Thread: Thailand bird photos

Cheers Nev..Thats the one. I had a lovely shot of it in front of someones gate and their barking dogs, but then it flew away just as i was taking the pic. It didnt seem perturbed about the dogs.
Lovely looking bird

Originally Posted by Dillinger

Cheers Nev..Thats the one. I had a lovely shot of it in front of someones gate and their barking dogs, but then it flew away just as i was taking the pic. It didnt seem perturbed about the dogs.
Lovely looking bird

Those Indian Rollers have a very distinctive flying style. Tried to get a photograph of their flared wings in flight but never did succeed. Always felt fortunate to see them around.

Lineated Barbet, having breakfast.

Purple Heron.

Originally Posted by Warwick

Lineated Barbet, having breakfast.

Thanks beautiful, whereabouts do they live?

MY book says that they are common everywhere excep the NE. The Barbet family, of which there are several types are generally heard more often than seen.

Lest we be accused of only pointing our cameras at colourful birds, this is a Common Snipe. A winter visitor that likes to poke its beak into water that you or i would prefer tp avoid.

Lest we be accused of only pointing our cameras at colourful birds, this is a Common Snipe. A winter visitor that likes to poke its beak into water that you or i would prefer tp avoid.

Apart from the fact I think it is a Grebe I have no idea what type? Any ideas?

^ Not a grebe but a ruddy-breasted crake, I would say.

Originally Posted by Warwick

Apart from the fact I think it is a Grebe I have no idea what type? Any ideas?

Originally Posted by Warwick

Lest we be accused of only pointing our cameras at colourful birds, this is a Common Snipe. A winter visitor that likes to poke its beak into water that you or i would prefer tp avoid.

Good one, Snipe are on of the many I problems with they always fly off and disappear into the distance before I can get a photo.

Back from a month on the road and just starting to go through the photos. One from our first stop at Nam Nao NP



White-bellied Woodpecker.

Female Blue Rock Thrush

Racket-tailed Treepie.

Rufous-throated Fulvetta.

Baya Weaver.

Pinstripe-tit Babbler.

Firstly, these two are not my own photos, out of range of my camera (my pics just a speck in the Sky).
They're taken at Nong Bua about 6km from Chanthaburi city and about same distance from the sea.
The hill immediately behind is the local 'grand canyon' a flooded quarry now a recreational area for walkers and mountain bikers. Further back are ranges that form part of Namtok Phliu National Park

The brahminy kites are common around here, small-time local tourist attraction with evening boat trips available from Nong Bua, often 60+ birds circlng overhead. They also venture to the lake in the centre of Chan city, well-stocked with fish, and occasionally I've seen them further upriver/inland - but think they're mainly coastal

Further south at the Welu wetlands area on border of Chan and Trat provinces there are hundreds of them



Found a 2014 Bangkok Post article

Kites of fancy
Feasting birds of prey have become an unusual tourist draw out east

Dollarbird, so called because someone thought the white spots on the wings when in flight looked like Dollar coins.

Not sure what these little birds are, plain sunbird perhaps?

Anyway, have several picking caterpillars out of this silk nest to feed their young.

Originally Posted by Troy

Not sure what these little birds are, plain sunbird perhaps?

Anyway, have several picking caterpillars out of this silk nest to feed their young.

Olive-backed Sunbird. That would be a female.

Thanks. I hope to have some more pics of small birds before the end of the month.

Originally Posted by Troy

Anyway, have several picking caterpillars out of this silk nest to feed their young.

That is the sunbird's nest, Troy. The young will be inside. The hole to get inside the nest will be three-quarters of the way up and possibly covered above by a small dried grass canopy.

Originally Posted by Troy

Thanks. I hope to have some more pics of small birds before the end of the month.

Good one , dont forget the flutterbys.