Chonburiram Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 I've thought it looks like a pigeon after a paint job... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VerbalKint Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 IMG_1781.jpg Like your photos, but why always crop them so close to the subject ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mousehound Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 As jack said a Nicobar P. These are a pretty rare animal in Thailand and I have never seen one. Only seen on the SW islands that run along the peninsular. They are also found mainly on islands throughout the Malaysian and Indonesian archipelagand so not confined to Thailand. Am I good looking?DSC_0514.JPG Really nice!Looks like painted,maybe jack or mousehound have a name for that one? Very nice shot TP1. It's a Nicobar Pigeon which can be found in the Ko Similan islands. I haven't seen one myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TP1 Posted August 11, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2015 He's everywhere. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chonburiram Posted August 17, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 17, 2015 Poultry 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TP1 Posted August 18, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2015 I'm sure I've seen this picture before. Looked in the previous posting but can't find it. So here he is once more, his picture taken behind glass. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TP1 Posted August 21, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 21, 2015 Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure, and a true honour to present you this very scarce specimen of this bird. As an "expert" on birds ( may be .....not the feathered ones), I can assure you that this species is near to extinction. In fact, there is only 1 left in Thailand......if not the whole world. Enjoy and I will humbly accept your congratulations for my achievement. Oooooopsss, sorry......there is another 2 left....... Where did the other 2 come from? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bundycat Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 and the next shot ??? fifty million of them..!!! now thats what you call instant unextinction ?? haha..sorry run out of likes (again...;() and Likes to all of the above too.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TP1 Posted August 22, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2015 Woke up this morning and the sky was full of birds, so took the picture from my bedroom window. By the time I changed lenses to a higher zoom, they had all gone. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thetefldon Posted August 27, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2015 Can anyone ID this small hawk that i disturbed this morning. In flight looked like a Merlin. Sat in a tree about 200m away so the photo is heavily cropped. Going by my Robson guide I am going to say female Merlin. Your thoughts please. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mousehound Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Can anyone ID this small hawk that i disturbed this morning. In flight looked like a Merlin. Sat in a tree about 200m away so the photo is heavily cropped. Going by my Robson guide I am going to say female Merlin. Your thoughts please. I don't think this is a merlin. The long naked tarsi and short primaries look more like Besra. The three wide tail bars may be diagnostic as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Smithson Posted August 27, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2015 (edited) Shot this today. Can anybody ID? Thanks! Edited August 27, 2015 by Smithson 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine51 Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 ^^^ Female Koel. Link... http://beautyofbirds.com/asiankoels.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolsti Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Yes, the beak is a dead give away. Like most females they look lovely but make far too much noise! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetefldon Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Can anyone ID this small hawk that i disturbed this morning. In flight looked like a Merlin. Sat in a tree about 200m away so the photo is heavily cropped. Going by my Robson guide I am going to say female Merlin. Your thoughts please. I don't think this is a merlin. The long naked tarsi and short primaries look more like Besra. The three wide tail bars may be diagnostic as well. Yes, certainly possible. Also possibly a juvenile Chinese Sparrow Hawk? BTW the reason I said Merlin was because of the way it flew(silloutte) Here's another poor quality pic showing the chest markings a little more. Many thanks for your help 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mousehound Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Can anyone ID this small hawk that i disturbed this morning. In flight looked like a Merlin. Sat in a tree about 200m away so the photo is heavily cropped. Going by my Robson guide I am going to say female Merlin. Your thoughts please. I don't think this is a merlin. The long naked tarsi and short primaries look more like Besra. The three wide tail bars may be diagnostic as well. Yes, certainly possible. Also possibly a juvenile Chinese Sparrow Hawk? BTW the reason I said Merlin was because of the way it flew(silloutte) Here's another poor quality pic showing the chest markings a little more. Many thanks for your help The throat markings are faint so you may well be correct on Japanese Sparrow Hawk. The tail still looks a bit long and the tertial banding heavy but juvs are hard for me to really be sure of. I guess jiz and habitat may be the key. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TP1 Posted August 29, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 29, 2015 Took the picture of this good looking bird this morning and again didn't have the right lens in hand. Started getting frustrated with the change of lens. Anyway, had to crop the picture a lot to see what it looks like. Can anybody identify what bird is it? Many Thanks. