TonyHedges
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Hello, my names Tony and I can identify birds in the UK like that (snaps fingers). Only need the briefest of glimpses and I can say with 80% certainty what that little critter is. I am set to retire to Thailand full time soon. I have been in the Kingdom for a couple of months and I knew that there were many more species in Thailand than I am used to in the UK. I wasn't prepared of the overall sheer quantity of birds.
I am based in Udon Thani, north-east Thailand, not far from Loas and the birds are certainly thriving here. I think I am up to about 50 species so fart and I haven't really gone out of my way. The Coppersmith Barbet is a favourite as well as the Ornate Sunbird, both quite common but no-less exotic to my eyes. Whenever I can I try to capture the birds with my mirrorless camera. Old familiar favourites such as Barn Swallows have been easier to photograph here, than in the UK, just because there are more here than there are over there...
Most of my best photo's appear on my instagram site (www.instagram.com/tonyhedges2). There's a fairly good picture of an Ashy Drongo there. I am not going to wade into the thorny field of discussion surrounding the different subspecies, all I am sure of is that the one I photographed was definitely a light grey Drongo. If you want to check it out, be my guest and leave a comment about which subspecies you think it is, should the mood capture you.
I will get out and try to photograph more birds. I have been to most of the public parks in Udon Thani city, and the Red Lotus Lake, anyone familiar with my adopted 'neck of the woods', would like to suggest some other, easy to reach areas in Udon Thani (greater) or nearby provinces be confident that I will be happy to get any suggestions. I am back to the UK in February, and will probably be pining to get back to Udon Thani as soon as I can sort out a proper retirement visa.
I am based in Udon Thani, north-east Thailand, not far from Loas and the birds are certainly thriving here. I think I am up to about 50 species so fart and I haven't really gone out of my way. The Coppersmith Barbet is a favourite as well as the Ornate Sunbird, both quite common but no-less exotic to my eyes. Whenever I can I try to capture the birds with my mirrorless camera. Old familiar favourites such as Barn Swallows have been easier to photograph here, than in the UK, just because there are more here than there are over there...
Most of my best photo's appear on my instagram site (www.instagram.com/tonyhedges2). There's a fairly good picture of an Ashy Drongo there. I am not going to wade into the thorny field of discussion surrounding the different subspecies, all I am sure of is that the one I photographed was definitely a light grey Drongo. If you want to check it out, be my guest and leave a comment about which subspecies you think it is, should the mood capture you.
I will get out and try to photograph more birds. I have been to most of the public parks in Udon Thani city, and the Red Lotus Lake, anyone familiar with my adopted 'neck of the woods', would like to suggest some other, easy to reach areas in Udon Thani (greater) or nearby provinces be confident that I will be happy to get any suggestions. I am back to the UK in February, and will probably be pining to get back to Udon Thani as soon as I can sort out a proper retirement visa.
