For The Birds !

[Robby nz]

Spot on Jack.

And the female.

[Rob8891]

Gone fishin'

[FracturedRabbit]

S1222848 by pattayadays.com, on Flickr

Olympus E-M1 with 1960 Jupiter 11 lens

[Smithson]

A Drongo

[Rob8891]

Doi Pui today...

Potential strawberry thieves get a dire warning....

[Robby nz]

A Drongo

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

[Smithson]

A Drongo

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

Thanks, up until a few days ago I thought a drongo was just Aussie slang.

[hanno]

Doi Pui today...

Potential strawberry thieves get a dire warning....

That's terrible!!!

[Smithson]

Can anyone identify this one?

[jack2964]

Doi Pui today...

Potential strawberry thieves get a dire warning....

That's terrible!!!

Such an undignified end to a magnificent bird. Outrageous!

[jack2964]

Good to see one not jailed for life.

[hanno]

Can anyone identify this one?

Banded Bay Cuckoo.

[Robby nz]

Month of the Cuckoo s last month.

This one hiding in the trees at extreme range looks like a Large Hawk Cuckoo

Edited February 1, 2014 by Robby nz

[hanno]

Month of the Cuckoo s last month.

This one hiding in the trees at extreme range looks like a Large Hawk Cuckoo

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I would go with that, too.

[Smithson]

A pair of bee eaters.

[Smithson]

A pair of bee eaters.

[jack2964]

Got a bonus while parking my car at Nam Nao NP.

White-throated rock thrush; female presumably.

[jack2964]

A pair of bee eaters.

Blue-tailed?

[jack2964]

The Lord of the Waterhole: Blue-whistling Thrush. Taken from a hide in Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary.

A rascal really, he would harass other smaller sized birds that come for a much needed drink on a very hot and dry afternoon.

But he got a taste of his own medicine when 3 male Siamese Firebacks showed up and drove it away....for a while at least.

[Robby nz]

Indian roller sitting in the sun showing off its colors.

[T_Dog]

Our white throated Kingfisher continues to keep us entertained every day with feeding time and the occasional bath and preening. Yesterday he roosted for three hours in this Lila Wadee tree as we wandered within 3-4 meters from him. The dog even gets closer. We have three varieties of Kingfishers coming to the pond but this one is by far the least wary.

[hanno]

The Lord of the Waterhole: Blue-whistling Thrush. Taken from a hide in Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary.

A rascal really, he would harass other smaller sized birds that come for a much needed drink on a very hot and dry afternoon.

But he got a taste of his own medicine when 3 male Siamese Firebacks showed up and drove it away....for a while at least.

Out of curiosity: how did you take that photo? It is a cracker!

[jack2964]

@Hanno

Shooting from a blind makes it a great deal easier. The birds are a few short meters away and this was at just 4.5 meters.

Gear used was a Canon 7D with 300mm lens.

[hanno]

I tried using a hide here in Cambodia but it attracts way too much attention. Not the avian kind, regrettably.

[Rob8891]

Beat it, buster. And don't you DARE come home without a fish supper!

Maybe I could have cropped this closer, but I liked the idea of keeping it in context.

From a longtail boat on the Kok between Tha Ton and Chiang Rai, 2/2/14

[Robby nz]

Birds are starting to get their breeding plumage now.

Like this Hair-crested Drongo.

All dressed up in its Sunday best.

Calling to a lady ; look at me aint I handsome

[jack2964]

And this morning I found this poor thing nursing a big headache:

[draggons]

Chinese Heron?

[hanno]

Chinese Heron?

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Pond Heron for sure, but not separable in non-breeding plumage, at least when they are not flying.

Gee jack, that looks terrible!

[jack2964]

Probably Grey-cheeked Fulvetta?

From Phu Khieo wildlife sanctuary.