Kuala Selangor over the Weekend

Quiet walks with the accompaniment of chirping birds and insects well sheltered from the scorching afternoon sun.


A young macaque about the mangrove assessing his prospects in the scheme of things.

Aside from a few more new buildings in the compound, Kuala Selangor Nature Park still feels the same as it did way back in 1995 when I first step foot on it after travelling there by bus from Pudu with my then girlfriend.

The mosquitoes, the macaques and silver leaf monkeys are all still there. And the birds of course.

The loop trail is getting to be more magnificent ... the vegetation along the trail has grown nicely on either side of the laterite path creating a natural verdant canopy in between, providing ample shade for visitors averse to the scorching afternoon sun. Shelters are built over some thoughful interval along the entire length of the loop ... handy during unexpected downpours. There are also a couple of bird-watching towers to catch glimpses of the many feathered friends in the area.

The mangrove plank walk is now also back in operation after extensive refurbishment, it is now in concrete, affording visitors intimate encounters with some quirky denizens of the mangrove mudflats.


Crows at Bagan Pasir.


Great Egret in very early morning light.


Pink-necked Pigeon taking flight.


Buffy Fish Owl near the manmade lake.


Great Tit, it was nice to see it again if only for a brief second.


Water monitor doing the rounds within the lake systems, some are rather large but quite skittish.


Grey Heron feeding in the lake, quite a number can be seen here in the early morning hours, as skittish as the water monitors.


A shy dominant Silver Leaf male peering from the foliage.


Shy boy - why is he taking my picture?


Mudcrab looking for breakfast close to home.


Two mudskippers at home enjoying their cool mud-bath.

KSNP looks to be an ideal place for a simple no-fuss family get-away-from-the-city destination. Seafood places abound just a short ride across the Sg Selangor bridge. A few decent Mamak kedai kopis are also only walking distance away ... there's also TESCO a short 10minute drive from the park if you must.

Perhaps it's about time to introduce the kids to the monkeys ... them free ranging kind.