These photos were taken on September 1st at Doi Inthanon, Chiang Mai. We first stopped at the second check-point early in the morning. There were actually fewer birds than I expected. A pair of Stripe-breasted Woodpeckers and Great Barbets were seen perching and calling from distant treetops. Some Grey-cheeked Fulvettas and Chestnut-vented Nuthatcheswere also seen feeding around the check-point, but otherwise it was quite quiet. However, when we decided to walk back downhill from the check-point, we encountered a really nice bird-wave just by the roadside.
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| Male Clicking Shrike-Babbler |
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| See an insect inside its mouth? |
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| Male Clicking Shrike-Babbler |
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| Stunning male Short-billed Minivet |
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| Male Short-billed Minivet |
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| An equally stunning female |
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| Female Short-billed Minivet |
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| Female Short-billed Minivet |
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| We were really lucky to see it up close and at eye-level! |
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| Female Short-billed Minivet |
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| Davison's Leaf Warbler |
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| Davison's Leaf Warbler |
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| Yellowish crown stripe |
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| Note how yellow the face, eyebrow and crown stripe are |
The members that were joining the bird-wave included pairs of Short-billed Minivets and Grey-chinned Minivets, 3 Yellow-cheeked Tits, a Chestnut-crowned Warbler, Davison's Leaf-Warblers, Grey-chinned Fulvettas, Mountain Tailorbirds and the highlight, a male Clicking Shrike-Babbler. Even though not a rare bird, there is hardly any decent photo of this beautiful species. I was so happy to be able to get a few good shots of it as it surprisingly popped up from the low vegetation and stopped there for some time, enough for me to grab few shots before it moved up to the canopy where it normally stays. That morning was quite magical!
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| Male Grey-chinned Minivet |
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| Male Grey-chinned Minivet |
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| Male Grey-chinned Minivet |
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| Male Grey-chinned Minivet |
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| Male Yellow-cheeked Tit |
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| Transforming into Angry Bird! |
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| Male Yellow-cheeked Tit |
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| It was extremely tame! |
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| Male Yellow-cheeked Tit |
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| Got something |
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| Rare sight! Male Yellow-cheeked Tit eating a Lunar Moth |
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| Chestnut-crowned Warbler; colourful but extremely difficult to photograph |
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| Grey-cheeked Fulvetta |
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| Grey-cheeked Fulvetta |
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| And the wonderful trip members! |
What a day! Some wonderful pics, especially the shrike-babbler!
ReplyDeleteWow! What a wave to hang out with. You are so lucky to see such beauties and your pictures are perfect.
ReplyDeleteSome great jungle birds...."Clicking" Shrike Babbler must be a new name for an old favourite.
ReplyDeleteMoon moth and YC Tit interesting, too
Yes! It used to be "Chestnut-fronted Shrike Babbler" but now it's split into "Clicking" and "Thrilling"!
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