16th March. Last day in Malaysia Kuala lumpur Bird park

For our last day in Malaysia we went to the bird Park near the center of the town. It was a symphony of colour in a luxuriant park full of tropical trees and plants. It took us all afternoon just to go around it and we could have stayed all day there was so much to see. The following photos are just a small sample from the 100 and something that we took, there all many different species of birds that we had never seen before, as well as the Emu ( very vicious) and the Ostrich which is very friendly.

One of the many owls . 

A beautiful peacock, the park was full of them, some standing in the middle of the path giving us a splendid show of its tail. They seemed to be showing off because the spread of its tail took up the whole width of the path. 

 A blue winged macaw with his personal trainer, each macaw has the same person training it. 

A sulphur crested cockatoo ' hello Jiffy ' , a green amazon and a macaw

This one can count !

A sacred Ibis 

Feeding time for the stalks , flamingos, pelicans and Ibis. 

This pelican has got a hugh fish in its mouth

Paul hand feeding some lorries. 

The colours are just fabulous

Endemic to Malasia , there are ten different species of hornbill in Taman Nagara, this one is the greater hornbill. 

Sorry Lou you told me the name but I've forgotten, .......headed parrots ( maybe pink headed ???)

Yet another Jiffy 

 Just outside the Bird park there are several structures representing different astrological places in the world, this is a replica of Stonehenge in the UK

A view of Kuala Lumpur from the Mosque

 Ju found a friend just outside the mosque

On the way up to visit the mosque I found this lady,   

 Water is very important in the Muslim religion and this Mosque is surrounded by pools and fountains

I have added another photo of Ju in her gown and headscarf because I quite like her look. 

The prayer room, the line on the floor represents the dividing limit between male and female worshippers. 

A little bit of Provence in Kuala Lumpur

The twin towers of Kuala Lumpur built by Petronas; Petroliam Nasional Berhad, and yes this is where Malaysia gets its income from, they also export soap and palm oil. 

And just in front of the towers a water display , yet another symphony of colour !

Bye bye to Malaysia and  Kuala Lumpur , our next destination being Katmandu in Nepal for the Manaslu trek.