tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58042442909090490552024-03-14T01:02:53.537+09:00Ayuwat JearwattanakanokAyuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974382002738757818noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804244290909049055.post-69671893232987853102013-10-01T15:28:00.002+09:002013-10-01T15:29:45.322+09:00Let's Migrate<div style="text-align: justify;">
Blogspot has been a very nice place for me for many years but I've got to admit that there are things that I don't feel satisfied with. So I finally decided to migrate to Wordpress to join some of my favourite bloggers. But of course I will surely come back and visit my old friends in Blogspot as well. So here it is, my new Wordpress blog >> <a href="http://ayuwat.wordpress.com/"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">http://ayuwat.wordpress.com/</span></i></b></a></div>
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Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974382002738757818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804244290909049055.post-7216907548509423252013-09-30T13:57:00.002+09:002013-09-30T13:57:41.969+09:00Looking for Swinhoe<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b>Richard's Pipit</b> wasn't my only target while visiting Mae Hia Agricultural College during the past few days, I also looked out for the scarce <b>Swinhoe's Snipe</b>, which might join the flock of <b>Pintail Snipes</b> which was presenting in a flooded grassy plots at the college. The trick is to drive around through the plots and photograph the snipes from the car, otherwise, they'd flush very easily if you approach by foot. I came across 3-4 individuals in the morning but unfortunately couldn't quite put an ID on it due to the lack of nice views of its outer tail feathers.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult <b>Pintail/Swinhoe's Snipe</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very well squared head!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You can see one of its bigger <i>'pin' </i>tail feathers here. <br />Surely it's a male bird according to the all blackish feather with only white tip.<br />Female's pins would be mottled brown. But knowing this still doesn't help much with the ID!<br />But I'm leaning much towards the common <b>Pintail </b>since the feather looks quite narrow.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then it started preening, a sign of hope!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So it decided to walk up into the grass and do all the stretching and preening there!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then it finished its morning routine and flew away.........</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's another <b>Pintail/Swinhoe's Snipe</b> which no one would be able to tell.<br />At least we can all know that it's a juvenile bird.</td></tr>
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Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974382002738757818noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804244290909049055.post-49613777032483722152013-09-28T22:07:00.001+09:002013-09-30T13:36:37.414+09:00Looking for Richard<div style="text-align: justify;">
For the past 2 days, I've been driving around in the plantation plots at Mae Hia Agricultural College looking for <b>Richard's Pipits</b> which have already been reported since few days back. Despite being one of the commonest pipits in Asia, it is pretty scarce in Thailand, I think. In Chiang Mai, I've only seen it in this area and never in big number. Or maybe it is actually more widespread than I thought, but identifying it is so challenging that most people give up.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult <b>Richard's Pipit</b><br />
Note moulting throat and neck feathers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adult <b>Richard's Pipit</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not a good photo but it was the only photo that I got of this bird in flight.<br />
To me, it is much easier to identify in flight because <b>Richard's</b> look much obviously heavier built<br />
than <b>Paddyfield</b> while it's flying than when standing on the ground.<br />
Also, their <i>explosive</i> flight call <b><i>"shreep!"</i></b> can immediately eliminate Paddyfield from our choices.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With an albino <b><i>feral pigeon</i></b> in the background</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very upright posture!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once you get used to seeing <b>Paddyfield Pipits</b>, you'll notice the different shape and posture this bird.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sometimes looking almost thrush-like</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very typical view of this species; upright posture while look out</td></tr>
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Apart from the differences in plumage and call, both species also differ in behaviours as well. Richard's being much shyer and more secretive, mainly stays in longer grass, except when all the plots are ploughed in dry season, while Paddyfield being much more showy and approachable. The first 2 shots of <b>Richard's Pipit</b> were taken from a car, that's why it was relatively close. Otherwise, they would normally flush since some 30-50 metres away!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Never to be mistaken with this <b>Paddyfield Pipit</b>! <br />
Note dark lores, more slender and pointed bill</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another showy <b>Paddyfield Pipit</b> for comparison</td></tr>
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Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974382002738757818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804244290909049055.post-80410582668851464082013-09-19T03:52:00.000+09:002013-09-19T03:52:10.338+09:00<div style="text-align: justify;">
