For The Birds !

[samuijimmy]

I see these birds just about every day, but rarely sitting together.... unfortunately the wire does not add, other than being a handy perch.

[Aladdin]

A very nice photo, and I cannot remember ever seeing the White-throated Kingfishers sitting together like this

[plahgat]

Coppersmith Barbet, Megalaima haemacephala in Bangkok.

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Another one, close up!

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Edited June 19, 2016 by plahgat

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An Openbill Stork, Anastomus oscitans, in Lumpini Park, Bangkok.

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A pair of Oriental Magpie Robin,Copsychus saularis, in Lumpini Park, Bangkok.

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White-vented Myna, Acridotheres javanicus, in Lumpini Park, Bangkok.

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Little Egret, Egretta garzetta,

in Lumpini Park in Bangkok.

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In breeding plumage, with chicks, during a very hot day in Lumpini Park, Bangkok!

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Edited June 19, 2016 by plahgat

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A Pond Heron looking for prey!

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An adult Chinese Pond Heron, Ardeola bacchus, in breeing plumage at Lumpini Park, Bangkok.

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[samuijimmy]

Great shots,^ Plahgat, and welcome ....!!!

[plahgat]

Great shots,^ Plahgat, and welcome ....!!!

Thanks! Haven't been on here for a while, so thought it was time!

Plahgat

[Aladdin]

Blue winged Leafbird

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Oriental Pied Hornbill

[samuijimmy]

What area are you seeing your birds Aladdin? ^^^ great shot of the Hornbill....

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One of my White-throated Kingfishers sitting on the wall, it must be mating season, they make sounds like babies crying to the point of being annoying!

I am not sure what bird is making a nest yet, other than it's very messy.. twigs etc all on the ground below ...

[Aladdin]

Hello Samuijimmy

You wont believe the fantastic bird life here smack in the city of Bangkok. You can try any park in Bangkok. Be there at the crack of dawn and take a break mid day and return in the afternoon

Suan Rot Fai is fantastic and I have seen at least 4 different Kingfishers there, among them the very shy Stork billed.

Owlets can be seen in many parks, the pictures with the 3 owlets are from Chaloem Kanchanaphisek Park, where I also spotted all the parakeets.

Another park is the Phutthamonthon Park

Mangrooves are just an hour or 90 minutes away with a taxi

If you come to Bangkok you can do what I use to do, rent a taxi. I pay 2000 to 3000 Baht for a 12 hour day depending on how much driving we are doing and it is very convenient. My driver have one of those big cars so it is very comfortable and we reach Hua Hin or where ever I want to go

The above Hornbill is from Kraeng Krachai, there were both the Great Hornbill and the Oriental Pied Hornbill. And I met a new friend, Mr. Black Bear below. That was a bonus and suddenly it had been worth getting out of bed 5 in the morning. But I was very lucky that he was in a good mood as I was standing only 5 meters from the bear when she/ he walked out from the bushes. Kraeng Krachai have a fantastic bird life but now I know that there are more than birds and it can be dangerous. There have also been Leopards in the area

But where ever you pass a tree with small fruits, try to stick up your head in the tree and you are almost guaranteed to see some interesting bird

I'm almost sure that the bird on your wall is not a White-throated Kingfisher, an Indian Roller?

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I forgot to mention. I was walking around many parks in Bangkok before I got interested in birds. I never saw any bird, not one single bird, except a peacock. But now when I'm looking for them it is amazing the amount of colourfull birds I see

Edited June 25, 2016 by Aladdin

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Sammuijimmy

I'm sorry, I just got started with the birds and bear. And I came to think about when I was taking pictures of a Ivory Gull. There was also a bear and as you can see it is not taken in Thailand. Hope you don't mind.

This time I was in a rubber boat or I would not have been around to post the picture as these white bears attack you as soon as they see you

[Aladdin]

I remember one time in Suan Rot Fai. I was on a bridge looking down the creek at a black capped Kingfisher sitting on a branch. The bird was far away so I’m sorry for the quality

I was on the bridge when I group of Thai youths came towards the bridge. They had a good time enjoying themselves. So they made a lot of loud noises.

