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<span style="font-size: large;">Due to some technical problem, my account has been turned down and caused the temporary disappearance of both of my blogs. I decided, however, to migrate to a new site, merging both photography and artworks altogether. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please visit my new site here </span><a href="http://ayuwat.blogspot.com/"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">ayuwat.blogspot.com</span></i></b></a></div>
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</div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013548319756273290.post-53685056996082074852012-02-17T18:19:00.017+09:002012-02-17T18:58:50.988+09:00In The River<div style="text-align: justify;">Few weeks ago as I was walking along the Spa Beach, I spotted an eclipse male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Red-breasted Merganser</span> (<i>Mergus serrator</i>) feeding along the shoreline. Its eyes seemed to be infected and the eyelids were swollen. I took a few snapshots before it flew out towards the sea. The next day, I found the same bird feeding in the small river near my dorm along with an <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eastern Great</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Little Egret</span>. It seemed to be very healthy and active despite its swollen eyelids. This time it wasn't as wary as when I saw it at the beach and I could take photos of it easily from the bridge.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmxDNSRE0d9tNdWDIcuV2703cUhKMMkgo8-srDqKV6olxtHQ4EurGj44lVSSnR9Xei4fsObOo4YWef_yzt0kOQMl1eeGiH4JhNf5C1PbU6bkc5E_M7Xucp0o1xmkdPaD2S3SqcRovYAJA/s1600/IMG_0307.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmxDNSRE0d9tNdWDIcuV2703cUhKMMkgo8-srDqKV6olxtHQ4EurGj44lVSSnR9Xei4fsObOo4YWef_yzt0kOQMl1eeGiH4JhNf5C1PbU6bkc5E_M7Xucp0o1xmkdPaD2S3SqcRovYAJA/s1600/IMG_0307.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710033107391845122" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5QFxNx_kVVKhLrqhk1lguPAT95fuxmrd7xcItAo1Jtne4tDF4WT3gQHZYCjiqvbpofcL_AKMHwozht3JFttSYExdFAkEf1W6jvZqcuHNJ9iL4O9iWiDTCIqy1zXMPkCyuAb9L7Cf_Z4Jk/s1600/IMG_0085.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTVwagZr3HrM5wL4x42BfU5dRzmucjWKxzJuE88kjgnmIHBEslPSThq5rzwoiSdSy_3q9Qc-77a2wWm5oZLw1zoqsZ8SSS6UPmeAwlIGPE3F9oio7v6lk9ZOMKGCXG69jljwofm9Lk1yOu/s1600/IMG_0052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710034262687397586" border="0" /></a>It was feeding in the shallow area, chasing schools of fish around in circles attracting the Little and Great Egret to come and take the opportunities. I was quite amazed how it could still manage to catch the fish even with those infected eyes. It was quite entertaining watching it feeding in the river. Even though it didn't care much about my existence because I was sitting very still, whenever someone came walking by, it swam out towards the sea but always came back within a few minutes. I could identify it as an eclipse male because it already showed a few breeding feathers on its flanks.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17z9Gf9_wdVP46bgNZl-xdudHZniJ8M8HAF28V8OukcFJff7a1h7kIG-vARErkge7Aui_PsTklDnrfL-ZB4LzWhyphenhyphenB8fO8E3ebvixkoyz-tiAPdA2ymRyqLdgrSROZmqx-gc5TbJno6MqT/s1600/IMG_0223.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17z9Gf9_wdVP46bgNZl-xdudHZniJ8M8HAF28V8OukcFJff7a1h7kIG-vARErkge7Aui_PsTklDnrfL-ZB4LzWhyphenhyphenB8fO8E3ebvixkoyz-tiAPdA2ymRyqLdgrSROZmqx-gc5TbJno6MqT/s1600/IMG_0223.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710035395303707362" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6RIRJLGcHAP-hjudZGtBHpJi_h40IikkdAoHeSI0sbtu-80BtkFcIO0NJbw3Qkos2HyRvtG4ZWeNqqnIhPjxV4RneUyFKT6ed4FxR4_4XhMnUjY8-BSycqtHCE8imlj_tAfQqLDpnEzRq/s1600/IMG_0233.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6RIRJLGcHAP-hjudZGtBHpJi_h40IikkdAoHeSI0sbtu-80BtkFcIO0NJbw3Qkos2HyRvtG4ZWeNqqnIhPjxV4RneUyFKT6ed4FxR4_4XhMnUjY8-BSycqtHCE8imlj_tAfQqLDpnEzRq/s320/IMG_0233.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710035557332133154" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGAc1vqRVgA3YfbnoNazbqUI-EPqD46NV-Toivh4u2spUydVF1V0KE8EJBVl2K2DgKHWUeZwwNfDGPOQxEV36-hfeHiEje4qMHvvB-8thG23gRaaM7M-0tk8__OKHM6EpxSXjyN3JTkGk/s1600/IMG_0234.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpGAc1vqRVgA3YfbnoNazbqUI-EPqD46NV-Toivh4u2spUydVF1V0KE8EJBVl2K2DgKHWUeZwwNfDGPOQxEV36-hfeHiEje4qMHvvB-8thG23gRaaM7M-0tk8__OKHM6EpxSXjyN3JTkGk/s320/IMG_0234.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710035559224000482" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Diving <span style="font-weight: bold;">Red-breasted Merganser</span> (<i>Mergus serrator</i>)<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIcXW13hP9njhcUcwCmZ-7gYrrR6fGzT9fnQzEHSGFZtE9x17Y1SneCipHEGW6bMv2yuU_04nJNf1disJ5s7Y22RZsqJ-VqYu-ocisdqWbUy-cxLfivxfzFvrw6eOVgOjLG5hc1FU7VYYo/s1600/IMG_0299.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 432px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIcXW13hP9njhcUcwCmZ-7gYrrR6fGzT9fnQzEHSGFZtE9x17Y1SneCipHEGW6bMv2yuU_04nJNf1disJ5s7Y22RZsqJ-VqYu-ocisdqWbUy-cxLfivxfzFvrw6eOVgOjLG5hc1FU7VYYo/s1600/IMG_0299.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710036292557545314" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rT-syN0x43xlR57ihNj_svVPEFbxM4vIwWbg-VPczDoa1KUWvQzwC04mIECm0Zb_DijnoVTc0UmFylUDQ6uBGoq97VTcqdWq45p0YEV3NccNWHGU9kk4VMBkmzw_IXoaGpOoQhOi0j9h/s1600/IMG_0315.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 432px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9rT-syN0x43xlR57ihNj_svVPEFbxM4vIwWbg-VPczDoa1KUWvQzwC04mIECm0Zb_DijnoVTc0UmFylUDQ6uBGoq97VTcqdWq45p0YEV3NccNWHGU9kk4VMBkmzw_IXoaGpOoQhOi0j9h/s1600/IMG_0315.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710036297196233330" border="0" /></a><br />Non-breeding <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eastern Great Egret</span> (<i>Casmerodius modesta</i>) and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Little Egret</span> (<i>Egretta garzetta</i>)<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Apart from the 3 species, there was a small number of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Black-headed Gulls</span> (<i>Larus ridibundus</i>) swimming in the river. While flock of approximately 700 birds was also seen flying around and resting in the sea near Spa Beach as well. Normally I don't feel like taking photos of these gulls anymore, but the reflection on the water surface was just so pretty that I couldn't help but taking photos of them swimming around and also while some of them were landing. I just love the shutter speeds that I got. Even with ISO200, I could get the shutter speed as fast as 1/2000sec! I <span style="font-style: italic;">love</span> the light in Japan!