Harriers show

The breathtaking scene we had during the Thai trip was on the penultimate evening. We were taken to a simple hide made of reeds by a lake.  I thought it was much better than a wooden steady hide because we could open watching holes anywhere on the wall of reed according to the number of people and the hight we prefer. The wholes can be closed easily by putting the reeds together.

We waited as it got darker. 



マダラチュウヒ
Suddenly, a Pied Harrier came and sat on the ground in front of us.   A stunning male!  I started sketching him through the spotting scope.    

Then I noticed that there were a female and a male sitting close to each other a bit further a head.  I started sketching them, too, not realising what was happening.  



When I looked up with naked eye, I was astonished!  There were not just one or two pied harriers but more than 40 of them!  Mostly male pied harriers and several female and a few Eastern Marsh Harriers.  
I'd never imagined to see so many harriers at once.



クロノビタキ（Pied Bushchat)



キバラクロシメ♀（Spot-winged Grosbeak）
We went to Nam pu roon, a hot spring, where a geyser moistens trees with salty water. Birds such as this Spot-winged Grosbeak comes to the trees to lick the salt.  



カンムリオウチュウ（Hair-crested Drongo）



ムネアカノゴマ（Firethroat）
個人が作っている自然保護区を訪れた。葦原、林の中を遊歩道が続いていて、点々と鳥の名前がついたハイドがある。オーナーはイギリスの保護区を見てきた人だなと直感。そんな保護区に、タイでは珍しいムネアカノゴマが越冬していた。繁殖期には喉が真っ赤になる鳥だが、冬羽なのでスレート色の背中に茶色いお腹。



Two purple birds together! Purple Heron and Purple Swamphens.



セイケイ



Little Pratincoles at Mae Nam Khong. （ヒメツバメチドリ）



カタグロツメバゲリ（River Lapwing）

This is the end of my Thai birds' posts!