On the morning of September 12 saw me checking my local patch at Cho Lae. I wanted to photograph the snipes which I've been seeing since September 2, but they proved to be much too difficult to photograph, so instead I turned my attention towards a flock of 9 <b>Pacific Golden Plovers</b> that were resting on the open field. I slowly crept from a distant towards the birds and when I approached approximately 20m from the closest bird, I lied down on the ground and slowly crawled with my elbows. In the end, I could get pretty close to them and I was pleased with the results.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Pacific Golden Plover</b> moulting into non-breeding plumage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still some black on the underparts</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Pacific Golden Plover</b> moulting into non-breeding plumage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Non-breeding bird</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Pacific Golden Plover</b> moulting into non-breeding plumage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Pacific Golden Plover</b> moulting into non-breeding plumage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Pacific Golden Plover</b> moulting into non-breeding plumage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of the flock</td></tr>
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Most of them were still moulting from breeding to non-breeding plumage showing some black feathers on the underparts. One of the birds was especially whitish due to more breeding feathers on the body which haven't been moulted yet. I spent some 10-15 minutes photographing them as they slept and preened under the warm morning light. Then they somehow decided to fly up and move to other area in the distance.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Pacific Golden Plover</b> moulting into non-breeding plumage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Pacific Golden Plover</b> moulting into non-breeding plumage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Pacific Golden Plover</b> moulting into non-breeding plumage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Curious look</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This individual was the most approachable one.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yawning! Probably it's still too early.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guess what the bird on the left was doing></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was pooping!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Pacific Golden Plover</b> moulting into non-breeding plumage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Had some fun taking photos of them while preening</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The one in the middle was much whiter than others.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Resting despite my existence</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another tame individual</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A preening shot to end this post</td></tr>
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Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974382002738757818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804244290909049055.post-54194626981423569072013-09-16T23:13:00.002+09:002013-09-16T23:13:26.594+09:00Colourful Birds!<br />
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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 <b>Stripe-breasted Woodpeckers</b> and <b>Great Barbets</b> were seen perching and calling from distant treetops. Some Grey-cheeked Fulvettas and <b>Chestnut-vented Nuthatches</b>were 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.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male <b>Clicking Shrike-Babbler</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See an insect inside its mouth?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male <b>Clicking Shrike-Babbler</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stunning male <b>Short-billed Minivet</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male <b>Short-billed Minivet</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An equally stunning female</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female <b>Short-billed Minivet</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female <b>Short-billed Minivet</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRMwoCdNraDr0BOjtpELsmTaq_mTpPdP5uzsXYO5oGUve1JMcG03YuFU8IM88BSfdbtC0RiBBAzM3cqtQs2UDFWuXrrV_YCKnZX8ws008GnXPhqhBLi4jO-KmIrjNV4Y41mnyuDA_9v0/s1600/IMG_7713.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRMwoCdNraDr0BOjtpELsmTaq_mTpPdP5uzsXYO5oGUve1JMcG03YuFU8IM88BSfdbtC0RiBBAzM3cqtQs2UDFWuXrrV_YCKnZX8ws008GnXPhqhBLi4jO-KmIrjNV4Y41mnyuDA_9v0/s640/IMG_7713.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We were really lucky to see it up close and at eye-level!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female <b>Short-billed Minivet</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBhFqcf84Sl_rrj5nl-g_WuY51TfJwdMi8LQ966pHOzJld3gAvT_n7GrTg4QuNx94ZjBpJEZrxonso7bGr1LFbtaMlLi4YLyNnrEcLbRjlVWxsG8Hc61jIBGVV8aRW1yMe5Xe3rgHnP8/s1600/IMG_7468.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBhFqcf84Sl_rrj5nl-g_WuY51TfJwdMi8LQ966pHOzJld3gAvT_n7GrTg4QuNx94ZjBpJEZrxonso7bGr1LFbtaMlLi4YLyNnrEcLbRjlVWxsG8Hc61jIBGVV8aRW1yMe5Xe3rgHnP8/s640/IMG_7468.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Davison's Leaf Warbler</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Davison's Leaf Warbler</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlkU3Np1Prp_Bbf1KJ8_UMtAh6GebVP-BPQJ9DO1ndMSOzEC4K0dcVgr7O6A3IW6vIhDMgioeaoyXhkn8WysGX6qkRkPqPy8D2n1vwqgrVN0OdahfDmizMrWwQA8uflcCOPFfvgm0e0s/s1600/IMG_7476.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlkU3Np1Prp_Bbf1KJ8_UMtAh6GebVP-BPQJ9DO1ndMSOzEC4K0dcVgr7O6A3IW6vIhDMgioeaoyXhkn8WysGX6qkRkPqPy8D2n1vwqgrVN0OdahfDmizMrWwQA8uflcCOPFfvgm0e0s/s640/IMG_7476.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellowish crown stripe</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiMyd9ds8beXNphe35Xym8ks-z8N1VPW-wqhUm6SjhjxJk6eCAoJm4aLvZtn0ebHiGV5vxl0ihw6wq4I_7IJ0v6CyjwoQbTbD1gNw8wFqN9ACrAU9x0GLs761DqU-o_riboEJYqT5ybFg/s1600/IMG_7486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiMyd9ds8beXNphe35Xym8ks-z8N1VPW-wqhUm6SjhjxJk6eCAoJm4aLvZtn0ebHiGV5vxl0ihw6wq4I_7IJ0v6CyjwoQbTbD1gNw8wFqN9ACrAU9x0GLs761DqU-o_riboEJYqT5ybFg/s640/IMG_7486.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Note how yellow the face, eyebrow and crown stripe are</td></tr>
