I know I posted a photo of a Lace Monitor recently, but thought you might like these. The photo has been cropped at 45 degrees to better fit in the frame, he was actually climbing straight up.

Just look at those claws, ouch! Regards Bill.

Goanna by Bill.3173, on Flickr

Goanna 2 by Bill.3173, on Flickr

Came across this "star fish" like thing, today, off Maenam beach Samui, Never seen before, the strange thing about it is very stiff....

I'm not really sure if alive or dead... ... (sorry images not too great! ) Top and bottom views...

Deer (not sure what kind) in Khow Yai.

Mantis eating termite

Albino squirrel

Cute visitor

Just trying something new. Early morning. Regards Bill.

DSC_web2 by Bill.3173, on Flickr

DSC_Grass web by Bill.3173, on Flickr

P1160172 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr

stare for a while at this image...

what do you see?

a panorama of a huge twisting vortex touching a distant mountain range peak on some wierd green sky planet

...or a banana leaf.

P1160229 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr

Monkey Lisa (my sister)

Lantern Bug - Pyrops candelaria

Spider.... and web .... Sorry not good on naming insects scientifically !

It looks like a Goldon orb spider

Stick em up!

Hi folks !

"...yeah, we're getting married this month. But we won't have kids..."

"...could get problems with my Mia Noi..."

look..

Picked up some camera gear; a birthday present for myself. These were a camera bag (getting ready to travel to Thailand), and a new lens (Nikon 300mm / f4).

Decided to stop off at the animal sanctuary on the way home; an 1100km round trip, to try out the lens. To say I was happy with the results would be an understatement, if anything it has shown up my and the camera’s shortcomings. So the next couple of weeks will be practice.

Anyway below are some examples, if you don’t find these guys cute, you are a hard man/girl . Be warned I have more coming .

Koala & Joey by Bill.3173, on Flickr

Koala by Bill.3173, on Flickr

Koala2 by Bill.3173, on Flickr

Spotted Grasshopper (Aularches miliaris) - Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai

Live banana leaves and 1 dead one.

Some angiud and I saw on our Raffleasia hunt... I know he has a macro shot with more detail !

Knew I shouldn't have had that beer last night . (Still trying to ID this bird) Regards

Birds Eye BW by Bill.3173, on Flickr

It knows how to dot the "I"

C for farm centipede

(Still trying to ID this bird)

excellent shot Bill.. it's a Bush Thick-knee. Endemic to Australia.

all the world's Stone-curlew's have that distinct, awesome yellow beady eye.

taken at the Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute, Bangkok... i wouldn't normally get this close to one of these...

King Cobra

Chip monk ? Khao Sok Park ....

(Still trying to ID this bird)

excellent shot Bill.. it's a Bush Thick-knee. Endemic to Australia.

all the world's Stone-curlew's have that distinct, awesome yellow beady eye.

Thanks Goshawk for the compliment and the ID, and you are right about the eyes. You had me staring at that banana leaf that you posted for a while .

The new lens I have is so much better than my other ones I have, though I’m still learning how to get the best out of it (Do you ever stop learning?). It has shown up the weakness of my camera though; that been noise and the auto focus (moving objects).

At the moment I am looking at birding web sites for Thailand; but they don’t give the best time of year or nesting seasons. Would you, or anyone else have any recommendations?

Thanks again. Regards.

A couple more, White Ibis. Regards.

What do you mean? "I can't come in!"

What do you mean "I can't come in". (White Ibis) by Bill.3173, on Flickr

What are you looking at?

What you looking at! (White Ibis) by Bill.3173, on Flickr

At the moment I am looking at birding web sites for Thailand; but they don’t give the best time of year or nesting seasons. Would you, or anyone else have any recommendations?

Due to the large amount of resident species, anytime of the year really can be productive, but all the wintering species are present in Thailand now & for the next month or so.. speciality birds like spoon-billed sandpiper (critically endangered & one of the worlds rarest) can be seen right now at a few places around the northern rim of the gulf of Thailand.

All the info you need for a successful birding trip can be seen here.