jack2964

Good shots.

Was out for a bit of fishing this morning and saw a single Grey wagtail feeding along a fast flowing stream.  Also a flock of about 10 Bee-eaters flew past overhead but couldn't  positively identify. My guess is Chestnut-headed Bee-eater as none had the central tail prong.  But still no sign of Black Drongoes nor Brown Shrike.

Send some back my way. Only a few from the thousands remain at Sanambin Buriram.

Thanks to all your input.

They are much tougher to eliminate than house flies yet those Youtube videos made it look so easy.

Ah well I guess I'll need to keep all my fruits in the fridge.

I have scoured the internet and the most popular method is apple cider vinegar with a few drops of dish detergent. So I bought a bottle from Makro and set up a few traps around the house where I often see these critters. 2 days passed and nothing's been caught. And they continue to buzz everywhere.

I give up!

How do you guys tackle this problem?

Cool shot thetefldon!

Strange! I was at Suan Rot Fai a week ago and there wasn't a single heron nor egret around. Walked the entire grounds including Queen Sirikit park only to see a few common birds. Best was a nesting Coppersmith Barbet poking its head out from a hole in a dead tree trunk.

Unfortunately no other useable pic. 

I find it really tough trying to ID raptors maybe just a tad less challenging than leaf warblers.

Over where I am (lower NE Isaan) I recall seeing a pair visit my backyard a number of years ago. Never seen them again.

However I am puzzled by the disappearance of what used to be fairly common Sooty-headed bulbuls. Theyused to come to bathe and drink from my bird bath. All I have left now are Streak-eared bulbuls. Even the Yellow-vented are increasingly scarce.

Strange.

@thetefldon. Thanks for details of your bif shots. I have the same 400/5.6 as you and it's a very sharp lens in adequate light but it struggles in the shade.  Excellent for bif in open well lit spaces. 

I like to shoot at 5.6 even if dof is shallow. Blurred wing tips don't bother me much as long as eyes are tack sharp....Of course easier said than done. Lol.

Cool bif shots. Mind sharing exif and mode used? Thanks.

I think that audio clip in the OP is that of a Plaintive cuckoo. Probably breeding season now and they get very vocal. 

Still better than having an Asian koel perched next to your bedroom window.

Link: http://www.xeno-canto.org/species/Cacomantis-merulinus

Having just found this thread I am sorry to hear of Isanbirder's passing. He and Ajarn north had helped me countless times with bird ID and related birding stuff over at 'Isan birding' thread. 

Thanks too to Bredbury Blue for starting this thread. Now following.