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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 <b>Clicking Shrike-Babbler</b>. 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!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male <b>Grey-chinned Minivet</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male <b>Grey-chinned Minivet</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male <b>Grey-chinned Minivet</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male <b>Grey-chinned Minivet</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male <b>Yellow-cheeked Tit</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Transforming into Angry Bird!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male <b>Yellow-cheeked Tit</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was extremely tame!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male <b>Yellow-cheeked Tit</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rare sight! Male <b>Yellow-cheeked Tit</b> eating a <b>Lunar Moth</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Chestnut-crowned Warbler</b>; colourful but extremely difficult to photograph</td></tr>
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Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974382002738757818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804244290909049055.post-43462023261767950602013-09-11T02:42:00.000+09:002013-09-11T02:42:12.383+09:00Yellow-bellied Fantail<div style="text-align: justify;">
Today I visited Doi Lang, one of the most popular birding sites in Chiang Mai. We started early in the morning from San Ju area but birds were extremely quiet despite the brilliant weather. We then moved on to the other side of the mountain where we came across several bird waves with many nice species. This male <b>Yellow-bellied Fantail </b>was one of the many seen joining the bird waves. Female would have black mask replaced with dull olive-brown.</div>
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As you can see, it is such a cute and colourful little bird and that's why I can never resist taking photos of it even though it is quite common. Recent taxonomical arrangement has moved it from the <b><i>Fantail </i></b>family to <b><i>Fairy Flycatchers</i></b>, a family including Canary Flycatchers, Fairy Flycatcher and <i>Elminia</i> flycatchers. I'm not sure whether we will have to call it a Yellow-bellied Fairy Flycatcher any soon or not.</div>
Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974382002738757818noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804244290909049055.post-40202407836327082462013-09-06T14:45:00.002+09:002013-09-06T14:49:54.650+09:00Spiderhunter's Nest<div style="text-align: justify;">
On August 17, my dad found this <b>Streaked Spiderhunter</b>'s nest at Doi Angkhang while we were just chilling on the balcony of the Royal Project restaurant. It was built on a banana leave in an extraordinary way. The ball-shaped nest is sewed to the banana leave similarly to a tailorbird's nest. It's amazing just to imagine how a bird could do something so sophisticated like that. But what's even more interesting about this nest is how it was built on <i>top</i> of the banana leave. Normally, the nest should be built<i> under</i> the leave and also in the middle. I truly have no idea why it was like this. Any suggestion from your side?</div>
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Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974382002738757818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804244290909049055.post-66881282475636901632013-09-03T19:03:00.001+09:002013-09-03T19:03:14.716+09:00Chestnut-capped Babbler<div style="text-align: justify;">
I came across this furious <b>Chestnut-capped Babbler</b> while driving around my local patch yesterday morning. It was calling aggressively on the roadside next to a small canal. I slowly approached and flushed up a buttonquail, probably Barred Buttonquail. Then I found out that there was actually another bird nearby, so I guess they might be nesting somewhere in the bush. The other bird was generally silent. It only gave soft contact call once in a while, so I guess it might be the female.</div>
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This beautiful babbler used to be pretty scarce in the past but somehow managed to increase the population in the last few years. They can now be seen pretty much everywhere where there are some tall grass and a bit of water. Contrastingly, its relative <b>Yellow-eyed Babbler</b>, which used to be common, is now much scarcer. One of my hypotheses is that these 2 species might have been competing for the same habitat and the Chestnut-capped has done a better job in recent years, so the Yellow-eyeds are kinda wiped out, but who knows......</div>
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No more than 3 years ago, I've never seen or heard of any <b>Asian Openbill</b> in Chiang Mai area. There were few records from Chiang Rai but still in a very small number. Now this large waterbird can be seen throughout Chiang Mai, wherever there are rice fields. It's amazing how fast this bird has spread up from the central plains of Thailand up to the north and established such a strong population here. The same thing has also happened in the south. They even go further down to Malaysia, where Dave Bakewell of Digdeep has made some really nice <a href="http://digdeep1962.wordpress.com/2013/07/23/tracking-the-asian-openbill-invasion/" target="_blank">observations</a>.</div>
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This morning I woke up and walked out into the front yard, then saw a flock of about 7 <b>Asian Openbills</b> flying over my house southward. I thought that was strange already since I've never seen any Asian Openbill around my house before. But when I arrived at my local birding patch, Ban Cho Lae, some 20 kilometres away from my house, I was amazed to see a flock of 50+ Asian Openbills feeding in the rice fields.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Its main prey is the applesnail which is a threat to the rice. <br />
