Kambatik Park from northerly view

This is a view of the park taken from a northerly location that is from top of a hill.  This view of the park has not been able to be taken earlier because there was no access to the hill previously.  Until of course the northern area of the park was illegally intruded and bulldozed for somebody's oil palm plantation.  The bulldozing was halted and I gave stern warning to the intruder not to venture further into the park area.
The actions of the intruder will be subject to further scrutiny from now onwards.

Views of the park in 2020

It's autumn at the Kambatik Park. The place is a gallery of colours to feast the eyes and brighten up the soul.

Views of the park taken on 19 Feb'2020.

Camera :  Canon EOS 1100D

Home is where the heart is.

 Home is where the heart is. It is walking under very tall palm trees, breaking the silence along narrow jungle paths, touching leaves of a thousand shades, shapes and sizes and admiring the varying colours of sunset

Cover dated 27 April '18 in facebook.

Flash floods and some views of the park in April

Zone F  in heavy rain.

 It has been raining heavily for the last three days (mainly nights).  The parkland is situated on a very hilly area and is the headwaters of a stream, which for convenience I call the Kambatik stream.  The heavy downpour would normally create flash floods.  However, due to its hilly landscape the excess downpour would race downstream.  This event is exciting to watch and offers some fine photographic moments.

After the floods, I walked up the Cempedak Hill and found a lone Plaintive Cuckoo.  This time it is the female of the species, a lifer for me.

Here are some views of the park taken in April’18.

Flash floods at Zone F

Zone B

View towards Zone A, looking east, from Cempedak Hill (Zone G)

November in the park

View of Zone E facing north. Taken in the early morning light.

 Early November was a transitional period of the yearly monsoon season.  Soon, perhaps towards the middle of the month, the real North-east monsoon will arrive Bintulu's shores. From what I see so far, this end of year monsoon is arriving according to textbook timing, though its real impact and true story is yet to be unfolded in the coming days and months. All over the park the red ants (Kerengga) are seen busy building nests and after a light rain, I walked around the park to stumble upon the 'Kulat Jelutong' which is edible. I look forward to more rains in November and December.

Red ants (Kerengga - Malay) building nest at the 'Miding' fern

Edible "Kulat Jelutong" growing on a rotting 'Pong-Pong stump.

"Kulat Jelutong"

Come September

Views in August

Spaces and Viewpoints (Part II)

( Note: All images taken between 24 - 28 June'16)

Spaces and viewpoints

Views of the park

Views of the park  @ 30 May'16