Birding Wildlife Travel Asia
How many species of bee-eaters are in Singapore? I began photographing bee-eaters with my film camera 30 years ago. My journey of discovery and learning started in Singapore, then in peninsular Malaysia, and Thailand. Bee-eaters are beautiful birds. They have long, curved, narrow bills, slender bodies, and long pointed wings. There are 24 species around... Continue Reading →
Exploring Barbets: Species in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand Barbets, Order: Piciformes, Family: Capitonidae I was fascinated by the beautiful red crown of the coppersmith barbets when I first saw the bird picking on berries, at eye level 20 years ago, while crossing the overhead bridge at Bukit Timah Road in Singapore. Thanks to Tou Jing... Continue Reading →
Bird Watching in Hat Yai, southern Thailand The southern city of Hat Yai is renowned for shopping, food, entertainment, and more. We spent a morning at Tone Nga Chang Wildlife Sanctuary, west of Hat Yai, to explore the local birding experience in Tuk Tuk with fellow resident bird watchers after our trip to Hala Bala... Continue Reading →
Birding southern Thailand, Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
Birding southern Thailand, Bang Lang National Park | Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary After breakfast, a 4-hour van ride from Hala Bala Wildlife Reserve took us to Bang Lang National Park in southern Thailand through a hilly and winding country road to reach Kampong Chulanporn 9. When we got to the destination, it was time for... Continue Reading →
Bird Hides - Kaeng krachan National Park Thailand Kaeng Krachan National Park in Thailand is the largest national park and an excellent place for birding. In 2008, a conservation project convinced the poachers to convert the water holes for hunting birds for food into bird hides outside the park. Poachers were skeptical why anyone would... Continue Reading →
Birding Trip Kaeng Krachan National Park, Thailand
Grey-headed Woodpecker, Streak-breasted Woodpecker, and Laced Woodpecker are three similar-looking woodpeckers but of different species. Can you spot the difference? Grey-headed has unmarked olive-green underparts. The Streak-breasted Woodpecker has a blackish moustache that is usually less bold, a greener streaked throat distinguished by greener throat which is often streaked, greener breast with bold whitish scaling.... Continue Reading →
Asian Emerald Cuckoos in Bangkok. Bird watching in Thailand.
Birding Khao Yai National Park Thailand It was 43 ° C in Bangkok under the direct sun and 38 °C under the shade. Nomatter how you look at it, it was very HOT. It was time to escape the heat to the cooler 20 degree mountain air, Khao Yai National Park for birding. The last time I stepped... Continue Reading →
Whistling-Thrushes in Borneo, India, Malaysia, Thailand & Sri Lanka| Birding in Asia
The park ranger found a chick on the road to the camp and rescued it. It must have dropped from the nest. The ranger fed the bird and left it on the branch near the canteen at kaeng Krachan National park at the Bang Krang Camp. A day later, wonderful things happened. The parents responded... Continue Reading →
Canon EOS 7D Mark II ( APSC) and EOS 5D Mark III (Full frame) comparison - Bird Photography in Rainforest in 2015. I recently took a new Canon 7D Mark II and my old 5D III to Thailand. After a quick calibration and customization on the Canon EOS 7D Mark II, I took both cameras into... Continue Reading →
Cherry Blossom, Birding in Doi Inthanon, Doi Lang, Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park, Northern Thailand near Chiang Mai. From the highest peak in Thailand at Doi Inthanon (2565m), we traveled along the border of Thailand and Myanmar along Doi Lang and Doi Pha Hom Pok National Park in search of mountain birds. The weather... Continue Reading →
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