That's why farmers love these birds!</td></tr>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">I spent about an hour taking photos of these birds up close under the nice morning light. They were much more approachable than I thought. Normally, for a bird of this size in Thailand, I wouldn't be able to get closer than 50 or 30m. I was also happy to see that many of them were in breeding plumage, which is much better looking than the non-breeding plumage. In breeding plumage, they have smart black and white body with bright reddish legs. In non-breeding plumage, they are dull greyish.</span></div>
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Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974382002738757818noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804244290909049055.post-9297252362317990892013-08-28T00:09:00.002+09:002013-08-28T00:09:38.732+09:00Finally, the Lady!<div style="text-align: justify;">
For 3 days I've been struggling to get photos of a female<b> Greater Painted-Snipe</b> that has been showing at Mae Hia, Chiang Mai for quite a while. The first day I failed to even see it. The second day I had a very good opportunity to get really close to it but then it flew away right when I fired my first shot. Today was the third day and I finally got something! I was surprised to see that there were actually 2 females and only 1 male. This is confusing because I've only seen 1 female with many males. I have totally no idea why there were 2 females here and they seemed to go along just fine. Weird.</div>
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Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974382002738757818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804244290909049055.post-22185728725739878832013-08-26T03:58:00.000+09:002013-08-26T04:19:38.413+09:00'Jerdoni' VS 'Curonicus'<div style="text-align: justify;">
Hi all, it's been a long time since my last post! I'm now back in Thailand and getting ready to move to Germany in October. Still have totally no idea how it's gonna be like over there. I'll sure miss Japanese birds. Anyway, it's been raining a lot recently and some migrants have already made their ways here. Yesterday, I found a flock of 10+ <b>Little Ringed Plovers</b> feeding just by the roadside near my hometown. Most of them were moulting into non-breeding plumage. But interestingly, I noticed that there was one bird in breeding plumage and apparently it was the resident race <i><b>'C. d. jerdoni'</b></i>.<br />
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The male bird seemed to have recently moulted into breeding plumage judging from the pale fringes to its upperparts feathers. I checked some of my older images of this race and found that by early March, these fringes would be gone and the feathers would be heavily worn, so the moulting period is much different from the migrating race <b><i>'C. d. curonicus'</i></b> which breeds in northern hemisphere including Japan.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most possibly <b>C. d. jerdoni</b> in non-breeding(?) plumage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Note the fine bill, short-necked, rounded-head look</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">With a non-breeding <b><i>C. d. curonicus</i></b> in the background;<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Again, the short-necked, rounded-head and fine short bill look</td></tr>
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In breeding plumage, it is not difficult to tell <i><b>jerdoni</b></i> apart from <i><b>curonicus</b></i>, as the black breast band is much thinner as well as the black bands on forehead and face. <b><i>C. d. jerdoni</i></b> also usually has larger pink spot at bill base. However, things get more complicated in non-breeding and juvenal plumage. I later noticed that 2 other birds in the group, one was in non-breeding and another in juvenal plumage, looked slightly different from others by showing some<b> <i>jerdoni</i></b> characteristics. I believe the individual above is a non-breeding or probably first-summer <b><i>jerdoni</i></b>. I'm still not confident in ageing waders, so please correct me if I'm wrong.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Probably juvenile <i><b>C. d. jerdoni</b></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Faint sandy-brown breast band</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It seemed to have remarkably long tail.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>C. d. jerdoni </i></b>in breeding plumage in the centre, a non-breeding(?) on the right and <b><i>C. d. curonicus</i></b> on the left</td></tr>
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These 2 birds above was noticeably smaller and lighter-built than other <b><i>curonicus</i></b> that were feeding nearby. They also showed the typical short-necked, rounded-head and fine short bill look which I've always observed in breeding plumaged <b><i>C. d. jerdoni</i></b>. Apart from shape and plumage, these 3 birds also differed in feeding behaviour. They were more active, constantly moving almost without any pause. Other typical <b><i>curonicus</i></b> were noticeably slower and would pause longer while feeding. If these 3 birds are indeed <i><b>jerdoni</b></i>, it would be my first time seeing and photographing this race in non-breeding and juvenal plumage.</div>
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For comparisons, below are photos of <b><i>C. d. curonicus</i></b> that were feeding in the same area in various plumage and moult stage.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>C. d. curonicus</i></b> moulting into non-breeding plumage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Note the heavier-built, slightly longer bill and shorter tail</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This individual has relatively thin breast band</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But the shape fits <b><i>curonicus</i></b> more in my opinion</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Showing the moult and wear</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one is almost in full non-breeding plumage; note its long bill</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yet another individual in non-breeding plumage</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at that breast band, that's huge!</td></tr>