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mousehound Posted August 29, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted August 29, 2015 (edited) Took the picture of this good looking bird this morning and again didn't have the right lens in hand. Started getting frustrated with the change of lens. Anyway, had to crop the picture a lot to see what it looks like. Can anybody identify what bird is it? Many Thanks. DSC_1282.JPG A Hoopoe. One of my top birds. Used to see them in Cyprus when I was a lad. Pretty common resident through most of Thailand except the BKK area. An interesting comment on the history and excitement this bird can create in parts of the world: http://ebird.org/content/australia/news/eurasian-hoopoe-in-the-northern-territory/ Edited August 29, 2015 by Mousehound 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thetefldon Posted September 2, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2015 A few more pics of my mystery hawk! Shot through kitchen window bird about 200 m away. Chinese Sparrowhawk-juvenile or female Shikra maybe?? 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TP1 Posted September 3, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted September 3, 2015 Don't know what bird is this but he/she looks nice. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chonburiram Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 ^ Painted Stork, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_stork 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjarnNorth Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 A few more pics of my mystery hawk! Shot through kitchen window bird about 200 m away. Chinese Sparrowhawk-juvenile or female Shikra maybe?? Mesial throat streak seems pretty clear in the last shot, so I would guess Juv. Shikra or possibly Juv. Besra over Sparrowhawk. But Accipiters are hard enough when adults. When Juvs, even harder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bundycat Posted September 5, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2015 bath time 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Digitalbanana Posted September 6, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted September 6, 2015 Nesting a few feet from me on the aircon duct. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 A few more pics of my mystery hawk! Shot through kitchen window bird about 200 m away. Chinese Sparrowhawk-juvenile or female Shikra maybe?? Mesial throat streak seems pretty clear in the last shot, so I would guess Juv. Shikra or possibly Juv. Besra over Sparrowhawk. But Accipiters are hard enough when adults. When Juvs, even harder. It looks like it is on roadside power wires. It would be unusual for a besra to be out of a forest environment but run of the mill for a shikra. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetefldon Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 I hadn't thought too much about habitat. The bird is on power lines on isolated rural location surrounded by rice paddy with small copse nearby. I have photographed a male Shikra and Black Shouldered Kite in same locale. I have a kestrel roost at my house September to March. Great spot for birds of prey. 11 km north of Phetchabun. Thanks for help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 I hadn't thought too much about habitat. The bird is on power lines on isolated rural location surrounded by rice paddy with small copse nearby. I have photographed a male Shikra and Black Shouldered Kite in same locale. I have a kestrel roost at my house September to March. Great spot for birds of prey. 11 km north of Phetchabun. Thanks for help. Sounds great, can't be too far from Nam Nao and the other NP in Phetchabun, Tat something. The three birds of prey you have mentioned are all commonly seen over agricultural land and villages, whilst the besra is generally not. Shikra and Kestrel tend to prefer if there is some wooded area nearby, Black Shouldered Kite is less fussy in my experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thetefldon Posted September 7, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted September 7, 2015 I hadn't thought too much about habitat. The bird is on power lines on isolated rural location surrounded by rice paddy with small copse nearby. I have photographed a male Shikra and Black Shouldered Kite in same locale. I have a kestrel roost at my house September to March. Great spot for birds of prey. 11 km north of Phetchabun. Thanks for help. Sounds great, can't be too far from Nam Nao and the other NP in Phetchabun, Tat something. The three birds of prey you have mentioned are all commonly seen over agricultural land and villages, whilst the besra is generally not. Shikra and Kestrel tend to prefer if there is some wooded area nearby, Black Shouldered Kite is less fussy in my experience. Yes I have a good choice of NP's to visit, besides the two you mention there are also a couple in Khao Kho. All are about an hours drive from home. Tat Mok is one of my favourites, it's very quiet and birding is really confined to the access road(19km), but on the right day you get a great mix of birds. Thung Salaeng Luang National Park in Khao Kho is famous for Siamese Fireback but I have yet to see one there! The Kestrel I mentioned has returned to roost right outside my bedroom window for the last 3 years so I assume he is a migrant since he stays Sept/Oct to march. Pic attached 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Briggsy Posted September 10, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted September 10, 2015 (edited) Just a hand-held camera. This bird has lost all its feathers on its head but I was pleased to spot it in Chonburi province 2 days ago. I know what it is. Can you identify it from the blurry photo? Edited September 10, 2015 by Briggsy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjarnNorth Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Just a hand-held camera. This bird has lost all its feathers on its head but I was pleased to spot it in Chonburi province 2 days ago. I know what it is. Can you identify it from the blurry photo? Blue-winged Pitta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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