For The Birds !

[Robby nz]

Scaly-breasted Munia.

[shaggy1969]

I posted a photo of a chicken here once,was told it was a nice photo but better suited to the food thread

[Mousehound]

I posted a photo of a chicken here once,was told it was a nice photo but better suited to the food thread

Possibly because moderators do not know the difference between Gallus gallus and Kentuckius frius gallus.

[Robby nz]

Immature Common Moorhen.

[masuk]

I posted a photo of a chicken here once,was told it was a nice photo but better suited to the food thread

Possibly because moderators do not know the difference between Gallus gallus and Kentuckius frius gallus.

Kentuckius Frius Cholesterolus?

[Goshawk]

front & back . . . back to front . . .

White-throated Kingfisher

[shaggy1969]

Sorry about the size of the birds in this pic folks.

[Goshawk]

^ good one shag! Purple Swamphen's Gallinule's again !

[samuijimmy]

These were an easy "take" as much as I don't like birds in cages...

Havin a nap!

Opps woke him up !

Shy bird!

[Robby nz]

Male Golden Weaver all done up in his breeding plumage to attract the ladies.

[Digitalbanana]

[Digitalbanana]

Forgot to mention the photo above taken today at Fashion Mall (Wizard Animals!?) in Bangkok. Dislike seeing creatures tethered but the photo came out quite well with my pocket camera indoors.

[samuijimmy]

This bird was one of two, got to by dogs.... one did not make it...

Convalescing..... it seems to like fish! Not sure what it is....

big mouth!

[Robby nz]

Wouldn't think webbed feet would be very good for perching on branches but they seem to hang on OK

Oriental Darter.

[Mousehound]

Wouldn't think webbed feet would be very good for perching on branches but they seem to hang on OK

Oriental Darter.JPG

Oriental Darter.

Nice shot of a Darter - also known as Snake Bird. They have claws on their feet for climbing. The Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster is listed as "Near Threatened". Most likely owing to rapidly declining habitat. They are interesting in that they can slowly submerge with just their head showing above water. They stab their prey with that dagger of a beak which also has side serrations to act as barbs. They always manipulate their fish prey so that they can swallow it whole head first. In Asia fishermen have used them, like Cormorants, for fishing - training them to fetch and with the use of a neck ring to prevent the bird swallowing the prey. They are closely related to Cormorants and like them need to dry their wings in the sun.

[Goshawk]

This bird was one of two, got to by dogs.... one did not make it...

Convalescing..... it seems to like fish! Not sure what it is....

SJ . . . It's a very young (fledgling) Asian Koel.

[Goshawk]

along the km 34.5 trail on Doi Inthanon . . . . and missing one of his very long tail streamers . .

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

[tolsti]

This bird was one of two, got to by dogs.... one did not make it...

Convalescing..... it seems to like fish! Not sure what it is....

SJ . . . It's a very young (fledgling) Asian Koel.

which explains the big mouth! Noisy buggers they are.

[Guest]

I'm not sure what is this slightly judgemental bird.

[Goshawk]

@ Oilinki . . Oriental Magpie Robin

edit : new page blues . . the now removed ^ would've looked dumb.

Edited May 3, 2015 by Goshawk

[Goshawk]

love their fluffy throats . . .

Chestnut-tailed Starling

[tolsti]

@ Oilinki . . Oriental Magpie Robin

edit : new page blues . . the now removed ^ would've looked dumb.

We have several in our condo garden... I love the way they flick their tails up!.... really cocky, assured mannered birds.

[Robby nz]

Blue Whistling Thrush.

[Robby nz]

love their fluffy throats . . .

Chestnut-tailed Starling

Very aggressive birds they are too, I was keeping an eye on a pair of Spot-breasted Woodpeckers that had made a nest hole in a dead tree when a pair of these Starlings arrived and evicted the Woodpeckers and took over. They raised two chicks in the hole and kept coming back afterwards to make sure no other birds used the nest hole.

The tree has fallen now but the Starlings still come back and fly around looking for it.

[KC 71]

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[sunshine51]

GH...What's that red semi-circular object on the branch

the starling is perched on?!

[Goshawk]

^ It's a petal of the flower of the Bombax tree. Those green buds would eventually sprout into the same.

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nice shot of an Oriental Bay Owl, KC

[KC 71]

I know its an owl but i dont know the name

[KC 71]

Cheers Goshawk

[sunshine51]

^ It's a petal of the flower of the Bombax tree. Those green buds would eventually sprout into the same.

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nice shot of an Oriental Bay Owl, KC

That's neat....I was wondering if it was a piece of plastic or whatever...

Had a green pidgeon that fancied brightly coloured plastic bag scraps

and whe building the nest stuck the pieces into it. Interesting colour

scheme to say the least. Thans for the info.