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-XEL0krteZWlxnWZIWmmmbqPxDO1ufiiXohlzl5zR7aeNsfDxvBlQhXCkwdLxzlHUN5jZRQg4HHKzufu44vsyz3SQLCkDT_9J8RJK7gYH9MZWjXtOAWjpg-sn6epVFudnyRrbmkB9Eysd/s1600/IMG_6330.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-XEL0krteZWlxnWZIWmmmbqPxDO1ufiiXohlzl5zR7aeNsfDxvBlQhXCkwdLxzlHUN5jZRQg4HHKzufu44vsyz3SQLCkDT_9J8RJK7gYH9MZWjXtOAWjpg-sn6epVFudnyRrbmkB9Eysd/s1600/IMG_6330.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710039111385965458" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN75Ak5Gb4fVQC2bKtEbYQCxb8u8DfN5ZwC3swJMl4wvnYHgQWhvVhb4wOMHRbJmGYvNjNSMt6_NPmjDVrAFiKTjViBW_IHxQ8epMTaGbDkUQVETHWu8mUofaZuPxpkMPqzyRPQLcuUB96/s1600/IMG_6334.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN75Ak5Gb4fVQC2bKtEbYQCxb8u8DfN5ZwC3swJMl4wvnYHgQWhvVhb4wOMHRbJmGYvNjNSMt6_NPmjDVrAFiKTjViBW_IHxQ8epMTaGbDkUQVETHWu8mUofaZuPxpkMPqzyRPQLcuUB96/s320/IMG_6334.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710039289283583362" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTYJjXWsEEs_2Z1mHyQOna6_X4VddzqangaS3q7xEiAnjmASRGqdsh7k9KH53XR_y8SV4tGYrhdHhecVsM2HAVRVtcYDx_Djt0nlSqHaX6EoIYgH9PwSe4g1_flzKT6NoYqddOD5OwRFR/s1600/IMG_6339.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTYJjXWsEEs_2Z1mHyQOna6_X4VddzqangaS3q7xEiAnjmASRGqdsh7k9KH53XR_y8SV4tGYrhdHhecVsM2HAVRVtcYDx_Djt0nlSqHaX6EoIYgH9PwSe4g1_flzKT6NoYqddOD5OwRFR/s320/IMG_6339.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710039289918803762" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Non-breeding <span style="font-weight: bold;">Black-headed Gull</span> (<i>Larus ridibundus</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplkBso8uucfFu388HreW3tjDxXjBTYSjtaks-x6a3Haz5sGz3fs1v0DmpSa2PjXCwzMt0ULw-0NzfFiaE2HQecuejIIZnuHAaoLfwfP5BBe556MvrqaNXHgHaSF45rY3c12sYoHIcG1p7/s1600/IMG_7180.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplkBso8uucfFu388HreW3tjDxXjBTYSjtaks-x6a3Haz5sGz3fs1v0DmpSa2PjXCwzMt0ULw-0NzfFiaE2HQecuejIIZnuHAaoLfwfP5BBe556MvrqaNXHgHaSF45rY3c12sYoHIcG1p7/s1600/IMG_7180.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710039583279893026" border="0" /></a>Part of the c. 700 flock of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Black-headed Gulls</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMXZ1FjVcUiZyu33U29q19TiieLzakMIATeIYuEWYAxeY9CCQNlrUveq0k0UK5umlgCBjQm_7MkiGbDAI_frUaeakigOkMkFL-2LTwW04AwOcgZ_cF1FVQ48U02j5Gav1jTlFESVdGLKb/s1600/IMG_6945.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGMXZ1FjVcUiZyu33U29q19TiieLzakMIATeIYuEWYAxeY9CCQNlrUveq0k0UK5umlgCBjQm_7MkiGbDAI_frUaeakigOkMkFL-2LTwW04AwOcgZ_cF1FVQ48U02j5Gav1jTlFESVdGLKb/s1600/IMG_6945.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710040053304312626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Great Cormorants</span> (<i>Phalacrocorax carbo</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZ773kWjo5rR1NGfr8E12UvwkBIjrlehz2lOV0nUGBjeLRr767FwvvC24e02IrizU8j4_d5RweK2x9Q5cVYX2bWOKk2LEdVQ6DDLZwAzKtb6BUsFfm2nrxYF0bnEy2oGQDeIDGhDakuRR/s1600/IMG_9929.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAZ773kWjo5rR1NGfr8E12UvwkBIjrlehz2lOV0nUGBjeLRr767FwvvC24e02IrizU8j4_d5RweK2x9Q5cVYX2bWOKk2LEdVQ6DDLZwAzKtb6BUsFfm2nrxYF0bnEy2oGQDeIDGhDakuRR/s1600/IMG_9929.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710040293664853490" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNuItdTE0e1rwGvfZU0HCr_iHleNaSUn2Ltfd2ih4W9JBIdx-Ya4JT3mhAqBzTptxV5vz5SIE5QjbZDXH3vmazLlaTb2nlmdX6lm3LSDVuYOsQz8nhjYc3c-8p-VSArVAauW6ziJT8leD/s1600/IMG_9914.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNuItdTE0e1rwGvfZU0HCr_iHleNaSUn2Ltfd2ih4W9JBIdx-Ya4JT3mhAqBzTptxV5vz5SIE5QjbZDXH3vmazLlaTb2nlmdX6lm3LSDVuYOsQz8nhjYc3c-8p-VSArVAauW6ziJT8leD/s320/IMG_9914.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710040686411025538" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfCOaZ-MT9-FI9nayDztbBClAwNoCRpqratJt8y9lV-rrxr_xh4uUJFFsm9x3tuPQjBHeV4tAa1q6tshLXcVWrbfSATMiRFZdh9OmhpeVSo0oSQ-_awvP5WNj3PsseSUFWTZrEOrBJMQk/s1600/IMG_6284.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfCOaZ-MT9-FI9nayDztbBClAwNoCRpqratJt8y9lV-rrxr_xh4uUJFFsm9x3tuPQjBHeV4tAa1q6tshLXcVWrbfSATMiRFZdh9OmhpeVSo0oSQ-_awvP5WNj3PsseSUFWTZrEOrBJMQk/s320/IMG_6284.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710040683227901154" border="0" /></a><br />Male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Osprey</span> (<i>Pandion haliaetus</i>)<br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;">Recently there has been a flock of about 70 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Great Cormorants</span> (<i>Phalacrocorax carbo</i>) residing near my dorm. Few weeks ago when I took these photos, most of them still had black head. Yesterday, I saw the flock again and was surprised to find how many birds have moulted into breeding plumage with smart whitish head. I've never taken any decent shot of the cormorants in breeding plumage before. Maybe I would have to try taking their photos soon. Hopefully they will come closer to the shore some day.<br /></div></div> </div></div> </div></div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013548319756273290.post-22982069427609741532012-02-15T00:50:00.019+09:002012-02-17T04:28:59.475+09:00White Beppu<div style="text-align: justify;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuqh6QC36twE7n443P0fyqBDY8Yne2sIBku90LE2vUKlwloFUPBzYw4Bk6nq8WNmLj5NRGg15nS0JHrh1FlLTDR6QdXuOAgtD-mBDLWEtLZ1cs9z3T70ZGDBm5vndcXqRMcmuojPYrbUj/s1600/IMG_1546.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 367px; height: 550px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOuqh6QC36twE7n443P0fyqBDY8Yne2sIBku90LE2vUKlwloFUPBzYw4Bk6nq8WNmLj5NRGg15nS0JHrh1FlLTDR6QdXuOAgtD-mBDLWEtLZ1cs9z3T70ZGDBm5vndcXqRMcmuojPYrbUj/s1600/IMG_1546.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709020963051152722" border="0" /></a>I haven't been to Mt. Tsurumi since last year's February. Exactly one year has passed and I finally went up there again with two of my friends to take photos of the snowy Beppu on last Thursday. The night before that we saw a minor blizzard hitting the city, so we planned to go up on the mountain on the next morning in hope of seeing some spectacular wintery landscape, and so we did. The scenery at the top of the mountain was just mind blowing. Everything was white. I kept telling my friends how it reminded me of Hokkaido. There were many other groups of photographers as well. Most of them were old people with some <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> nice cameras. I saw exactly 0 bird but it didn't matter since I was too busy taking photos of the gorgeous landscape. Here I share some of the shots that I took and hope that all of you will enjoy!