They were approaching the bridge and I was afraid that they would scare the Kingfisher and I gave them the internationally recognised sign for “ Shut the duck up ! People are trying to enjoy the nature”

The turned silent instantly looking scared while looking at a cubic ton of farang birdwatcher on the bridge. I gave them the internationally recognised sign for “ Come here quiet and I will show you a Black Capped Kingfisher”

They came up to me silent as I had never heard any Thai before and they looked down the creek. I pointed out the Black Capped Kingfisher. And their faces, priceless when they spotted the kingfisher. You could really see in their faces that they loved what they saw and they were very happy when they left. And maybe, I say maybe, they caught interest and next time they have garbage they will wait to throw it until they pass a garbage bin

[samuijimmy]

Oh dear! it's going to confuse a few ... bears in birds... Sort of like having the cat amongst the pigeons!

Interesting looking at my second bird again, it is different than the pair of birds on the wire last week, (previous page)... the becks is much shorter amazing how otherwise they look the same.

Here posted together!

White crested kingfisher

almost same same ... but different!

Indian Roller.

[plahgat]

Beautiful pictures guys!

...and yes that's an Indian Roller!

I only ever visited Lumpini Park and some of the more central parks in BKK.

Where is Kraeng Krachai?

or did you mean Kaeng Krachan National Park?

https://www.thainationalparks.com/kaeng-krachan-national-park

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One of the more inconspicuous looking birds, a Plain Prinia, Prinia inornata, in Lumpini Park, BKK.

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...and another one!

Streak Eared Bulbul, Pycnonotus blanfordi.

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A couple of common starling species from Lumpini Park.

Black-collared Starling, Sturnus nigricollis

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Asian Pied Starling, Sturnus contra.

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Edited June 26, 2016 by plahgat

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One of the loveliest of the Bangkok birds, often seen flickering around garbage bins chasing flies!

Pied Fantail, Rhipidura javanica.

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An old slide taken in Khao Yai National Park back in 1988, showing a Greater Hornbill being chased by a Racket-tailed Drongo.

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.... And I met a new friend, Mr. Black Bear below. That was a bonus and suddenly it had been worth getting out of bed 5 in the morning. But I was very lucky that he was in a good mood as I was standing only 5 meters from the bear when she/ he walked out from the bushes. Kraeng Krachai have a fantastic bird life but now I know that there are more than birds and it can be dangerous. There have also been Leopards in the area....

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Great pictures!

Although it's not a Black Bear it's a Malayan Sun Bear, Ursus malayanus!

The smallest of the Bear species!

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[Aladdin]

Yes, me and names, I mean Kaeng Kachan national park

The racket tailed Drongo, I have seen plenty of them and I have taken many pictures of them. But non of them any good. A beautiful bird, looking black and boring. But blueish in the sun.

This pictures of yours with the hornbill and the Drongo is excellent. The Drongo is famous for even attacking big birds of prey flying over their territory. Diving at them aiming for their eyes.

And if I'm right they give the Drongo credit for a diverse bird life at some places due to their ability to sound like many different birds and thus attracting many different birds to come and live in the area

[plahgat]

By the way... were is the "Red Lotus Sea" and "Suan Rot Fai" ?

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[Aladdin]

Suan Rot Fai and the Queen sirikit park, are two parks joined together by the very bridge I mention above. It is very close to the weekend market, just across from Central Lad Prao. You reach it with the subway and a few minutes walk

On weekends it is full of people, but go there on a weekday early morning and you will not be disappointed

Red lotus sea, you should go in December and January when all the red lotus flowers are bloming or what ever they call it. The lake is covered in red lotus flowers. You fly to Udon Thani and then you stay over night and then you leave early morning, about 45 minutes from the city centre

I rented a car and driver for one day and I covered a lot of area