Kuala Lumpur Bird Park and Orchid Park

Went there during the holidays with dad. Mum probably wouldn’t wanna go to something like that. Sweaty and all. Plus, we were there to shoot stuff, not enjoy the area or whatsoever. Took the Myvi, mainly because it was just on that day that fuel prices went through the ceiling. The Beemer would drink up fuel like nothing. Dad had his 5D + EF 70-200 f/4L IS USM and I had my 400D + EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM.

The bird park is actually situated in the middle of the city centre, quite unlike the national zoo, which is something commendable for the environment. Entrance fees (I think) for myKad holders is RM 16 for kids and 25 for adults. People there are also quite friendly. I’m pretty surprised by the variety of feathered friends they have there. These friendly fellas include plenty of peacocks and peahens, the toco toucan, ostriches, emus, flamingos, pelicans and a few exotic ones like the rainbow macaw, owls, eagles, hawks and the rhinoceros hornbill. Most are kept in the whole enclosed sanctuary, which means they’re around you. Some (probably rascals and rare ones) are kept in cages so they don’t cause trouble whatsoever.

The man-made area is also quite well done up with nicely simulated waterfalls with a good variety of greenery and foliage. The walk around the whole area (except the duck area) took about one and a half hours. Here are some photos in no particular order.

Note: The following photos have gone through ZERO editing except for watermarking with layers

Hornbill sleeping

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I didn’t wanna disturb it so I avoided it and snapped…

…feather closeup!

Water lily

Common bird by a (man made) waterfall

Greater flamingo. Honestly, I’d call it lamer flamingo because only its wings are pink, not like those in the wild as their diet is exclusively prawns

Showoff. lol Actually it was drying its feathers

Macaw at the photo booth. At times, it looked rather sick

Eagle at the photo booth. This guy stayed amazingly quiet and still in an open area!

These birds kinda enjoy the waterfall (?)

The toco toucan! It looks really fake, like some toy

I also went to the nearby orchid park. Admission is free on weekdays. Flowers there are pretty well cared for.

Off to the orchid park! Actually I was just testing if the light is sufficient for my pre-selected ISO speed

The beauty of being able to manually control your camera, something all dSLRs have

Blue skies and nice clouds all depend on good timing

No, no strobe work involved

In the orchid park we saw someone about dad’s age carrying a 5D and 135 f/2 L. A beautiful lens it is I must say.

Next, we went to KLCC, all sweaty to meet RHB people for dinner and the company’s paid-for movie, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull at TGV, KLCC. The movie was great, very exciting I must say. Shia LaBeouf did very well as the later-revealed Indiana Jones’ son. I lol’ed everytime he started combing his hair. And the best part was probably when the scorpions went after him. Overall, I’d give it 8/10. A good watch.

Oh, btw, if YL Camera gets a 2nd hand EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM lens in, I’ll probably get it and dad will take my 17-40 as his super wide angle.

That’s about all. I hope you enjoyed the photos. Thanks for reading.