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   It's bird time in Thailand again. Just getting started now, but the difference when I went out last Sunday was already very pronounced, although after the rains there's a lot of greenery in the way. I tried out my new 70-400. A little slow compared to the 300/4 but very sure. 

Parakeet (I cannot find this one in my bird book - anyone recognise it? Could possibly be an import as this is shot near to Bangkok. Eyes don't seem to match any of the Thai parakeets I can find, and neither male nor female have any significant colour on the head except for the yellow/green neck ring being more pronounced on some (the male?). Ring-necked? But none of the group had pink colourations that I could see.

Coucal after a bath

Edited by maewpa - 07 November 2009 at 16:52

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maewpa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Alpha Eyes group Joined: 27 October 2007 Country: United Kingdom Location: Thailand Status: Offline Posts: 7218	Posted: 07 November 2009 at 05:40
	It's bird time in Thailand again. Just getting started now, but the difference when I went out last Sunday was already very pronounced, although after the rains there's a lot of greenery in the way. I tried out my new 70-400. A little slow compared to the 300/4 but very sure. Parakeet (I cannot find this one in my bird book - anyone recognise it? Could possibly be an import as this is shot near to Bangkok. Eyes don't seem to match any of the Thai parakeets I can find, and neither male nor female have any significant colour on the head except for the yellow/green neck ring being more pronounced on some (the male?). Ring-necked? But none of the group had pink colourations that I could see. Coucal after a bath Edited by maewpa - 07 November 2009 at 16:52
	Paul aka maewpa



al_1571 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 29 December 2006 Country: United States Location: United States Status: Offline Posts: 172	Posted: 07 November 2009 at 17:50
	Shot with A700, Big Beercan and HVL-36AM. C&C always appreciated. Snowy Egret #'s 1 & 2 Bonaparte's Gull Greater Yellowlegs Gull over Greater Yellowlegs
	My Flickr Page Sony A700 Maxxum 50 @ 1.7 Tamron 28-75 XR Di Beercan, Sigma 150-500 DG HSM

learningbokeh Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 29 July 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Posts: 362	Posted: 07 November 2009 at 20:16
	1. Lunch Time 2. Cattle Egret 3. You lookin' at me?

al_1571 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 29 December 2006 Country: United States Location: United States Status: Offline Posts: 172	Posted: 07 November 2009 at 20:38
	Numbers 2 & 3 are wild. Excellent work!
	My Flickr Page Sony A700 Maxxum 50 @ 1.7 Tamron 28-75 XR Di Beercan, Sigma 150-500 DG HSM

ar-wis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 08 May 2009 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Posts: 27	Posted: 07 November 2009 at 20:42
	A few birds I shot a while ago... I really don't have any idea's about their names, so I can't give them.. Both shot with A100 & Sigma 70-300 APO 1. 2. I'm ignoring you.. Edited by ar-wis - 07 November 2009 at 20:46

rovhazman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Knowledge Base Coordinator Joined: 11 January 2008 Country: Portugal Location: Lisbon Status: Offline Posts: 9083	Posted: 07 November 2009 at 21:34
	Great thread, as usual. I am still amazed from the Jacanas . Today I managed to scare all the birds with my lens. They all flew as soon as I pointed at them... Here are few examples: Sony A700 + Sony 300mm f/2.8 + 1.4xTC \| f/4 \| 1/320sec \| ISO 320 Sony A700 + Sony 300mm f/2.8 + 1.4xTC \| f/4 \| 1/1000sec \| ISO 320 But luckily, my friend the Great Blue Heron is always happy to pose for me... Sony A700 + Sony 300mm f/2.8 + 1.4xTC \| f/4 \| 1/800sec \| ISO 320 Sony A700 + Sony 300mm f/2.8 + 1.4xTC \| f/4.5 \| 1/250sec \| ISO 320
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Pavel Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 April 2007 Country: Czech Republic Location: The Hague Status: Offline Posts: 2597	Posted: 07 November 2009 at 21:59
	All with A-900 + M600 f/4 HS G
	A-900+VG;16f/2.8fish;50f/1.4,Sig20f/1.8;Tammy 90f/2.8;Sony135STF;M200f/2.8HS;M 200 f/4 Macro;M 300f/4HS;Sony500f/8reflex;M600 f/4HS;M3x1xmacro;16-35CZ;24-70CZ;70-200SSM;70-400SSM;1.4xTc;2xTc

punkskaphil Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 18 July 2006 Country: United Kingdom Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Posts: 410	Posted: 08 November 2009 at 20:17
	@ar-wis: Great shots there. I think #1 is a young Pygmy Owl. I should know for sure because owls are normally my strong-point, but I'm not totally certain of this one. #2 is a bee-eater - I think probably the Green Bee-eater. Where did you find them?
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momech Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 August 2006 Country: United States Location: United States Status: Offline Posts: 2934	Posted: 09 November 2009 at 04:17
	Red head ducks "blast off". Wish I'd had a WA, there were several thousand of them. There were spooked by a pair of northern harriers. Black crowned night heron fly-by Northern shrike in the rain Edited by momech - 09 November 2009 at 04:23

PWhite214 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 February 2009 Country: United States Location: Houston Status: Offline Posts: 302	Posted: 09 November 2009 at 04:27
	Such wonderful photos on this thread. I learn from all of you. American Oystercatcher Phil
	Sony A700,Sony A77, Maxxum 7, Dynax 9, mostly Minolta lenses some Sigma lenses.

rovhazman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Knowledge Base Coordinator Joined: 11 January 2008 Country: Portugal Location: Lisbon Status: Offline Posts: 9083	Posted: 09 November 2009 at 04:28
	momech - I like the ducks! (and all the other as well...)
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H3 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 26 May 2009 Country: United States Location: United States Status: Offline Posts: 131	Posted: 09 November 2009 at 06:16
	I took this one in Iraq with a Sony DSC-R1 (before I bought my A700).
	V/R Kevin

Brandy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 02 October 2008 Country: Australia Location: Melbourne Status: Offline Posts: 2421	Posted: 09 November 2009 at 07:36
	Pacific Gull fly by. Cheers Brandy.
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ar-wis Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 08 May 2009 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Posts: 27	Posted: 09 November 2009 at 10:24
	Thanks Punkskaphil, I found them both in Malawi. The owl in the Liwonde National Park and the bee-eater in some small wildlife reserve in the South of Malawi (forgot the name of that park).