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeAeUX4dzh18UXp6RPTbTSEJUbqmMdDuEsyslGnvuKELYoZCIXa3B2SlvH8uybunjbJZDTx7vbSQRydpPjbHh5etLZxDJCP5IoH7Mdl_i9Zn55qZouHz1MDUiCGkoEdC9O4xt_wwFUn-sF/s1600/IMG_1559.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeAeUX4dzh18UXp6RPTbTSEJUbqmMdDuEsyslGnvuKELYoZCIXa3B2SlvH8uybunjbJZDTx7vbSQRydpPjbHh5etLZxDJCP5IoH7Mdl_i9Zn55qZouHz1MDUiCGkoEdC9O4xt_wwFUn-sF/s1600/IMG_1559.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709024692451905650" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHhOWG5lKmwqxxim3vC_IIl5-WUM1lQE6wbBhzqrTVX4TTZB3xrKCMjStSaGrPf5x1D_xwSF00NsJMSj_yb-Jm29VyIKFjLahTB4uB3JJqiYs2UWfz1IhLjUJFZpg1HDsHJkbfTzvrXcI_/s1600/IMG_1502.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHhOWG5lKmwqxxim3vC_IIl5-WUM1lQE6wbBhzqrTVX4TTZB3xrKCMjStSaGrPf5x1D_xwSF00NsJMSj_yb-Jm29VyIKFjLahTB4uB3JJqiYs2UWfz1IhLjUJFZpg1HDsHJkbfTzvrXcI_/s320/IMG_1502.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709025018629551202" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kaXEDIzz0FZ5bvhQEWUtcd3QIhs2bEjaQ7B0NsZnH9Ozd-XqgRu0FjWrCjnI2zqpa5iF4y1VkCPdGR_4P_D9fK1ezG0vB2WvjGnW7n1JmnB3HZCQhHxq9BahhAN04UpmKZ3Q8LilPklL/s1600/IMG_1512.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kaXEDIzz0FZ5bvhQEWUtcd3QIhs2bEjaQ7B0NsZnH9Ozd-XqgRu0FjWrCjnI2zqpa5iF4y1VkCPdGR_4P_D9fK1ezG0vB2WvjGnW7n1JmnB3HZCQhHxq9BahhAN04UpmKZ3Q8LilPklL/s320/IMG_1512.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709025020919695538" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A view from the top of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mt. Tsurumi</span><br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKRXlf9NanT8A0JZYqM2ztX_dmDKiIFriD-P_fbUtVHP2e0ByAkafdttfKtWZS9DqpzYWVIN42pkyyYdFRuqVLOxFoWFOKH-WcJ1Xms9N5M6JWZeid8tl9leN_QgWk0hOa6RlUpCKSF82/s1600/IMG_1634.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKRXlf9NanT8A0JZYqM2ztX_dmDKiIFriD-P_fbUtVHP2e0ByAkafdttfKtWZS9DqpzYWVIN42pkyyYdFRuqVLOxFoWFOKH-WcJ1Xms9N5M6JWZeid8tl9leN_QgWk0hOa6RlUpCKSF82/s1600/IMG_1634.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709031298593204610" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWCwnOhhifd0oK5II_XnbHhS3sYojwHUo0rOR92j-YlyGtjU4y2xgYmAC7WgxiqTdN_fJBiSuvB7kGWZ-bPL2CQHaWrNlI4Tw_YLOYnrMCLciGYgKLarYTytNZFy4B-7d7wsytmndKqIK6/s1600/IMG_1635.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBnPsCrXFsJhYnWmbFzu66NvFK8guf6i8W13o5bw2R2VaaHgUwLqBA41ZCw_ET2MYoa5Yq0GmT4q5wN1t791SyWGr-5gbLA-zr-B4aKoy7XSfa2KQfQ8s8KOS0P-Z97YhKY9qPOBrDErkm/s200/IMG_1599.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709036212252411346" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Below is a panoramic view of the area behind the cable car station<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIu3HK7VWIUEwVxSdqmCH4V81hTxDoUWaQLmiYeE2IG8ykfdDrVJjSt9r1U0ueLH41WbLMV81ttK5LGFDSuKpEL0y8AMHVEVP0OkFkKhebFRN1bj62wgJSaTeDRwXWdIf7diGeSpgrDWPj/s1600/IMG_1444.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIu3HK7VWIUEwVxSdqmCH4V81hTxDoUWaQLmiYeE2IG8ykfdDrVJjSt9r1U0ueLH41WbLMV81ttK5LGFDSuKpEL0y8AMHVEVP0OkFkKhebFRN1bj62wgJSaTeDRwXWdIf7diGeSpgrDWPj/s1600/IMG_1444.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709037153007904914" border="0" /></a>The only bird that I could photograph on that day was surprisingly a female <span style="font-weight: bold;">White-backed Woodpecker</span> (<i>Dendrocopos leucotos namiyei</i>) that was found feeding in the park near the lower cable car station after I came down from the mountain top. I first heard its call coming from a distance. I later accidentally flushed the bird and it flew out to a nearby tree, but it was too difficult to get a decent shot as it was extremely shy. The only acceptable shot that I got is the one below. You can't even see its whole body. Hope I can get a better shot in the future.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAZnylxabRQJ18IV01-svMkGi95-Ps44NG8sJ07h6tgvzL9EOq3SrxDur93NUdeZO2jFR3BKFIQZd00hANcvbgvjNghwnz1lP2M2b_j-avH3c6wY3InAQ-4KwWL_0vSA33fI8CXabMRBF/s1600/IMG_1735.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAZnylxabRQJ18IV01-svMkGi95-Ps44NG8sJ07h6tgvzL9EOq3SrxDur93NUdeZO2jFR3BKFIQZd00hANcvbgvjNghwnz1lP2M2b_j-avH3c6wY3InAQ-4KwWL_0vSA33fI8CXabMRBF/s1600/IMG_1735.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5709038529636690722" border="0" /></a>Female <span style="font-weight: bold;">White-backed Woodpecker</span> (<i>Dendrocopos leucotos namiyei</i>)</div></div></div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013548319756273290.post-5978363086113950392012-02-10T14:16:00.017+09:002012-02-10T15:20:31.898+09:00Ono River<div style="text-align: justify;">Late December excited me with the discovery of a male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Scaly-sided Merganser</span> (<i>Mergus squamatus</i>) at Ono River. On January 29, I went there to look for the bird but failed to see it. The bird proved to be nomadic. It disappeared from the first location where it was found and was later spotted many kilometres upstream several days later. I followed the news with the help from other birdwatchers in Oita but still couldn't manage to see it. I failed twice and felt so discouraged that I stopped following it. Last month, the bird was spotted again with a female! The pair was found staying in a lake up on the mountain in Yufu city. The place seems to be accessible only by private cars, so I had no chance to see them. Anyway, this post is all about the other birds that I found and photographed during my visits to Ono River.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPolJrbhB59vNxsaQbwkIR0OABrdZTUtyBadwTfW2Iaxaj-hCGl8TE9U3gGzqtHnx3LoZqnBfKTk9uVNQ56hQkxRglcuS8wt0HYQufBORL1X-1Strzh1UWzOBQY3ueebFXx6JFL5QrsQLp/s1600/IMG_2823.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPolJrbhB59vNxsaQbwkIR0OABrdZTUtyBadwTfW2Iaxaj-hCGl8TE9U3gGzqtHnx3LoZqnBfKTk9uVNQ56hQkxRglcuS8wt0HYQufBORL1X-1Strzh1UWzOBQY3ueebFXx6JFL5QrsQLp/s1600/IMG_2823.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707374903326221618" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyE9xOA2jwZFq1rwSRQUIxV1kADYATR_P6pkAfCfekPf7Uy9EiPK5-QJfhXHqNo9ZHRyEqlcvg6Pr1l5F8EujdZiOprpIC8GOIu8eGT0kEUvG1saY21HIiXVTMuxv9L8zQq9d9uraGqSn/s1600/IMG_2822.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMyE9xOA2jwZFq1rwSRQUIxV1kADYATR_P6pkAfCfekPf7Uy9EiPK5-QJfhXHqNo9ZHRyEqlcvg6Pr1l5F8EujdZiOprpIC8GOIu8eGT0kEUvG1saY21HIiXVTMuxv9L8zQq9d9uraGqSn/s320/IMG_2822.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707375114323681394" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojkDERnYt_w3IPhtKSln7gH11pjUmkRFfhR5r5qvR7s1u4BNnMa1BHr8kYI1w3Gdi4LVg8nY4lirTiMnamA8QNzC0gUm3ZQJh6ZRQx6O-tSABuFhv6MAj-5X3YykTFb_W4YxpGhHZB5GA/s1600/IMG_2820.