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Turned up in a friend's garden. What a beauty.

OP (me) posted this morning on this thread. I learn alot from the knowledgeable guys on this thread and enjoy that.

Some people interested in birds or fishing or (insert whatever). Sounds like you're on the wrong thread mate.

Thanks, and that makes sense as we've often see Tailorbirds over the years but never high up in the mango tree. As you say Small Bird Big mouth...

As a tall lad i disagree with that. In economy I'm so cramped, knees touching the seat in front, arms touching those in the neighbouring seats, it's a very uncomfortable time so I choose Premium Economy for comfort.

Can you identify this bird please. Resident in my mango tree. Never ever see it no matter how long I look for it. 20240406_124928.mp4

Was wondering why i hadn't been hearing my wind chimes...

Not a podcast but youtube vids, "Comprehensible Thai" has lots of videos of thai teachers chatting, and they classify the vids by different levels of Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced.

https://www.thaipod101.com/blog/2021/07/08/thai-tenses/

ในอนาคตวันที่ 20 มกราคม 3015 คุณสปูนนั่งอยู่ที่โต๊ะอาหารเช้า In the future, January 20, 3015, Mr. Spoon is sitting at the breakfast table.

With "On January 20, 3015, Mr Spoon sat at the breakfast table" in english, the reader doesn't get confused and assume you mean 2015, so why would a Thai in thai language get confused? My mate Google says use วันที่ 20 มกราคม 3015 คุณสปูนนั่งอยู่ที่โต๊ะอาหารเช้า which looks correct and clear to me.

Also consider Prof.Dr. Chucheep Sahakitrungruang who is at Bumrungrad, Bangkok Christian and Chulalongkorn. Personal recommendation. His manner and his English are excellent. Bangkok Christian cheaper and excellent.

Interested to know how you got to such a level. I have reached a plateau at lower intermediate but would like to get to advanced level so any advice would be appreciated.

The family researched it thoroughly, read he was the country's top man, met him and found him also to be a lovely man. For anybody interested now or in the future, believe he works at (in expensive to cheapest order) Bumrung, Bkk Christian and Chulalongkorn, so 3 hospitals for different budgets.

Do not recall the cost at BKK Christian for a family member, but can definitely recommend Prof.Dr. Chucheep Sahakitrungruang who works there and Bumrungrad.

'Comprehensible thai', probably the best and most extensive out there

Nice to see. With the amount of predators (baby monitors, tukkae, snakes, other birds, etc) in my garden, its been very rare occasion that chicks have fledged. Baby monitor lizard living in a drain, getting braver and braver, starts travelling around the garden, got caught by the green tree snake. We set it free as you see in the video. Lizard went up the tree, snake along the ground but it doubled-back up the tree and caught the lizard again. Wife set the lizard free a 2nd time...we then left them to it. Can't imagine the lizard survived as the snake was quick. VID-20230407-WA0001.mp4

I would say its generally easy to understand when listening to a thai, than it is to be be understood when speaking to a thai as inevitably you'll pronounce things incorrectly. Like speakers of any languages, some thais pronunciation is easy to follow,while some use slang etc and are difficult to follow. Try watching these videos (beginner level) and work your way up to the next level when you feel ready. Don't worry if you don't understand everything, slowly your comprehension will improve Youtube. Comprehensible Thai. ALG-Style absolute beginner course.

Wife just sent me these. Parent on the tree. Youngster in the shrubs. Iora? 1677497781964.mp4

Wife teasing a Koel 1677306131460.mp4

Had a pair of pigeons I've never seen before sat high up in a tree opposite my place for a few days. Orange breast, green head. Just had a moment on google and see that there is such a bird know as orange-breasted green pigeon. Common or rare (bkk area)?

Got a magpie robin in my garden, never stopped singing for the past 2 days, patrolling the garden, had another robin pinned down and i had to stop the fight. Hear they are very territorial. Doesn't seem bothered by any other bird types, only robins. Could somebody ID this bird i saw recently in a wat in Chonburi. Let me get incredibly close then it shot off.

Funny how not hearing/seeing koels or coucals, now I can't stop hearing/seeing them around the house. The wife was singing to me a kiddies song in thai about koels putting their eggs in other birds nests, so seems its a fact thais grow up with.

I read that female Koels are elusive. Can vouch for that. In 19 years in this house, seen a female twice, males easy to see.