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Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974382002738757818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804244290909049055.post-38750316085034637312013-06-30T18:13:00.001+09:002013-06-30T18:14:44.435+09:00Even more buntings<div style="text-align: justify;">
I've been super busy throughout the month, so there was no chance for me to go birding at all after the short trip to Tadewara marsh on June 8th. The weather has also become worse. I think it didn't stop raining for almost 2 weeks. Anyway, so here's some more photos of the tame <b>Chestnut-eared Buntings</b> from my last visit to Tadewara. Most of the male birds were still quite actively singing unlike the <b>Meadow Buntings</b> which seemed to be already busy finding food for the chicks.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male <b>Chestnut-eared Bunting</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one was <i>really</i> close</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male <b>Chestnut-eared Bunting </b>with male <b>Meadow Bunting</b></td></tr>
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On the same day that I photographed the <b>Eurasian Cuckoos</b> in the earlier post, I had a nice time taking photos of some very showy <b>Meadow Bunting</b> parents. Both the male and female always came perching right by the board walk waiting for people to pass by before flying further to the nest, which seemed to be hidden somewhere low in the bush some 20m away from the board walk area. The parents were very active and the preys were relatively large, so I assumed that the chicks were pretty much ready to fledge soon.</div>
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I later found another pair of <b>Meadow Bunting</b> in a different area. The parents seemed to be less busy and their feathers still didn't look as worn as in the first pair. I guess they were still in the incubating period or the chicks were still very young.</div>
Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974382002738757818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804244290909049055.post-27152060864903422532013-06-17T18:27:00.002+09:002013-06-17T18:27:33.734+09:00"Cuckoo - Cuckoo"<div style="text-align: justify;">
I went to Tadewara Marsh again on June 8th to look for the snipe. Surprisingly, there was completely none! I didn't hear even a single bird calling. It left me clueless about where have they gone. So I just had to spend my time taking photos of some other stuff. <b>Chestnut-eared Buntings</b> were common and showy as usual and I'll post more photos of them later. Other usual stuff including Meadow Buntings, Green Pheasants, Zitting Cisticolas and Eurasian Skylarks were also very active. The <b>Northern Hawk-Cuckoo</b> was heard once but I couldn't manage to locate the bird. Additionally, there were several <b>Eurasian Cuckoos</b> which were aggressively calling all day long. Too bad, they were all super shy, as expected, and I couldn't get any closer than 30-40m to any of them. As a result, these shots are quite heavily cropped as you might notice. At least, it is my very first time photographing this often heard but rarely seen species, so I'm somewhat satisfied with these shots for now.</div>
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Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974382002738757818noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804244290909049055.post-84316673399005066822013-06-10T17:04:00.000+09:002013-06-10T17:08:28.996+09:00Here and there<div style="text-align: justify;">
So here's some more photos from Furuichi and Sekinoe on June 4th, the same day that I took photos of the Oriental Reed Warblers in the post below. There were not many birds in the fields. I didn't find any painted-snipe, but instead I came across a pair of shy <b>Ruddy-breasted Crakes</b> in Sekinoe and another juvenile in Furuichi. A nesting pair of <b>Common Kingfisher</b> was seen flying in and out of the nest hole in Furuichi with food for the chicks. It is the first Common Kingfisher's nest I've ever seen. However, they would always fly directly in and out of the hole without stopping to perch on any branch, so it was impossible to get any good shot.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shy <b>Ruddy-breasted Crake</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Probably a <b>Reeve's Pond Turtle </b>(<i><b>Kusa-game</b></i> meaning <i><b>Grass Turtle</b></i> in Japanese)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another <b>Reeve's Pond Turtle</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Common Map Butterfly</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Swallowtail Butterfly</b></td></tr>
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Since there were not many birds, I spent my time taking photos of butterflies and turtles in and around the lotus fields. There were some interesting butterflies like the <b>Common Map</b> and <b>Swallowtail</b>. I didn't expect to see a Common Map in Japan though, since I thought it is only found in the southern hemisphere.</div>
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Apart from the stuff in Furuichi and Sekinoe, on the afternoon of May 29th I saw a flock of about 20 <b>White-throated Needletails</b> swifting right over my campus. I hurried back to get my camera but as soon as I arrived back in the campus, they were already super high up in the sky. At least, I could get some record shots to prove the existence of this incredible swift in Beppu.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>White-throated Needletail</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flock of <b>White-throated Needletails</b></td></tr>
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Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974382002738757818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804244290909049055.post-502844695744255252013-06-09T16:12:00.000+09:002013-06-09T16:12:06.370+09:00Oriental Reed Warbler<div style="text-align: justify;">
I went to Furuichi area again on June 4th to look for the Greater Painted-Snipe chicks but failed to find any. The lotuses in the fields have become much too tall for me to see any bird. So instead I turned my attention towards the loud <b>Oriental Reed Warbler</b> which was singing from the rooftop!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Singing male <b>Oriental Reed Warbler</b></td></tr>
