We started our journey at Kuala Tahan in the early morning on 14 April 2015. We were on 4-wheel drives for 3 hours before arriving at a drop off point at Kuala Sat. Then, we took long boats on Sg Sat heading to Kuala Kelapor. The whole boat journey was only roughly 1 hour, but we had to get off boats at a few spots of low water level to push the boats.
The team is getting ready to set off to the camp site in Taman Negara
Finally we arrived safely at the camp site at Kuala Kelapor in the early afternoon without much trouble. The camp site was located by Sg Sat. Therefore, our water supply (drinking, bathing, and even our toilet) was from Sg Sat. One thing I enjoyed much was to soak myself in the water of Sg Sat in the hot afternoon.
the camp site at Kuala Kelapor
Sg Sat - our main source of water supply
Sg Kelapor is a sluggish and slow flowing stream, and it is good for many Odonata species
It was flowering season for a few plant species during our visit there, particularly Saraca thaipingensis. The presence of the flowers definitely made the forest looking good.
Gardenia carinata
Saraca thaipingensis
One of the unexpected things that I encountered during the stay at Kuala Kelapor was the witness of the delivery of a new born baby bat (Kerivoula papilosa). It was so sweet to see the whole process of delivery.
A female bat (Kerivoula papilaso) just delivered a baby bat
My Odonata holiday went well, and I managed to record at least 50 species of Odonata during my stay at Kuala Kelapor. We departed from Kuala Kelapor on 22 April 2015........
Libellago semiopaca (male)
Archibasis rebeccae (male)
Onychothemis testacea (male)
Lathrecista asiatica (male)
Rhinagrion viridatum (female)
Rhinagrion microcephalum (egg-laying female)