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiojkDERnYt_w3IPhtKSln7gH11pjUmkRFfhR5r5qvR7s1u4BNnMa1BHr8kYI1w3Gdi4LVg8nY4lirTiMnamA8QNzC0gUm3ZQJh6ZRQx6O-tSABuFhv6MAj-5X3YykTFb_W4YxpGhHZB5GA/s320/IMG_2820.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707375112213561250" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Probably non-breeding male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Long-billed Plover </span><span>(</span><i>Charadrius placidus</i><span>)</span><br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistt05m7XHqsooRGSyLBMZxtoLjl69LLNQqCVt7PP95ibGDaKZZ2w3VT4kFH4TY4YUnx8kYaXuJgqC9hICgiI6Am3Py3f49KZQDb35NoC1DN6lqbKiiWenblpzIHdQuN3HNasUuMYBzo1w/s1600/IMG_2804.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistt05m7XHqsooRGSyLBMZxtoLjl69LLNQqCVt7PP95ibGDaKZZ2w3VT4kFH4TY4YUnx8kYaXuJgqC9hICgiI6Am3Py3f49KZQDb35NoC1DN6lqbKiiWenblpzIHdQuN3HNasUuMYBzo1w/s1600/IMG_2804.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707375707825656098" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcSBiLTbNd2f-3CAqyHrYRWXSvFI6HF10wv7yknby4jV7sA65Tr2FjfI_ifgx6JtUsvlULHTnXSkCyP_2GkQGI2N63s3z_6zEBE6Kr7PQbGGzYxzxR2XtZ9xBC7GuE5eL1hzkgn_jJY5i/s1600/IMG_2834.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcSBiLTbNd2f-3CAqyHrYRWXSvFI6HF10wv7yknby4jV7sA65Tr2FjfI_ifgx6JtUsvlULHTnXSkCyP_2GkQGI2N63s3z_6zEBE6Kr7PQbGGzYxzxR2XtZ9xBC7GuE5eL1hzkgn_jJY5i/s320/IMG_2834.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707375932952597794" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSNDHHDWPVTBRJFJa-iGUOLc_2Gh9Gp0ihVyRXyU4FrZ0Y6txNxXpNoAuc4A0xM4B0lFWiFl584vzaml8fFw2ipzktQnvx2N-cUFuOLU6YdM_bNRBv2YJpj1A9qiPIdOihLwBCquwXj-Q/s1600/IMG_2817.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSNDHHDWPVTBRJFJa-iGUOLc_2Gh9Gp0ihVyRXyU4FrZ0Y6txNxXpNoAuc4A0xM4B0lFWiFl584vzaml8fFw2ipzktQnvx2N-cUFuOLU6YdM_bNRBv2YJpj1A9qiPIdOihLwBCquwXj-Q/s320/IMG_2817.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707375930773155586" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Probably a female bird<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ono River</span> (大野川) seemed to be a very good place to see <span style="font-weight: bold;">Long-billed Plovers </span><span>(</span><i>Charadrius placidus</i><span>). They were numerous along the rocky riverbanks in the area where I was looking for the merganser. Almost all of them were staying in pairs. I noticed that one of the birds in each pair would have more black on its face and breast band, and another one would have plainer face. I assumed that the darker one might be a male bird and another is a female. Even though they were numerous, it was really difficult to photograph them. They were shy and would normally fly away before I reached a certain range that is good enough for my lens. I finally found the trick that made me more successful in photographing these shy birds. I noticed that they would try to camouflage by lying low among the rocks when I walked with my back straight, but tended to fly away when I tried to approach by crawling towards them. This is quite opposite to most birds that feed on the ground, which tend to be less comfortable with any vertical matter than moves horizontally, i.e. human. So I tried walking indirectly towards them with my back straight and when I got to the acceptable distance, I would sit down and wait for the birds to rise up and move freely.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrMqL606DgQkJv7X2mF-lleLYlbdUxGmJfbEbR55bAsvKwABURlVZerjOzq4mKjLZGHZpiWJqS-TdBiUcabD8Jy_hITCgWAR8cnjyWsdMdnLGs_TPhahPraiDWVBSHZz1HLEXHlk1N0ZM/s1600/IMG_2733.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXrMqL606DgQkJv7X2mF-lleLYlbdUxGmJfbEbR55bAsvKwABURlVZerjOzq4mKjLZGHZpiWJqS-TdBiUcabD8Jy_hITCgWAR8cnjyWsdMdnLGs_TPhahPraiDWVBSHZz1HLEXHlk1N0ZM/s1600/IMG_2733.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707381485348781250" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAce1Rv4JKj7YW1YBSZBJtRbFhPQ6X3rtTS9rzS9ieF4Y-Qi8PKZOWqf3zZ6u5ut4lKMAM7xrxx5Q8Bn1H-EL-iQx4ovhtbeAEPOQ9zlQKlut6-brR6uNwSJokoprJAO-dMxis3btgE8FF/s1600/IMG_2739.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAce1Rv4JKj7YW1YBSZBJtRbFhPQ6X3rtTS9rzS9ieF4Y-Qi8PKZOWqf3zZ6u5ut4lKMAM7xrxx5Q8Bn1H-EL-iQx4ovhtbeAEPOQ9zlQKlut6-brR6uNwSJokoprJAO-dMxis3btgE8FF/s320/IMG_2739.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707381827918972130" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIm5kB4fyCW7H6JXcFYPcMY03JZy3ePmpai_1HdnKr0I2cC3NGJ5zDOIfFPsLk8pOfKjKexWqbWjcr-mQq7AJed31DT80lbt6VUSYCIHgHRuFGoFqtV29LXxDHxhMQz59Ed2ZQbcYn_iR/s1600/IMG_2792.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIm5kB4fyCW7H6JXcFYPcMY03JZy3ePmpai_1HdnKr0I2cC3NGJ5zDOIfFPsLk8pOfKjKexWqbWjcr-mQq7AJed31DT80lbt6VUSYCIHgHRuFGoFqtV29LXxDHxhMQz59Ed2ZQbcYn_iR/s320/IMG_2792.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707381821391869634" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">More individuals with blackish face and breast band<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwzAdkwaKTrAF1aZXjSj6mAgPGxMwIwFjjrOF2qV1-ldojbjrO3UiAMHJlV7-1htKvlbQl1dUCwmWJiyB0Ti_C9FwvPVB0X6xPR3wZk854hLT9MNYIHu742nWAXk20nyU0axzcBGfomD_/s1600/IMG_2747.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy5hudoJZSzi7dWzgviDU66YgS8mPN9R6c8roMMloBBOAgvaAf8tGJdWZjvOsfOQItRKHiUL_GLUVEsfe5zcrAtG3ngBWTJm-CIIixf85NbbXjYBwLo1mo7G2iW3GywCiNR_G0f4k7U5Ej/s200/IMG_2766.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707382643942974994" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Another bird that I tried to photograph while I was waiting for the merganser was the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Little Grebe</span> (<i>Tachybaptus ruficollis poggei</i>). There were about 3-5 pairs staying in the same area. Like the Long-billed Plovers, they were numerous but clearly moved in pairs. With a photography hide, I could take some photos of them in a close range since they tended to favour shallow water near the banks. I also noticed that one of the individuals in each pair would be slightly darker than another one as well. The darker individual would have darker brown cap and upperparts. These darker individuals might as well be the male birds.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLuibCrOK9S5MoUTJZl2iqrBS-_2IE8Uz41w6Xb3EezmBA7bbRNbeTOZqu8LimVfEvDE0JZ8HXe8tY-PbTZ0U4zwIjYD15kc8xhjcQ26Qnqte1u_79XihgT3cz4pu230auGrHDtOg5ksA/s1600/IMG_2683.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLuibCrOK9S5MoUTJZl2iqrBS-_2IE8Uz41w6Xb3EezmBA7bbRNbeTOZqu8LimVfEvDE0JZ8HXe8tY-PbTZ0U4zwIjYD15kc8xhjcQ26Qnqte1u_79XihgT3cz4pu230auGrHDtOg5ksA/s1600/IMG_2683.