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There were several male birds in Sekinoe and Furuichi area but the one in these photos was the most approachable one. However, it still wouldn't allow me to get close to it even while singing, so these photos had to be pretty heavily cropped, except for the one on the pole. After taking photos of it for a while, I realised that there was also another bird hopping quietly the nearby reeds. Sometimes the singing bird would go into that same area where the other bird was staying too, so I decided to go and check out that patch of reeds. Turned out, the quieter bird was busy building the nest. It was the first time ever for me to see a reed warbler's nest. It was cup-shaped, made of tiny sticks, leaves and filled with some cotton-like material. Hope to see some progress on this nest soon.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The quiet female with nesting material</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The male coming back to the nest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Female bird at nest with nesting material</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is already the best view of the nest. It was located deep in the reed.</td></tr>
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Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974382002738757818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804244290909049055.post-73067877194054882552013-06-06T16:53:00.000+09:002013-06-10T08:39:48.405+09:00More from Tadewara<div style="text-align: justify;">
So here's some more photos from Tadewara Marsh that I haven't posted. It's a pretty nice place for enjoying holidays. The marsh is filled with <b>Chestnut-eared Bunting</b>'s songs as well as <b>Zitting Cisticola</b>'s, <b>Eurasian Skylark</b>'s and <b>Green Pheasant</b>'s. The forest around the marsh is normally slightly less lively but some nice birds can still be found, especially the <b>Japanese Thrush</b> which is actually quite numerous but extremely difficult to photograph.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Japanese Primrose</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Marsh Marigold</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Marsh Marigold</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Grey Wagtail </b>parent with a mouthful of food</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tiny spiderhunter</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Singing male <b>Meadow Bunting</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Displaying <b>Green Pheasant</b></td></tr>
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The <b>Green Pheasant</b> was especially common around the marsh and their loud calls could be heard all day long. Too bad none of them came close to the board walk area, so I could only get some very distant shots showing their funny displays.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The abundant <b>Red-billed Leiothrix</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I just love the tail!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Common but <i>extremely</i> shy <b>Japanese Thrush</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Eurasian Nuthatch</b> race <i><b>S. e. amurensis</b></i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unknown damselfly</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Eurasian Jay</b> race <b><i>G. g. hiugaensis</i></b> of Kyushu</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Willow Tit</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It has a slightly different impression from the Hokkaido's <b>Marsh Tit</b>, but I still can't quite figure out how.</td></tr>
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Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974382002738757818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804244290909049055.post-22591507919076175942013-06-03T14:21:00.001+09:002013-06-03T14:21:27.039+09:00Chestnut-eared Buntings once again...<div style="text-align: justify;">
More photos of <b>Chestnut-eared Buntings </b>from Tadewara marsh last week. The males have already set up territories all over the marsh and were extremely active singing their hearts out. Even other sightseeing tourists and hikers paid attention to them since they were singing just by the board walk and weren't afraid of the passers-by at all. I'm even more confident that this must be one of the best places to see and photograph this bird. I didn't see any female bird though. Probably they have already started laying eggs and incubation.</div>
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Sometimes they even came perching and hopping on the board walk! I heard some tourists calling them <i>sparrows</i>. They really act like sparrows around here. I enjoyed taking photos of them until I had to catch the bus back to Beppu. Too bad the sun was much too bright making the contrast extremely strong on that day. I'm planning to visit the marsh again this weekend. Hope the weather would be more overcast.</div>
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Apart from the marsh, the forest around Tadewara was quite active too. I came across several <b>Blue-And-White Flycatchers</b>, but still couldn't get any decent shot of the beautiful male. They were all singing high up on the trees. One adult male has already paired up with an even shyer female. I did at least get one record shot of the female which makes it the first photo of the female I've ever taken. After struggling with the shy birds, I finally found a much more showy one, but sadly it was a first-summer male. The bird looked pretty ugly with brownish smudges all over its face and underparts. It's always like this... whenever I get a chance to photograph the bird that I'm after, it's always either a female, juvenile or moulting bird that shows up.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First-summer male <b>Blue-And-White Flycatcher</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the record shot of the female; the first I've ever got.</td></tr>
