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Asian Golden Weaver Male & Female

Asian Golden Weaver Male

Asian Koel (female)

Thought I'd bring together my low-res photos of the Olive Backed Sunbird into a collage. It seems to work quite well and I hope it doesn't break any rules.

Difficult to spot as it has perfect camouflage and darts around the branches. Tiny bird but demands big respect as it spends 3 months in Alaska then flies all the way down to Thailand for the rest of the year. Bit like me really.

This great myna looks pretty comfortable in the midst of the asian openbills.

Large-billed Crow

I was walking around Saraburi soon after moving there, and saw the openbill wading in a canal.

At that time, I was teaching at a school on a mountaintop, so went out at noon to see birds. The green bee-eater, a species I'd never seen before, landed in front of me and I was able to get a photo before it flew off. I never got a good photo of that species again.

A pair of Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush near the Kaeng Krachan National Park in Thailand.

Sooty-headed Bulbul, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Same male Olive-backed Sunbird, this time taking off.

Same male as I posted yesterday, different pose. Shot in Chiang Mai Thailand.

Olive-backed Sunbird in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Ashy Minivet

Malaysian Pied Fantail

Puff-throated Bulbul

A common bird throughout the right habitats in Thailand, the culvert-hide at Phu Suan Sai NP made getting closer to this species than usual very easy. For long periods, a flock of 15-20 of these guys dominated the small pool of water in front of the makeshift hide.

I watched in horror as this large-billled crow tore apart a golden weaver's nest and stole a chick. You can see the weavers frantically chasing. Nature is of course cruel but that dosen't mean it's enjoyable to watch. I do however wish I'd managed to get a tack sharp photo. It all happened so fast.

A slightly faster shutter speed would have been nice but I'm still happy with this.

Aberrant Bush Warbler