For The Birds !

[Fiddlesticks]

Captured this at the CR Flower Festival recently:

[garyk]

Here are a couple from Leam pac Bia, I think that is the way you spell it. These two are common as dirt, but not to Thailand. So a bit unusual.

Collared Pratincole & Bay-backed Shrike

[VerbalKint]

[garyk]

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That is a beautiful background on that pic. nice shot.

[Robby nz]

Heard of albino but a black sparrow ?

[T_Dog]

Heard of albino but a black sparrow ?

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I'll believe anything! We are still trying to identify a bird that has showed up a few times. It looks like a large Ashy Woodswallow until it flies when it flashes blue. (Finch beak and larger than our resident Kingfishers.) Beautiful bird, but haven't been able to get a photo yet.

[HansVilder]

man... i sure miss Goshawk around this forum, he could nail any id thrown at him.... top photographer too.

[jack2964]

man... i sure miss Goshawk around this forum, he could nail any id thrown at him.... top photographer too.

Hope he comes back soon.

[hanno]

Heard of albino but a black sparrow ?

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Looks more like it is dirty.....

[Robby nz]

This one is the correct color.

Little Egret in breeding plumage.

[T_Dog]

Have been trying to identify this bird that has showed up every afternoon for the last week. These photos are not very good, but you can see the size difference from a Myna bird. The body is a slate grey with a hint of blue. When he flies, he has a distinctive slow flap and looks almost hawk-like and the wings flash blue with a black stripe. We thought a monster Kingfisher had shown up until we noticed the short beak. His normal behavior is to roost high in a tree for quite a while. All help appreciated.

[T_Dog]

In trying to identify the bird in my prior post, I came across this excellent listing of birds in Thailand. Just move your cursor over the bird for the title. Unfortunately, the bird above does not appear to be in the collection.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/revs45/sets/72157617227417637/

[Carib]

Have been trying to identify this bird that has showed up every afternoon for the last week. These photos are not very good, but you can see the size difference from a Myna bird. The body is a slate grey with a hint of blue. When he flies, he has a distinctive slow flap and looks almost hawk-like and the wings flash blue with a black stripe. We thought a monster Kingfisher had shown up until we noticed the short beak. His normal behavior is to roost high in a tree for quite a while. All help appreciated.

Indian roller maybe?

http://www.pbase.com/peterericsson/indian_roller

[T_Dog]

Have been trying to identify this bird that has showed up every afternoon for the last week. These photos are not very good, but you can see the size difference from a Myna bird. The body is a slate grey with a hint of blue. When he flies, he has a distinctive slow flap and looks almost hawk-like and the wings flash blue with a black stripe. We thought a monster Kingfisher had shown up until we noticed the short beak. His normal behavior is to roost high in a tree for quite a while. All help appreciated.

Indian roller maybe?

http://www.pbase.com/peterericsson/indian_roller

Thank You Carib! That is indeed the bird, and your identification also solves a two year old mystery. When we were building the house and camping out, a large bird would perch near a light we put up on a tall pole at dusk. It's aerobatic display catching insects was amazing and I am fairly sure it was an Indian Roller due to its size and flight style.

[Carib]

Have been trying to identify this bird that has showed up every afternoon for the last week. These photos are not very good, but you can see the size difference from a Myna bird. The body is a slate grey with a hint of blue. When he flies, he has a distinctive slow flap and looks almost hawk-like and the wings flash blue with a black stripe. We thought a monster Kingfisher had shown up until we noticed the short beak. His normal behavior is to roost high in a tree for quite a while. All help appreciated.

Indian roller maybe?

http://www.pbase.com/peterericsson/indian_roller

Thank You Carib! That is indeed the bird, and your identification also solves a two year old mystery. When we were building the house and camping out, a large bird would perch near a light we put up on a tall pole at dusk. It's aerobatic display catching insects was amazing and I am fairly sure it was an Indian Roller due to its size and flight style.

You are welcome, and thanks for the `flickr` link, very nice.

[T_Dog]

The Indian Roller is back early today and looking marvelous. Here is a photo from wiki....

[Robby nz]

Have been trying to identify this bird that has showed up every afternoon for the last week. These photos are not very good, but you can see the size difference from a Myna bird. The body is a slate grey with a hint of blue. When he flies, he has a distinctive slow flap and looks almost hawk-like and the wings flash blue with a black stripe. We thought a monster Kingfisher had shown up until we noticed the short beak. His normal behavior is to roost high in a tree for quite a while. All help appreciated.

Indian roller maybe?

http://www.pbase.com/peterericsson/indian_roller

For sure, watched 3 having a squabble today, breeding time again, one might have been a female, or two, females do fight over males don't they ? not only birds.

[samuijimmy]

Egrets ,(I think)

[draggons]

Little Heron, didn't look that little to me

[draggons]

Anyone tell me what this one is please, can't find it in my book. Cheers.

[jack2964]

Anyone tell me what this one is please, can't find it in my book. Cheers.

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Streak-eared Bulbul. They are everywhere.

[jack2964]

And so is this one although out numbered by Streak-eared.

[angiud]

The Spangled Drongo - Dicrurus hottentottus - Kaeng Krachan National Park, January 2014

Canon 5D Mkiii - Canon 300/4 + Converter 1.4, 1/160 f5.6 ISO 1600 handheld

[Robby nz]

Two male Koel having a conversation

Went out with a gorgeous bird last night.

Yea, did you get a bit ?

Edited March 6, 2014 by Robby nz

[T_Dog]

Looks like he got red eye from looking for love in the all the wrong places....

[Robby nz]

Her indoors,

Hurry up and bring some more grass to get this nest finished, I got eggs to lay.

Female Baya Weaver

[draggons]

Green-billed Malkoha in the garden today.

[samuijimmy]

This is not Thailand ... some one sent me this link.... thought some of you might enjoy! (?)

http://www.komar.org/faq/travel/hummingbirds/nest/

[Robby nz]

The only duck on the lake.

[hanno]

This is not Thailand ... some one sent me this link.... thought some of you might enjoy! (?)

http://www.komar.org/faq/travel/hummingbirds/nest/

I am not a big fan of nest photos, but those are stunners!