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Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974382002738757818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804244290909049055.post-33123085505832355092013-05-25T20:49:00.000+09:002013-05-25T20:57:58.198+09:002 Lifers!<div style="text-align: justify;">
Today I revisited Tadewara marsh hoping that the <b>Latham's Snipes</b> would've already arrived. They did indeed! While I was enjoying a showy <b>Chestnut-eared Bunting</b> which was singing just few metres away, I heard something sounded exactly like a jet plane flashing right over my head and as I looked up, a Latham's Snipe just sky-rocketed down to the ground right in front of me. I was completely stunned. Never thought that would be my first experience with this long-awaited lifer. Too bad once it landed, I couldn't see it anymore because of the grass. However, it still kept calling occasionally from the ground. I heard and saw at least 2 birds in the same area, but even after waiting for the whole day, I didn't see any of them coming up to perch on bare tree or perform the display flight. Probably, it's still a little too early.</div>
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I didn't only got 1 but actually 2 lifers today! After seeing the snipe, I spotted a sparrowhawk-like bird came flying across the marsh. I could only snap few shots but still enough to prove that it's a <b>Northern</b> or <b>Rufous Hawk-Cuckoo</b>, a species split from <b>Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo</b>. After checking the song in xeno-canto, I also realised that I actually heard its call all day long. So that made 3 species of cuckoos being heard today; this Northern Hawk-Cuckoo, Lesser Cuckoo and Eurasian Cuckoo. Only the Oriental Cuckoo was not heard, which was pretty strange. Unfortunately, despite seeing these 2 brilliant lifers, I could only get few record shots of them as you can see here. Definitely need another visit soon.</div>
Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974382002738757818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804244290909049055.post-20831835599352902432013-05-23T10:57:00.001+09:002013-05-23T10:57:42.115+09:00Painted-snipe Family<div style="text-align: justify;">
Last Saturday, I went out to Sekinoe and Furuichi area as usual. I first came across a pair of <b>Greater Painted-snipes</b> in an open field but couldn't get any decent photo because they decided to fly out too soon. Since it was quite an overcast and gloomy day, I guess that's why they were brave enough to come out to such an open area. Later at Furuichi, I spotted another male painted-snipe in its lay-low position as usual, but this time as I looked more closely, I found that there were actually 4 more tiny chicks lying beside it too!</div>
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Even the chicks seemed to have mastered the patience skill. They just did exactly what the father was doing, sitting motionless hoping that I wouldn't notice them. I took some photos of them then walked out to observe them from the distance. They began to move again after few minutes and when I walked back to take some photos, they just immediately returned to the same lay-low position, so I took few more photos and left the area. Below are photos of the painted-snipes pair I found earlier at Sekinoe.</div>
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While birders in the northern parts of Japan enjoy breathtaking views of colourful summer migrants like flycatchers and robins, here in the south, it is always either the forest is way too dark or the birds are just not cooperative. After taking photos of the Japanese Hare in the earlier post, I walked up hill to Otobaru Waterfall. Along the way, I came across a pair of <b>Narcissus Flycatchers</b> which seemed to be nesting somewhere up on the slope. The female was repeatedly coming back with food in its mouth and the male was doing look-out while giving soft high-pitched call constantly. Believe me, below are already the best shots I could get.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close but definitely not a nice angle</td></tr>
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While photographing the Narcissus, I heard a loud bird singing just above my head and it was a male <b>Blue-And-White Flycatcher</b>, another common species that's really difficult to photograph in Kyushu or at least, Beppu. It didn't care much about me taking photos of it with flash but it just kept perching up there on the higher branches.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A more showy but never came down to lower branches, <b>Blue-And-White Flycatcher</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was singing so loudly and aggressively.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Really never came down</td></tr>
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Eventually, it got much too dark for me to take any photo, so I decided to walk back. Along the way, there was a small group of <b>Varied Tit</b> fledglings with their parents feeding in the bamboos. I think it's the first time for me to see young Varied Tit. I actually thought they were Coal Tits when I first saw them with bare eyes. Other birds found along the way included several <b>Japanese Green Woodpeckers</b>, a super shy species which I can never get a decent shot of, some calling <b>Chinese Bamboo Partridges</b>, several <b>Ryukyu Minivets </b>which kept flying over my head with their loud high-pitched call, and a pair of <b>Grey-capped Greenfinches</b>.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the <b>Varied Tit</b> fledglings</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male <b>Grey-capped Greenfinch</b></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Japanese Green Woodpecker</b>, another species which I can never get a decent photo.</td></tr>
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Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974382002738757818noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804244290909049055.post-20293229469424454242013-05-21T01:10:00.000+09:002013-05-21T01:16:17.040+09:00Japanese Hare<div style="text-align: justify;">