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707384482643414194" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFe0XiaRy514HPhGRVQVMxRNTtl3MEPiDHES3EsqwKFciPExx_XaFGl08L4cEWs2wmyJjyUZlYo4YNBngs9aMdKF2mUYTFY0UP0Vxg1HlbjH36c7ygeEB_QZJjIX4oXIqfg84GyKj-ctQQ/s1600/IMG_2689.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRCMuT2SXU0yjNNJztnImDTJBTqL4pbyefNlot7nOC1f8s4hFkECFhY-8zSAKIJVlN0KPztpnv9K8SyW4HaurH38tlWYfNZevGiZ8EeEsuqz5QBPXiZRoNhivWhz6E2nKvvarNNNcgW5tx/s1600/IMG_2705.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707385347010396002" border="0" /></a>A darker individual<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vos5wA00-bNc7k4l5aFOF9FRNiMxet9X9R5Kzb_fugdKze07nSOq0PvcnQR11JscNnsgEBuykV30G44fGAU3l76pFMiMOmo5dpE6wiRZyGn0b7TYDMhNDw6iK_2f8foalvWuFvKD4Nyc/s1600/IMG_2839.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vos5wA00-bNc7k4l5aFOF9FRNiMxet9X9R5Kzb_fugdKze07nSOq0PvcnQR11JscNnsgEBuykV30G44fGAU3l76pFMiMOmo5dpE6wiRZyGn0b7TYDMhNDw6iK_2f8foalvWuFvKD4Nyc/s1600/IMG_2839.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707385572448797826" border="0" /></a>A non-breeding <span style="font-weight: bold;">Little Egret </span>(<i>Egretta garzetta</i>)<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpge2Hl_KOHKCFRviJ_feu2A15vpIoD7hUAD160YcS9uvhGfld4LeIynerQlBzHKje3puotxy9AD07C1rAc8A-Kk6eTobcuAWG3yaYx3e7i35LFP9_PXHKfCOSnUBSnHPHKkyMUDtnwdf/s1600/IMG_2861.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_k6PZObuBOabrSUXgXUgrUdoYeYj_IzmtYofIvE_vPRwcTaevyrBAnMor1g3NO4ahGVTBIvLJz2ot3f1b71_PuWQBHOvyuX-cVBL_SjdAh6m_oaerqzQTFTKflySOKN-gzLTnzOQojra/s200/IMG_2898.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5707386106884507394" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Black-eared Kite</span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Milvus lineatus</span>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Apart from the Long-billed Plovers and Little Grebes, there were not so many other birds in the river. I feel like even Oita River seems to be a much better place for general birding. Birds in Ono River seemed to be much more wary and less numerous. Other birds found on my 2 visits included a Eurasian Sparrowhawk, an Osprey, Black-eared Kites, Little and Great Egrets, distant Mandarin and Falcated Ducks, a female Common Merganser, Great Cormorants and lots of Common Teals. The transportation fee is quite expensive, so I don't think that I'll make another visit to look for the Scaly-sided Merganser again. Hopefully, I'll be able to see it someday in the future before it becomes even more endangered than it is now.<br /></div></div> </div></div> </div></div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013548319756273290.post-54279772771646983892012-02-06T17:27:00.015+09:002012-02-06T18:54:54.024+09:00Great Crested Grebe Influx<div style="text-align: justify;">Few weeks ago, there was a<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Great Crested Grebe</span> (<i>Podiceps cristatus</i>) influx around my dorm. I once counted 26 birds in one group and there were also many others scattering in the sea and small ports. Most of them didn't let me get close as usual, but I found 1 individual in a small port in Kyomachi that was obliging enough for me to get some decent shots at close range. Several days later, the number of the individuals in that port increased to the maximum of 7 birds. However, all of them has recently disappeared from the port after the weather has worsened. I just hope that they'd come back again and stay until they fully moult into their beautiful breeding plumage.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzUfE6LSfVdbDYJ6JxzZ9NXrBr44Hj015zQ9LUBIWFzt062MiBrlxGyoexYVVhrpvNb18DPUqBZtLU7mUvWfI7ih8HdumTkDw3-SPumhcdBcGuXjORV8NyGYHysUp7JWazw1mbIozxHO2/s1600/IMG_7247.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzUfE6LSfVdbDYJ6JxzZ9NXrBr44Hj015zQ9LUBIWFzt062MiBrlxGyoexYVVhrpvNb18DPUqBZtLU7mUvWfI7ih8HdumTkDw3-SPumhcdBcGuXjORV8NyGYHysUp7JWazw1mbIozxHO2/s1600/IMG_7247.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705945167768410818" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFyJ79IZGhQAUwRU5B7DwvwYOldTxPmWDmurxXzehF9pas2XebZoLg4xg8DJ8TLDyCyY9pn6GLLlUv8NrCTaNoiOgxs5DZ7PoOuNAMNXcMcLXITy1BoYqfBYqFAAo609JnUrHtsOlDIjW/s1600/IMG_7236.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PoHMZGC5ZZq5sEHGtoy6c0dZIoNKrQSMAN_XEdUTOnaRKXTgQL8rW8huZWCLxZt1XExVdTysrGUkjLw-bnAQpIrrvNEj-3QCwWph2N-r1izoLZVhOrhwt3GcZGMjy8IIpMzknVwNQoRJ/s200/IMG_7250.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705945715754970546" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYUP3K-97Jd1CX_MX-DjJhd3_0Wo7YJ_xKIRCaEcOTPHMa6gZX7J2hWp-i3lUi05QridXHSaquZnFdnJsHi67SZ31X1o0baFUW1EQrSoKUEDYBkgUrGNwaneAmu7LgIWVNdaw29yDIG21/s1600/IMG_7256.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYUP3K-97Jd1CX_MX-DjJhd3_0Wo7YJ_xKIRCaEcOTPHMa6gZX7J2hWp-i3lUi05QridXHSaquZnFdnJsHi67SZ31X1o0baFUW1EQrSoKUEDYBkgUrGNwaneAmu7LgIWVNdaw29yDIG21/s200/IMG_7256.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705945724598236242" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Great Crested Grebe</span> (<i>Podiceps cristatus</i>) in non-breeding plumage<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSyT99Zu0fEfHzisUqx738bD9ASMvPsrolyFMd5WgnhCblluqhYhQmQnX8ZTzXuNbByd-s5k9pxG3cSxVFDsGMwQLYUM0cYmEnkb5XxEoYZvl5Q8KB1fAsjArM-x_Zyrc7SxUrrIoHoLNj/s1600/IMG_7261.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawVImbVDd28k-J_Csnyou3tIRZYqucN0hqWHg4fSzGq3fVTjq6HTg2JfVMXXc_vmTuHuya6DAjRub1RBFjOLpLrhaHkRqp_JzdcIcyRrW3C_VwDE4iui88EH2J8aLZNiTG9A2A8WWKGaM/s200/IMG_7295.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705948602877568402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">At first it was not easy to get close to the bird at all, since it kept staying in the middle of the port once it saw me. I sat and waited until the tide became lower and the bird seemed to become more interested in feeding along one of the shallow corners where it caught quite many small fish. I used the same technique that I've always used when trying to photograph birds that like to dive, which was running further as the bird begins to dive and stopping at a spot where the bird is likely to pop up from underneath. This technique mostly works since the birds wouldn't be able to see us when they're diving, so we can move freely to the point where they're assumed to appear again. However, some birds like the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pacific Loon</span> in <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2012/01/pacific-loon.html">this</a> post, are exceptional since they can dive for a longer period of time and the places where they pop up are totally random.