For The Birds !

[Goshawk]

Lesser-whistling Duck

[Robby nz]

The white saddle had me fooled Goshawk seems to be part of the male breeding plumage, never seen it before on any of the ones I have pix of.

Finally found a picture of one with a saddle on http://orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages

Thanks

[Robby nz]

This morning I was lucky enough to catch a pair of Koels in the act.

[thetefldon]

Hi Tetefldon

Was quite close probably about 4 or 5 m. spotted it when I was going past on the bike and snuck up and poked the camera over the top of the wall.

Seems the Javan and Chinese are difficult to tell apart unless in breeding colors

Here is one of a Chinese I got in Sanklaburi, not a good pix, was going past in a boat at the time and just had to take a snap at it.

chinese pond heron sanklaburii.JPG

Didn't realise they looked so similar. Thanks.

[thetefldon]

A rather poor photo(I was about 500x away) so its cropped to bits. Worth showing if you haven't seen one.

Asian Fairy Bluebird Tat Mok National Park Phetchabun

[Robby nz]

Hi again Tetefldon.

Farther to the pond heron:

Two that were taken a couple of months back and are probably just coming into breeding colors.

The first was taken at Erawan National Park and is probably Chinese.

The second in Singburi, looks very like the first but I have only seen the Javan around here recently so I don't know.

Any comments on these and others I post are welcome because I am just a learner and some of the stuff I'm trying to take is stretching the capabilities both the gear and I.

[rene123]

Storks beside the road near Suphan Buri

[Goshawk]

snack time.....

Plain Prinia

[thetefldon]

Hi again Tetefldon.

Farther to the pond heron:

Two that were taken a couple of months back and are probably just coming into breeding colors.

The first was taken at Erawan National Park and is probably Chinese.

pond heron erawan 1.JPG

The second in Singburi, looks very like the first but I have only seen the Javan around here recently so I don't know.

pond heron singburi. 2 JPG.JPG

Any comments on these and others I post are welcome because I am just a learner and some of the stuff I'm trying to take is stretching the capabilities both the gear and I.

Always pleased to comment and offer advice if I think if I can help. Not sure I am that much help though, been birding here for 5 years or so and taking pics for much longer and I still class myself as a learner in both fields.

[thetefldon]

Scaly Breasted Munia down south near Prachuap.

[Goshawk]

Scaly Breasted Munia down south near Prachuap.

...and another, up north near Chiang Mai.

Scaly-breasted Munia

[rene123]

Drake mallard duck and a couple of drakes getting "hen pecked". Male mallards are commonly called "Greenheads" because of their iridescent head feathers.

[thetefldon]

One of my favourite bird "neighbours" This Eurasian Kestrel roosts outside my bedroom window on the security grill. Difficult to photogaph due to low light and an impossible angle.

[Goshawk]

Hind claws like cobra fangs.....

Paddyfield Pipit

[Robby nz]

Was wandering around the grounds of a temple yesterday when I saw a bird fly into a hole in a tree, it was pretty dim under the trees and a bit far away and all I could see through the viewfinder was a small movement.

Took a couple of shots anyway and when I put it on the computer;

Spotted owlet.

Presumably there was a nest in the hole for the bird never came back out.

[DocN]

Two daily visitors on my balcony....

[thetefldon]

Common Sandpiper(I think) anyone care to confirm. Huai Pa Daeng Reseviour Phetchabun.

[Goshawk]

anyone care to confirm

[samuijimmy]

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Two daily visitors on my balcony....

Would be great if you could make the image come up a little bit bigger there, Doc!

[Goshawk]

these flighty jewels are tough to capture well.... the best i could do with this one.

Golden-fronted Leafbird

[Robby nz]

Yesterday this one flew down into a klong in front of me when I was riding my bike.

I could see by the flight that it was a bittern and it was nice enough to stay around fishing while I got some pix.

When I got home and had a good look it was different to any I had seen before and different to any in the books I have.

The colors and in particular the red at the base of the bill.

Aster a fair bit of searching I found a couple of pix on a site that called it a male yellow bittern in mating plumage.

[samuijimmy]

wow !!!! some great birdie pics from you guys.... damn things general don't stay around long enough for me especially for good close up shots!!!!

Two birds on the look out! (Thali Noi Lake)

[Goshawk]

tic-tac-toe.....

Scaly-breasted Munia

[Robby nz]

Must be my week for bitterns.

Spotted this one on the other side of some fairly dense vegetation and had to try to poke the camera through some bushes.

A lot of trouble trying to keep all the leaves and branches out of the way with one hand and work the camera with the other.

So not that wonderful a photo.

Yellow Bittern, presumably female.

Oh yes, and I also got bitten by ants, but that's spelt different.

[rene123]

I'm still experimenting with my new Canon SX 50 and its big telephoto capabilities. This bald eagle was sitting in a tall tree beside a lake that I was on in a boat. I couldn't use a tripod or a timer, so I had to use TV (shutter priority) and hope for the best. The little California quail was running around and wouldn't stop, and he wouldn't let me get too close. Again, I just fired away hand held and hoped for the best.

[Goshawk]

his 'n' hers in Chiangmai.....

Crested Treeswift - male

Crested Treeswift - female

[shaggy1969]

Mother and Young

[Goshawk]

^ awww... aren't they cute!

but this one would probably have been better in the 'Food Photography' thread...

[Robby nz]

Todays efforts.

Cattle Egrets with the head of a Javan Pond Heron for comparison, both in breeding plumage.

[Robby nz]

Nest leaving time.

Some species of chicks get very fat, seems the parents feed them up then leave them to fend for themselves

This young cormorant stood is the same place a couple of meters from a nest for 3 days before disappearing.

Assume it is a little cormorant but possibly not as I didn't see the parents.