This afternoon I went out to Rakutenchi area in search of the recently seen Japanese Paradise-flycatcher. I met Furuso-san who saw the bird earlier last week. She told me that she didn't hear the paradise-flycatcher for several days now, so probably it had already gone. I spent the whole afternoon waiting and searching but ended up not seeing any. Instead, I had quite a nice time with a surprisingly tame <b>Japanese Hare</b>. I first came across it while walking up hill. It was standing on the roadside and quickly jumped into the bush as I showed up. I decided to sit and wait for a while and after about 5 minutes, it popped up again from the bush!</div>
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It was a pretty busy path as several people came walking by and flushed the hare away, but after 3-5 minutes, it would come back out again and again. Later on, it seemed to recognise me as part of the scenery and came out to the road showing its full body. I then realised why it kept coming back to the same spot when it began eating some fresh leaves on the roadside. It looked so cute and funny when crunching the leaves in its mouth.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then I knew the reason why it kept coming back, the food!</td></tr>
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This was the first time for me seeing this cute animal alive. I didn't expect to be able to see it at all, especially with such a perfect view like this. I've come across a pretty freshly killed carcass once while walking down hill from my dorm and I thought that would be my only encounter. Back in Thailand, I've come across a <b>Burmese Hare</b> once, alive and well, but it was 5 in the morning, completely dark and the hare quickly jumped away as soon as my headlamp shone on it, so I kind of had that impression of how a wild hare should be like. Surprisingly, this Japanese counterpart proved me wrong.</div>
Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974382002738757818noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804244290909049055.post-45674023326371273232013-05-19T16:55:00.002+09:002013-05-19T16:57:15.320+09:00Bull-headed Shrike<div style="text-align: justify;">
Yesterday afternoon I went out to Sekinoe area to check the painted-snipes. I came across a pair of male and female but couldn't get any decent shot of them. I wandered around the more forested area and spotted a pair of juvenile <b>Bull-headed Shrikes</b>. This species is always one of the first to nest and fledge around here.</div>
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It was interesting to see the 2 juvenile shrikes chasing a larger <b>Chinese Hwamei</b> which was singing and feeding in the same area. As usual, it was extremely difficult to get a good photo of. I could at least get some OK-ish shots while it was singing in the dark. Thanks to all Photoshop developers, the processed images look way nicer than the originals.</div>
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Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01974382002738757818noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804244290909049055.post-69943814950207380002013-05-18T22:39:00.001+09:002013-05-18T23:12:11.953+09:00Painted-snipes in Thailand<div style="text-align: justify;">
During the last week of July last year, I observed quite many nesting <b>Greater Painted-snipes</b> in my local patch, Ban Cho Lae, Chiang Mai. I found 3 nests just within one block of rice field! Each nest had 3 eggs. One of the nests was unbelievably exposed, just laying out there in the middle of open flooded field. I could just spot it from the car while driving. In fact, I spotted a female sitting on the nest laying eggs while I was driving! Don't ask if I'm a good driver.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male <b>Greater Painted-snipe</b> sitting on a nest</td></tr>
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Because I used a hide, the birds were pretty much relaxed and I could get photos of them in different actions. Too bad, the female never showed up around the nests again after finishing her job, which was to lay the eggs, and I only observed that from my car from the distance.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beautiful female taken early in the morning from my car window.<br />
Original image is very dark and this one is heavily cropped.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's one of the most difficult birds to take photos for me.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Male bird sitting on a nest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slowly wading through the water. Why?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another male bird has trespassed its territory!<br />
They briefly engaged in a fight before the visitor fled away.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Resting and yawning</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Slowly creeping back to the nest</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It circled around before actually walking up to the nest, what a tricky bird.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Is it safe?"</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"OK, safe enough. I'll walk up the nest."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It could sit like this for several hours then take a walk for about 10-15 minutes and come back.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sometimes incubating can be so boring.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was taken after I packed up my stuff and was walking back to my car.<br />
The owner of the nest was trying its best to camouflage.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"I bet no one sees me."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then I walked pass another nest and saw this.</td></tr>
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But in the end, it was an extremely sad story. I drove back to check the nests one evening and saw a farmer ploughing the whole field where nests were. I was completely stunned. My hope was to observe these nests and see small chicks growing up after the parents. Instead, all the 9 chicks never had a chance to see the world. What made it even more dramatic was a lone male bird which kept coming back to the area where the nest used to be, but was then turned into just a chunk of mud. How many times these birds had to nest and fail, I wonder.</div>
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