees are so beautiful.

Bamboos

Heliconia 赫蕉屬

Heliconia, also known as Lobster claw or false bird-of-paradise, are beautiful, exotic plants which often used by florists as cut flowers and also for landscaping .

Heliconia Mariae - Beef steak heliconia

This is the first time I saw Beef steak heliconia. It looked exactly like a steak from afar.

Heliconia Mariae



Heliconia vellerigera which I gave a nickname Hairy Heliconia.

Heliconia rostrata - Fishtail heliconia

Heliconia bihai - firebird or macaw flower

Heliconia rostrata

Common Crape-myrtle - 紫薇

The Common Crape-myrtle ( Lagerstroemia indica , 紫薇 ) is one of the many beautiful flowers that captured our attention these past few months. Penang is blooming with flowers lately. It started with the Tabebuia rosea which many crazed over in late February and early March. Now is the season for the Common Crape-myrtle. It did not create a storm like Tabebuia rosea but it certainly did capture both me and my husband's attention.

The species , Lagerstroemia indica, has flowers which are in panicles of white, pink, mauve, purple or carmine with crimped petals. The one I captured is of beautiful purple color.