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBzzG5HeAYILnirkAQ4eYK8NloOfK_pKkzBUVnG7kXIoIXIxXoujDOwqs29Wx-nwqp24-slEQ5zGRMvTcDiAwS8CU2ApTNsHEJzVhD_cN2CS7_kLBEbKdp6YiUa4scfthfrqy_dmJkCa1/s1600/IMG_7858.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDBzzG5HeAYILnirkAQ4eYK8NloOfK_pKkzBUVnG7kXIoIXIxXoujDOwqs29Wx-nwqp24-slEQ5zGRMvTcDiAwS8CU2ApTNsHEJzVhD_cN2CS7_kLBEbKdp6YiUa4scfthfrqy_dmJkCa1/s1600/IMG_7858.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705952392768812546" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRlTds-8D12Ic9y3H2V5jMrZHek6y4-xyScNmpJQxzAa4HyUBqHqWb4Qz8JG1-lEVmiwzlXZ3x-8clWtAai2cyvV5X9ZouTpLuE8zbEyB8FWUEJLBkxe8i2tiWBwOVow9Kzbm3Ujk7UtEK/s1600/IMG_7792.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnLRULCk82i0VazcjKxvf5KjbQKnOywg8jkClvkGhxUPjpPa7EGld5AK3cr-vzKhqJoVhtaweXx7JXgyBNnkJdAqth3UUe8hewVKxxLIw_ibeEQG11P39qR9i0wMZYtwnvGfj5WT0HLhXQ/s1600/IMG_6812.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705953724501471954" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaPmtYJbXMSq9C-uzkAbfrZXvG-gvKXbmiw15aPJqMSDQEkl0YIwDe28E4oBuzUnv_lzjcqyMxeiE9HqXK6yqZwPbihmU9C-nD8xEWOUXXNztWFgsdqQDi4BxYIKoSjo17qi_1xRkfujA/s1600/IMG_6465.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaPmtYJbXMSq9C-uzkAbfrZXvG-gvKXbmiw15aPJqMSDQEkl0YIwDe28E4oBuzUnv_lzjcqyMxeiE9HqXK6yqZwPbihmU9C-nD8xEWOUXXNztWFgsdqQDi4BxYIKoSjo17qi_1xRkfujA/s320/IMG_6465.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705953900354956354" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeId7GDvOtrYjo57MuSZTZLO9WxSoD9uJn59qbz7nDG7bv1oMA4-DN4-Ddoh5JZhyzhmELGbKkHNcAZJ64NgSR4qL8hOIiQP9nlOcP4fHctGhmvth67TBeVdtz-_Y_okW-dX96aro8SjZ/s1600/IMG_6533.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeId7GDvOtrYjo57MuSZTZLO9WxSoD9uJn59qbz7nDG7bv1oMA4-DN4-Ddoh5JZhyzhmELGbKkHNcAZJ64NgSR4qL8hOIiQP9nlOcP4fHctGhmvth67TBeVdtz-_Y_okW-dX96aro8SjZ/s320/IMG_6533.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705953906108835778" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I was able to observe an interesting behaviour of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Black-tailed</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Vega Gull</span>. The gulls seemed to favour staying closely to the grebe. I was wondering why they always seemed to follow the grebe around until I finally realised that they were trying to steal the fish that the grebe caught. I didn't see them successfully taking any fish from the grebe though, since the grebe could always dive into the water. Sometimes the harassment seemed very serious but the grebe could always get away from the gulls. Few days later I didn't see the gulls following around the grebes anymore.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMjGhA0vAr_a8wyD2NwepcrO3Zt1Xiw8DYeywcqn_DU6NzIc7Jd8OKNwg2PGKWo6CEp3VU9sfyOEkEojppfbKNBEG47mO8b2tUW6l2gyHcoCT7NSTn9wfAHxkVpRYZW0uf8kfNSiMvThm/s1600/IMG_7816.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMjGhA0vAr_a8wyD2NwepcrO3Zt1Xiw8DYeywcqn_DU6NzIc7Jd8OKNwg2PGKWo6CEp3VU9sfyOEkEojppfbKNBEG47mO8b2tUW6l2gyHcoCT7NSTn9wfAHxkVpRYZW0uf8kfNSiMvThm/s1600/IMG_7816.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705956581695778530" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtin9-8A6EKluoN9rY6dJeIQA9koM1tmlB-Sakf5IzfSdCW50OFKL1goYtqZ6G7QOTOBFVyTeuNg0XowN9DvgaqtQXtOdXPAZCoI5J-NsRBL4UHm8HKAECvtQ73DIb9vk_C5AkFJQ0Jzaw/s1600/IMG_7818.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtin9-8A6EKluoN9rY6dJeIQA9koM1tmlB-Sakf5IzfSdCW50OFKL1goYtqZ6G7QOTOBFVyTeuNg0XowN9DvgaqtQXtOdXPAZCoI5J-NsRBL4UHm8HKAECvtQ73DIb9vk_C5AkFJQ0Jzaw/s320/IMG_7818.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705957119660713314" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnNiGsSyG8mBjtrl4ONmdfoX4x7IXLHy2NEzLxdqOLfrI7xDhH9yDxonzrBAPYK2-_VBS5fc0jFmGdY_Bt4p0TPtwjgGsEycoSWN285NKJUMwEvFgxtirp1sw80LmeskybBqhC99Y2giL/s1600/IMG_7806.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnNiGsSyG8mBjtrl4ONmdfoX4x7IXLHy2NEzLxdqOLfrI7xDhH9yDxonzrBAPYK2-_VBS5fc0jFmGdY_Bt4p0TPtwjgGsEycoSWN285NKJUMwEvFgxtirp1sw80LmeskybBqhC99Y2giL/s320/IMG_7806.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705957118002687746" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Below is a series of the same bird swallowing its own feather!<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifBVOCZZqH6JD3hOGSPDyo7FlPXdJkwB5w-HTdP-8m_slEsX4KGLjBLSBS0MD-FMBomfzb13NfCGw9icF2DS4HMqtwD9ZJ9uDMdc7Y5crkj9cwdmZygHqNQvtYcLKRYcVOsIwBHeN5CtTP/s1600/IMG_7513.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTThPZLjMdiXeokcOnPeN-Z13yK7fk49ZEoxp9DgBo9c8IwwVBkf4Ijp0FhDokFeqSjRI6G4zzzcNOALB9ddqpXOZstOQHtVvR9mFvUBGQs8Zz5vtatHVc476b5h-jQxR7drQ-9NRLh6ir/s200/IMG_7519.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705957846166682178" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013548319756273290.post-50482052341552201852012-02-02T22:06:00.029+09:002012-02-03T00:40:15.795+09:00Visitor From North America<div style="text-align: justify;">On January 29th, I went to Oita River with two of my Thai friends. It was the first time for me to find other Thai students who are also interested in birding in Beppu. We arrived there quite late and were disappointed to find many people paddling in the river. It seemed like they belong to some sort of a Sunday canoe club. Most of the ducks that were roosting along the riversides were flushed up and flew upstream. The paddlers were there for about half an hour and finally went further downstream. However, since we were late and the birds were disturbed, we didn't get to see many decent birds. I tried to look for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Green Pheasants</span> which I found <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/12/national-bird.html">last time</a>, but the grassy area along the river seemed to be cut recently and was too open for the pheasants, so we didn't see any. At least I managed to introduce many Great Crested and Little Grebes, Eurasian Wigeons, Northern Shovellers, Grey-capped Greenfinches, Great Cormorants and Ospreys. My friends had to leave around 10:30AM, so we said goodbye and I walked back to my favourite spot where I photograph the ducks.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVclcpVhapdm_GNQ4P6QHNfF67WKUK198wd62X3MyuErZVEuMD1Ak-qlTaHRaajhwqSCYg-3d973WjuWOcrhfHFltJ2TIg13YcruySwi1c6w05UALj4OlPUsdb2zg9YRmj2XLs161Nv568/s1600/IMG_8483.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVclcpVhapdm_GNQ4P6QHNfF67WKUK198wd62X3MyuErZVEuMD1Ak-qlTaHRaajhwqSCYg-3d973WjuWOcrhfHFltJ2TIg13YcruySwi1c6w05UALj4OlPUsdb2zg9YRmj2XLs161Nv568/s1600/IMG_8483.