Ban Krang camp Diary - ch.7 Dusky Broadbill - great parents

ch.7  Dusky Broadbill by Dome  -Pran-Fun-Num-Nom-

    My Bang Krang Birds Index...

    In May, there are a lot of butterflies🦋 in Ban Krang. Ban Krang officer does not allow to drive a car🚜 inside. While I was walking, I saw the nest above the way. I looked around the nest and saw a black bird on a tree not far from the nest. It seems the bird took a look at the nest from time to time. I thought there were kids in the nest. I checked it out with my camera. Surely, it was a dusky broadbill🐦.

    Suddenly, it started to rain. I was hurrying to move to a place where I would get less wet. The bird also moved to another tree around there. I thought it looked like me to stay away from the rain. The rain became heavy. The bird was still there and still looked at its nest. It's a very good parent, right? 

    Dusky Broadbill has a big red bill, a black body, and its neck is yellow. I think it is the biggest broadbill. It shares work, one of these takes the food, and the other takes care of the nest. They are good parents. It's time to snap a picture. Shep...shep...shep...

Dusky broadbill(นกพญาปากกว้างดำ)

Dusky in the rain

Ban Krang camp Diary - ch.6 Blue-bearded Bee-eater

 ch.6  Blue-bearded Bee-eater by Dome  -Pran-Fun-Num-Nom-

    My Bang Krang Birds Index...

    It's almost sunset time🌄. Not only birds but also me had to go home🏡. Without the sunlight, it's quite difficult to watch birds and we might see some wild animals 🐆🐅🐍🐘🐯 instead.  It's also the rule of the National Park to get out before 6.00 p.m. 

   On the way to drive down the mountain🚗⛰, I plan to watch birds on the way till the end of Kaeng Krachan national park. I opened the windshield for the chill air to find some birds. LOOK! What's that bird? It's on the top of a tree🌳. The tree was not far from my car, but it was so high. I use my camera 📷 to zoom it.

  What I see was the green body and its beard was blue, I was sure it was the Blue-bearded Bee-eater. I noticed it flew to catch insects🐛🐜🐝🐞 and then back to the same location that I found many times.  I pressed the shutter from the car because I was afraid it would disappear. 

Shep shep shep shep…. It’s a non-stop shutter sound from my camera again.

Blue-bearded Bee-eater(นกจาบคาเคราน้ำเงิน)

Ban Krang camp Diary - ch.5 Banded Kingfisher

 ch.5   Banded Kingfisher by Dome  -Pran-Fun-Num-Nom-

    My Bang Krang Birds Index...

    Banded Kingfisher is found by listening to the sound or watching the bird's nest. I found it by watching the bird's nest. I walked the nature trail with my camera and my tripod. It was not far from the entrance. Then, I saw 7-8 people with big cameras. I was pretty sure that they were waiting for birds. Their telephoto lens told me that they were birders. 

    Suddenly, I stopped walking. For me, it wasn't difficult to locate the birds because I followed the direction from those lens.   YES!!! It was the Banded Kingfisher's nest. It looked like soil on the tree, but it was an anthill. All birders including me should stay away from its nest. Otherwise, the birds would not come to the nest and might leave their nest. After that, I put the camera on the tripod. Then I wait, wait, and wait.

    Look! I saw a bird with a long red bill. It might come from the Kingfisher family. Also, it had blue and black stripes. It's a male Banded Kingfisher. Oh! Its head looked like a crown. Wow! Its crown can move. Shep shep shep shep…. It’s a non-stop shutter sound from all cameras.

 

Banded Kingfisher (นกกระเต็นลาย)

Its NEST

  However, I haven't found a female one. It has brown and black stripes.