Bredbury Blue Posted August 24, 2022 Author Share Posted August 24, 2022 (edited) On 8/17/2022 at 12:56 PM, Bredbury Blue said: Have a dove or doves (zebras I think) that love sitting on the window ledge of the window which is right behind my bed, so they’re a bit annoying waking me up with their cooing as soon as dawn breaks. Had a look and saw they’d just started building a nest on the window ledge so I removed it hoping that would make them go away. A week later their noise was back – found they’d built the nest again and had laid 2 eggs. One chick is now left. The nest is totally exposed to sun, wind and rain – it’s on the south elevation so gets the worst of the sun – so it’s hard to believe that they build a nest which is so exposed. Chick is still on it's precarious nest. Mum or dad still checking in the chick Edited August 24, 2022 by Bredbury Blue 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunLA Posted August 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 24, 2022 (edited) Getting settled into the new house, and can actually walk around, inside, without stepping over, or knockin' sh!t around ???? The dump, oops, unfinished, work in progress is looking organize, sort of. Since organized and caught up inside at least, I busted out the camera, and took a few snaps of critters from the veranda & front porch. One on the veranda, taking a break or had an oops, but flew off 5 mins after being spotted. A few more critters ... not birds ... Edited August 24, 2022 by KhunLA 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonp001 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Birds will be encouraged to visit your garden for shelter, nesting and to feed if you plant trees such as rowan, holly, hawthorn and honeysuckle and shrubs such as cotoneaster, berberis and pyracantha. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak2002003 Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 5 hours ago, masonp001 said: Birds will be encouraged to visit your garden for shelter, nesting and to feed if you plant trees such as rowan, holly, hawthorn and honeysuckle and shrubs such as cotoneaster, berberis and pyracantha. I doubt any of those plants / trees will survive in Thailand ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KhunLA Posted October 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2022 Lucky enough living rural, to have more than a few critters to photograph. From the front or back porch, without even going outside for more than a few. https://photos.app.goo.gl/y3XUzVi6qiuo9gPKA 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bredbury Blue Posted October 7, 2022 Author Share Posted October 7, 2022 7 hours ago, KhunLA said: Lucky enough living rural, to have more than a few critters to photograph. From the front or back porch, without even going outside for more than a few. https://photos.app.goo.gl/y3XUzVi6qiuo9gPKA Very nice. What province is that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted October 7, 2022 Share Posted October 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Bredbury Blue said: Very nice. What province is that? Prachuap KK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted October 8, 2022 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Mulberry munching.mp4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Skeptic7 Posted October 17, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 17, 2022 A nice addition to my "Patch" list yesterday. White-bellied Sea-Eagle soaring over. Brings the Jomtien Condo list up to 54. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJ Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 (edited) Do the pet stores here sell bird feeders? Edited October 17, 2022 by JimmyJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak2002003 Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 19 minutes ago, JimmyJ said: Do the pet stores here sell bird feeders? For white bellied sea eagles? Suggest you just put out some kittens.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bredbury Blue Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 (edited) On 8/24/2022 at 7:41 AM, Bredbury Blue said: Chick is still on it's precarious nest. Mum or dad still checking in the chick Back in August, had the nest on our (upstairs) bedroom window sill. One of the 2 chicks fledged and joined all the others that live in our garden (they sleep in the tree furthest from the house and are always first to arrive when I throw bread out). We have 2 more chicks. This nest is precariously perched on top of a light fitting, again on the south elevation (super hot), and is just above head height on the ground floor. Bird on nest doesn't seem too bothered when we walk past. Edited October 30, 2022 by Bredbury Blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bredbury Blue Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 Just lift my camera up to arms length for a view 20221030_160507.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 19 minutes ago, Bredbury Blue said: Just lift my camera up to arms length for a view 20221030_160507.mp4 We had one also, right next to the back door. Quite surprising as wife in & out of, tending her garden. I set an small action cam up: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bredbury Blue Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 2 hours ago, KhunLA said: We had one also, right next to the back door. Quite surprising as wife in & out of, tending her garden. I set an small action cam up: How many chicks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 1 minute ago, Bredbury Blue said: How many chicks? 