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704534317018172338" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Green-winged Teal</span> (<i>Anas crecca carolinensis</i>)<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnBAMMneEIwq5jGUtzxn6tfiR4f72a6zF5uCjo_xgX73GDX6Y-1KqJ5q3IZDAXOi1kE5P1JTBEnZxUqkfBoGZB8m-HD5cRPfbGInez0hyvHXKa1MxI_Zfmk62IEzDNw4UTbkYK1JOzNws/s1600/IMG_8569.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVnBAMMneEIwq5jGUtzxn6tfiR4f72a6zF5uCjo_xgX73GDX6Y-1KqJ5q3IZDAXOi1kE5P1JTBEnZxUqkfBoGZB8m-HD5cRPfbGInez0hyvHXKa1MxI_Zfmk62IEzDNw4UTbkYK1JOzNws/s1600/IMG_8569.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704535241526417554" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WC6l0JtBhsdSvjhhcDB3WS3_9LfOi9XhqIKPv-tJJX-C2VHz9My8di860rGA-TOgJnMDsr1VSYenl57D9u_dgz1aa_sRB8KUN7EFcOtuKWDF10zQuxtipzm7daEQ5Y2t3BwaKTmn5uvf/s1600/IMG_8561.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7WC6l0JtBhsdSvjhhcDB3WS3_9LfOi9XhqIKPv-tJJX-C2VHz9My8di860rGA-TOgJnMDsr1VSYenl57D9u_dgz1aa_sRB8KUN7EFcOtuKWDF10zQuxtipzm7daEQ5Y2t3BwaKTmn5uvf/s200/IMG_8561.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704535515856691634" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0O_ASq49EL7PrEBGI021T2qo4XNbuvKB0ZS6yOKhLXh6G1wNilv7UQAXMQSx4qEmBse5GHICbTFb-HdzNN20buCLFrA8g7G1udHcitt1uBQUbc_fd1jf3tEpRXyJkdBmuMehIZgLQowH/s1600/IMG_8607.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX0O_ASq49EL7PrEBGI021T2qo4XNbuvKB0ZS6yOKhLXh6G1wNilv7UQAXMQSx4qEmBse5GHICbTFb-HdzNN20buCLFrA8g7G1udHcitt1uBQUbc_fd1jf3tEpRXyJkdBmuMehIZgLQowH/s200/IMG_8607.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704535519634992034" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcLgKwGJD0uBdxM3myG29l1FP0dfOwsL6iNVl110PAQbb7zB6lvou6XcK6Rm4X3NPprQx1-qR5_T5Xo7lR6HzIw7UV43SMiUC2jaJf5dSXZF2DfXtOzn3rCaB7-dlGxl_46EBwf6FCQhH/s1600/IMG_8618.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcLgKwGJD0uBdxM3myG29l1FP0dfOwsL6iNVl110PAQbb7zB6lvou6XcK6Rm4X3NPprQx1-qR5_T5Xo7lR6HzIw7UV43SMiUC2jaJf5dSXZF2DfXtOzn3rCaB7-dlGxl_46EBwf6FCQhH/s200/IMG_8618.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704535518285528290" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZRq5oYaMTY7fieBJYHLrEPUvd2hN4HlYOIJZf2NfvI9yzWIcd4soxvXN_f3B5qIZAIoKbU_fSL3rAu2blUPuMNSbm9jm9BsELdf0TAeoiEVWOjo6VcJcWFvtuKH_bE1lBG-DrFFwtYIV/s1600/IMG_8619.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSZRq5oYaMTY7fieBJYHLrEPUvd2hN4HlYOIJZf2NfvI9yzWIcd4soxvXN_f3B5qIZAIoKbU_fSL3rAu2blUPuMNSbm9jm9BsELdf0TAeoiEVWOjo6VcJcWFvtuKH_bE1lBG-DrFFwtYIV/s200/IMG_8619.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704535532508735138" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">After I arrived at the spot, all of the ducks flushed up and landed in the middle of the river. I set up my hide and waited for them to come back to the feeding area. As I was scanning through the flocks of ducks in the middle of the river, my heart suddenly dropped when my eyes caught a single male Common Teal with shining white stripes of the sides of its breast. I was really surprised to find that I was looking at a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Green-winged Teal</span> (<i>Anas crecca carolinensis</i>), a very scarce winter visitor from North America. I've never expected to find this taxa in Oita before, so I was extremely happy. I kept waiting silently inside the hide hoping that the bird would come closer to the feeding site and it finally did, along with the other Common Teals and Northern Shovellers.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQ4ys9yz8YG7rVSHYbnvffL63tI0ifrI9TuOs1qyHypC3mfyxZKFJAK0ujUQ21PNPL252HIcedKviJjJJHKE8qsw4DLbIP46qqw3VlYKKYiHdXlr1OGrQNPJvh8sQpaT1RgK1hibhyphenhyphenoPp/s1600/IMG_9007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQ4ys9yz8YG7rVSHYbnvffL63tI0ifrI9TuOs1qyHypC3mfyxZKFJAK0ujUQ21PNPL252HIcedKviJjJJHKE8qsw4DLbIP46qqw3VlYKKYiHdXlr1OGrQNPJvh8sQpaT1RgK1hibhyphenhyphenoPp/s1600/IMG_9007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704538655343924130" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlaud7pA2OdtY2jB1hOmu2brDLtRt1mvGpkGEv70p0P3wFol1nP_kxeqH1QHtmsF6FrpSgVTErR_I15SHJsBnO6sOqVcqjJcwLLYwyHQznRaNndcj0fS9And7GWRZdNZqcZuoThZDyF5xO/s1600/IMG_9019.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuzRQgikQocH5fmZa1uXX52DY2if5gRBaeDfMhqWhBndl4hOT0s4DO7yl8UGtDuE6h1rqivlq72vq0WVQLA9Mni8etolnVYWd9m9QIxI6R-tMiaTHRfK3sYkOPrTRBCUet8KN0qYAoCY5/s200/IMG_9529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704541458044401186" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">At first, the bird seemed to be more wary than the others and even flew out once it noticed my lens moving for the first time, but it later became more accustomed to it and finally came swimming right in front of the hide without feeling intimidated. It was really interesting to be able to observe both subspecies of Common Teal at close range. The white <span style="font-style: italic;">vertical stripes </span>on the breast sides of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Green-winged Teal</span> were much more obvious than I thought. I could see them clearly even from the distance. The bird also lacks the <span style="font-style: italic;">white horizontal line</span> on the lower scapulars which is another critical identification point for distinguishing it from the male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Teals</span>. I also noticed that the breast seems to be <span style="font-style: italic;">more buffish </span>than the Common Teals as well.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5oDyqL4_JHGXvGZDU1yrQJVW9q3jT42naFKTOAAqRJsBqQzXnhldu5I0WZqvI1Dz3JV3v_WhN_O2HqNBMcnx65rGaB9sBY-MeTmp1ttbZWe4ohqXxIBJn91QbG7reWooZ-2aPdSL3HbB/s1600/anas-crecca-carolinensis.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe5oDyqL4_JHGXvGZDU1yrQJVW9q3jT42naFKTOAAqRJsBqQzXnhldu5I0WZqvI1Dz3JV3v_WhN_O2HqNBMcnx65rGaB9sBY-MeTmp1ttbZWe4ohqXxIBJn91QbG7reWooZ-2aPdSL3HbB/s1600/anas-crecca-carolinensis.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704545710351819234" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Comparison between <span style="font-weight: bold;">Green-winged Teal</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Teal</span><br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcJX1_Ynz9qDOEfDoDKPPndjhvb0CQnJxY_ElgpZCOb6CJaI6sHopTne3wxgmTJyB8bN06AOh-rrqDmfRw_tHEtEEBRkAQ9Ma6INSBmMXCMwVdwnZSJ5-dgAyoEnfJ0GzKdCLQqL_HiZw/s1600/IMG_8765.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsltbxXe-KYa8PA_iZGLijhL3x1trSvlM5rvcOnTdiR9JDVwCGHIAhufLIKrJAdOzykKeQx6Ztmnk6mA4ekr6xrxpBpD5ABfSOD1SiZixXS3odgsVXt2eJ5RE2wkVW3gLFuJI10cFqPP2/s200/IMG_9651.