Crows, pretty boring. But they are actually (my very own opinion that I won't try to push on to anyone else) quite beautiful. A crow, simple, but when I came home I discovered that there are plenty crows and they are all looking the same in my book A Field Guide to the Birds of Thailand and South East Asia by Craig Robson

 

But I'm going to put this down as a Large Billed Crow risking to make a tit out of my self

 

 

 

 

I'm on my way to school and the Little Egret is busy catching dinner

 

And here was have 2 give aways so I'm sure it is a Little Egret and not a Cattle Egret

 

1) Yellow feet

2) The bird is in water fishing

 

 

 

 

 

Built to catch fish

 

 

 

 

 

Euroasian Tree sparrow

 

 

 

Might be my imagination, bit don't she/ he look a wee bit sullen? OK, 500 kg lard looking at you and you can of course have a better time

Common kingfisher

Suan Rot Fai just 2 hours ago. I walk around and I hear a bird. I think that this sounds like a Kingfisher.

 

So I have a look around and there is a Black Capped Kingfisher. I must admit that I was happy to recognize the sound as am just a happy amateur birder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suan Rot Fai early this morning 

 

Cattle Egret looking for breakfast

 

Here we have 2 give aways that it is not a Little Egret

 

1) Walking around on pastures

2) Yellow bill

 

I never managed to get a picture of the feet. But you have to take my word for it, the feet are black

 

 

 

 

And the crows, very frustrating. I got interested when I discovered how many different crows there are, but frustrating to identify them as they look the same. Well, except for the normal grey and black crow: House crow, that one is easy enough. Again, risking to make a tit out of myself I put this down as a Slender- billed crow. Forehead is flat compared with the Large-billed crow yesterday with the steep forehead

 

 

 

I imagine this tail to be square ended that the crow yesterday

 

Slender-billed crow? Other opinions are appreciated

 

 

 

Now it is time for my fruit salad after long time trying to identify this bird. I thought from the beginning that it was a Scaly breasted Munia. Maybe a juvenile so I put this down as a juvenile Scaly breasted Munia

 

There was a group of them (all juvenile) enjoying the morning eating in the grass

 

 

 

An adventure to go birding

 

 

 

Alarm was set to go off at 4 thirty this morning and I was rewarded with 2 Collared Kingfishers

 

 

 

 

Tern using garbage as a resting platform

 

Spent the whole day in Gulf of Thailand and it was a chocking experience. Garbage and garbage. We are playing on our mobile phones discussing the latest YouTube movie while we're killing ourselves

 

 

 

 

SHIT SHIT for long as you could see

 

 

 

 

 

Nothing much around today on my trip around the farms.
Just the usual suspects.
Black collared Starling.
Asian Koel.
Green Beeater

I was lucky enough to get photos of this bird on my walk through the farms today. I think it is the same as the bird posted by Aladdin and named by Ajarn North.. Taiga Flycatcher. I have some photos from different angles. I would like to thank the above posters because of them I was able to I'd it.

Can't attach the photos.

Now ok,it has come good again

On 12/3/2016 at 11:23 AM, kgpr said:

Now ok,it has come good again

Yes agree Taiga Flycatcher, still showing breeding plummage(orange/red at front). Attached is one thats staying in my garden without markings.

 

 

Thanks for the confirmation. I see it still has the rosy cheeks.

On 12/6/2016 at 10:54 PM, kgpr said:

Thanks for the confirmation. I see it still has the rosy cheeks.

You're welcome, the breeding plumage can be a deep red on the throat area extending down to chest.

On 11/8/2016 at 9:05 PM, Aladdin said:

I'm almost sure it is a swallow. But anyone know what kind of swallow it is?

 

 

Either African or European.... *ducks*

Female olive backed sunbird and black crested bulbul.

A new one for me today,seen often but couldn't get a photo.
Common Lora.

Now that is a big duck.

 

Sorry couldn't help myself

 

Green billed malkoha. I think it is a juvenile because the colour around the eye is not developed.
It was taken in very poor light which didn't help.

A female Brown-Throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis) in a Bauhinia Blakeana or chong koh 

 

Brown-Throated Sunbird (Anthreptes malacensis) - 18 photo's

 

Bauhinia Blakeana or chong koh - 78 photo's 

An Oriental Magpie-Robin mirroring itself in Bangkok

Asian Openbill Storks gathering in Bangkok to sleep 

Crested tree swift, male and female

A Barn Owl in khlong Samwa, Bangkok