2 or 3 eggs, but the squirrels got them. Sad few days of mourning chirping for the birds. Emotional little things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bredbury Blue Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 It's really interesting to watch the coming and goings. I've got the wife interested over the years, my lads no so. The nest in my cycling helmet (has had chicks in it on 2 occasions) was really interesting. The nest was right next to the car driver's door when the car was parked. The adult birds would sit in a bush next to the car passengers door waiting till it was all clear to return to the nest. Kneeling on my sofa and looking out the window I could look in to and watch all the nest action. Weirdest I've had was a large monitor lizard (we live next to a klong) that dug a hole in the wife's bedding plants right next to the car. It didn't want to move and it was too close to walk past without worrying. I'd make it move though with a sweeping brush. 4th day it didn't return. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bredbury Blue Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, KhunLA said: 2 or 3 eggs, but the squirrels got them. Sad few days of mourning chirping for the birds. Emotional little things. Very few chicks make it at my place over the years. Squirrels, tukae or green snakes I'm not sure Edited October 30, 2022 by Bredbury Blue 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bredbury Blue Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 (edited) Duplicate post Edited October 30, 2022 by Bredbury Blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Seasonal birds starting to visit. Saw quite a few more Bee-eaters around the house. Obvious some, like myself, prefer being a resident after visiting TH, as here everyday. Saw my first Drongo near the house, while walking the dog. Of course didn't have my camera. A few of them hang out all year also, though not nearly as many as the Bee-eaters. Note to self: take your damn camera with you 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bredbury Blue Posted November 5, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2022 (edited) Seen at a local wat today Edited November 5, 2022 by Bredbury Blue 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic7 Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Bredbury Blue said: Seen at a local wat today Dove/Pigeon of some persuasion. Flimsiest nest builders ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bredbury Blue Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 On 10/30/2022 at 4:31 PM, Bredbury Blue said: Just lift my camera up to arms length for a view 20221030_160507.mp4 One week later...apologies for the quality, shooting blind with my camera up at arms length 20221106_170246.mp4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bredbury Blue Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 Not so ugly now ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jak2002003 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Bredbury Blue said: Not so ugly now ???? They will be lovely then they grow up. I used to keep and breed these zebra doves for the bird singing competitions....they were 'pedigree' and could get a good piece for them. I even bred pure white ones, which are very rare and expensive!!! They are such gentle and cute little things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddermax Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 Squirrels or 'tree rats as they are affectionately known are the worst enemy of all garden wild life. We have bulbuls that regularly nest in our shrubs but the tree rats find them just as the chicks are ready to fledge. Anybody know how to get rid of the squirrels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 12 minutes ago, maddermax said: Squirrels or 'tree rats as they are affectionately known are the worst enemy of all garden wild life. We have bulbuls that regularly nest in our shrubs but the tree rats find them just as the chicks are ready to fledge. Anybody know how to get rid of the squirrels? Cut their nuts off!! ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bredbury Blue Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 (edited) 32 minutes ago, maddermax said: Squirrels or 'tree rats as they are affectionately known are the worst enemy of all garden wild life. We have bulbuls that regularly nest in our shrubs but the tree rats find them just as the chicks are ready to fledge. Anybody know how to get rid of the squirrels? I don't think you can. We regularly trim the trees in our garden which means occasionally a squirrel drey will come down with the branches we trim. They just go build another one. Buggers eat our papaya and mangoes (they nibble a mango and then move to the next and the next). They can also be very nosey, particularly the young ones. I don't mid them in the garden as they are entertaining but the wife (the gardener) hates them. Edited December 3, 2022 by Bredbury Blue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3NUMBAS Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 i once had a parakeet which my dtr let out of its cage ,i bought it in bkk and took it on the plane to udon in a cage on my lap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bredbury Blue Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share Posted December 10, 2022 (edited) Was thinking the other day how I haven't heard any Koel calls in recent times around my house. One of my favourite sounds; THE sound of southeast Asia for me. Never understand why people dislike or get upset by koels calling each other. Doesn't bother me at all, in fact I like it, when I hear them calling in the wee hours. Any reason they might move moved? Nothing particularly has changed in my area. Might they return? Are they only noisy during mating season? Edit: my wife says she hears them, must be me switching off. My wife's favourite is the bird that sings "I didn't do it, I didn't do it" - lapwing Edited December 10, 2022 by Bredbury Blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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