a very active bird that keep moving around, not a easy bird to photograph
非常活跃的小鸟,几乎都跳来跳去没定向。
update 202401
– it was a quite open place the bird calling and jumping around to allow everyone has good view and photo took some time
– 蛮开发的点,这鸟几乎都跳来跳去也叫不停。可是要让每个人看到拍到,蛮不容易的
202212, Chiang Mai, Thailand
7. Giant Nuthatch, 巨䴓, 巨鳾, Sitta magna, オニゴジュウカラ
– a quite big size for Nuthatch, overall grey-blue and long beak. Like other Nuthatch, very active moving bird
– 蛮大的䴓,灰+蓝的鸟,长嘴。与其他䴓一样,非常活跃的鸟
update 202401
– ours last year bird Photography trip, very misty day and found this bird moving fast .. lovely bird to be photograph
– 我们上一年的泰国鸟摄行,记得非常大雾。可是我们还是把它拿下。
20221212, Doi Ang, North Thailand
8. Gray-headed Swamphen, 紫水鸡, 灰頭紫水雞, Porphyrio poliocephalus, ハイガシラセイケイ, PANGLIN BIASA
update 202601
It was our arrival day, and while waiting for our main target, we were treated to an amazing scene—about 15 of them feeding together in the same open area. Some even started fighting, adding plenty of action. Under the bright sunshine, they looked absolutely beautiful.
We spent our last morning at the same spot and decided to just have some fun with this lovely kingfisher — lots of laughter and great moments. The whole morning was covered in mist, so quite a bit of post-processing was needed to reduce the noise and haze. The bird dived around five times without any success, but this rather unskilled fisherman still gave us plenty of action and a fun session capturing BIF shots.
A short birding trip to northern Thailand turned into a pleasant surprise. After securing our two main targets, we decided to keep birding and see what else we could find. We knew a Crested Kingfisher was around, but the local ranger and guide kept telling us this species is usually only active in the morning.
Still, we decided to try our luck and reached the site at noon. After a few minutes of chatting by the river, a large bird suddenly flew in and perched right in front of us. We all shouted, “Kingfisher!”
The beautiful Crested Kingfisher perched not far away and even fed on a fish, putting on a fantastic show and giving us a great chance for photos. Sadly, I missed the actual fish-catching moment—I couldn’t decide which direction to wait, and just as I was moving, it dived!
“Short North-Thailand trip goals achieved! On our river adventure, our guide asked if we wanted to spot the elusive Black-backed Forktail. I said why not? What followed was pure patience-testing magic! We waited on a rock, and with some playback, the bird kept coming back for more… giving us an epic photo op . Not sure who got the perfect shot, but I’m pretty sure C got it and the others got zilch .”
another landscape outing but this time plan by my gang … a beautiful country with different beautiful views … but this round we just concentrate on a Paddy field .
and soon this place will be full with landscape photographers 😀
I will be slowly update more pictures and info …
update 2015 Jul 19
– drive ~2hours from Chiang Mai town to Doi Inthanon National Park than another 30min off road by 4×4 (mud road) to this beautiful place call “Pa Bong Piang”
– a beautiful small village with layers/terrace , plant with paddy , corns and etc
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This babbler isn’t particularly common, whether in Peninsular Malaysia or Borneo. It’s easily recognizable by its grey head, distinctive white eye-ring, and a noticeable “mustache” marking.