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704546360283500386" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Adult male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Teal</span> (<i>Anas crecca crecca</i>)<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaY5VR9_s0NZJ6aWHHYxoaIhNT-yVczti3LJfg9eoTbVvxOI2zlsIlps98SUCUwy-Z2e5Qh186a4ekY3kJAyS8CTqCShC6eFpKn31vIojSvkFCa_TxJ3uxIJaZs7etko2vIktwWfmniM9/s1600/IMG_9111.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaY5VR9_s0NZJ6aWHHYxoaIhNT-yVczti3LJfg9eoTbVvxOI2zlsIlps98SUCUwy-Z2e5Qh186a4ekY3kJAyS8CTqCShC6eFpKn31vIojSvkFCa_TxJ3uxIJaZs7etko2vIktwWfmniM9/s1600/IMG_9111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704547232171976882" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitNuNbOfxgn7eH9oQKGAAoTYsuIYPZ9VOqvDuGoEOjhenztUTcXK7JO3ztYc6-bzpyp_zKce7suTKGJhla_-GBWaz_pjqAxJtyAf3Pa3VyG1Z55cmXzLUuPlChvIboNLfhUMRwVKovlOv7/s1600/IMG_9490.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyFFXiYE8hZbPxKW4_c2b-o96OZHEBPdTWJbh1wecGApGoyrE0HfHuFNFmfiSjd8e0yxYISaDYu-Zgh6ltQ0FKW_rOLVG-bjlEAhqcA9CuVKIPYdlcCBxxaezhx8ZsO49xBDQlFsUCj6tQ/s200/IMG_9611.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704550222256414514" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Excuse me for posting too many repetitive photos of the same bird, but I don't think there will be many chances for me to photograph this rarity here in Japan, especially at this close range. The bird seemed to have exactly the same feeding behaviour with the Common Teals; dabbling in shallow water and occasionally walking on the banks. Wikipedia says that according to the DNA research, the Green-winged Teal is actually more closely related to the totally different looking <span style="font-weight: bold;">Speckled Teal</span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Anas flavirostris</span>) of South America than the Eurasian Common Teal. I find this information quite unbelievable. It is one of the reasons why many authors regard it as a full species. However, the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) is still considering it as a subspecies of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Teal</span>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHsL4f-p8P6MwwncVjV8K3Q7LpnRgybTMfE-dF-kkQ7lrLFcMklVDqxiCX6xWqfJJ9iJ3B_aR8rTDHq5UTJv0E1mUV32bruZOf36jxx0B2-dvt1sxxkGSodb_oz1gxpIp01-JjjIqfC1Y/s1600/IMG_9329.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzHsL4f-p8P6MwwncVjV8K3Q7LpnRgybTMfE-dF-kkQ7lrLFcMklVDqxiCX6xWqfJJ9iJ3B_aR8rTDHq5UTJv0E1mUV32bruZOf36jxx0B2-dvt1sxxkGSodb_oz1gxpIp01-JjjIqfC1Y/s1600/IMG_9329.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704556663257485458" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3P9rFCdlqLVHKkmDXl4CyI9FZj92rAjJbzk0iGEGLHH8v8o6uuJy2l33lCkwzoOtp7GiXlqdAmlNIYxp8QPNdBcoBJVMM45GnrXa46SahgoWlIbq9zbr-6l_r8s7bPWjb61LdMeGwUzQ5/s1600/IMG_9331.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxGti7eSCeIfMv-WE-v_vWaKREf1IUBZ5dFAUos1CH0K7RH_KSf9S0hOnXyXeSbrVNwTDXoGx5qBYuIcWnXhZ6zpbdkb3zTV_BWB0mUNg7D0Fb_IKJ9_54D0cJs4NkxmQYjrb8hDDxU7Q6/s200/IMG_9338.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704556969110533202" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDd-iPZLDEOXlsH8tvYWStvUjHKvNVvqzabFnp9_hdeUAUk7ZH6kiIzIfEJGJgFGWsrXnfnr3HUE7paoVp7RoEBwQUt53Fa3bgucw4Xb7QGhsPJmaoetjPDEgHbnhHOF3xcy1EYzpFRYmJ/s1600/IMG_9339.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDd-iPZLDEOXlsH8tvYWStvUjHKvNVvqzabFnp9_hdeUAUk7ZH6kiIzIfEJGJgFGWsrXnfnr3HUE7paoVp7RoEBwQUt53Fa3bgucw4Xb7QGhsPJmaoetjPDEgHbnhHOF3xcy1EYzpFRYmJ/s200/IMG_9339.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704556966256716802" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Adult male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Green-winged Teal</span> (<i>Anas crecca carolinensis</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVgMsVyFmHnRpqxNr7j54QAg0OGL8CxMNdP3RUMJuxuBVVOSmi-hpTGt6Swf4nJp4oECYXdxpHJNAuzDA7wYyc-E7YLH50dOM4S7t7D9R0tknq1FnQdw4Hj48NMR8F_DR1UZGmXTaZ9wXD/s1600/IMG_9809.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnApurPDYp6uWRY7U38ry74kSAQvjYncNj6sWS0ctkj1ri68dgNpHn3bqg02eDF6IYtisYXXpPiJ3-tc8Or2maPXA516cXbI03Fhbo11Ppsw-fO7EvvWuCxc3UZzyJig1Cm64FCL0bzEEP/s320/IMG_9594.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5704557854230600242" border="0" /></a><br />God knows if any of these are female <span style="font-weight: bold;">Green-winged Teals</span>.<br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013548319756273290.post-19868516479324495972012-01-30T23:56:00.023+09:002012-01-31T02:13:17.548+09:00Other Birds From Fukuoka<div style="text-align: justify;">This will be the final post for my trip to Fukuoka during the year's end and new year vacation. I found Imazu a very nice place for birding, even though I couldn't get any photo of the Black-faced Spoonbill in close range. Apart from the c. 100 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Falcated Ducks</span> in the <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2012/01/falcated-ducks.html">earlier post</a>, there were tonnes of many other ducks staying at the river mouth. Most of them were Mallards and Chinese Spot-billed Ducks, but I also found interesting species like 1 male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Baikal Teal</span> and at least 5 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Shelducks</span> among the flocks as well. Northern Pintails and Eurasian Wigeons were also numerous, with some Red-breasted Mergansers, Northern Shovelers and Common Teals. I believe that if I had a telescope with me, I'd be able to pick out some more.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNFF9kTSGVgqflacXoZ-R3AuGke-HzIqjUnY0JzOX_8c91tb-RR85xuYtkQPEPxHwt7O20gEfMPVsLWGaudS3oeZ0PU1gt1mlv_rvTexBW2D4R9BOo4ozhAh21pcuqCS5smDdTVvcaOVc/s1600/IMG_3339.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmNFF9kTSGVgqflacXoZ-R3AuGke-HzIqjUnY0JzOX_8c91tb-RR85xuYtkQPEPxHwt7O20gEfMPVsLWGaudS3oeZ0PU1gt1mlv_rvTexBW2D4R9BOo4ozhAh21pcuqCS5smDdTVvcaOVc/s1600/IMG_3339.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703441607256610898" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A view of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Zuibaijigawa</span> (瑞梅寺川) at Imazu<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqr0OnqS21mXxGfZLqe3v5ftNLLYvyeRGMi-HvOrWVaYZVPkpga1K3uBp5VpFD_9bgLR41qlWPUv5tZPm3GKB12-ITEIillHhx5VDMirKep-TC9VK0BMJbmVCKWHzDP1xMrhlNagTKvii/s1600/IMG_3358.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqr0OnqS21mXxGfZLqe3v5ftNLLYvyeRGMi-HvOrWVaYZVPkpga1K3uBp5VpFD_9bgLR41qlWPUv5tZPm3GKB12-ITEIillHhx5VDMirKep-TC9VK0BMJbmVCKWHzDP1xMrhlNagTKvii/s1600/IMG_3358.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703443482790721602" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2PK626nzu_tXTOtqeOwvQ66ayw91zZIk25LMLvLg9MKHJTQ8TeHHIrG_j0q0tXZ0lwL18DXIVUsRNUZ_XMZ0alpfj6UYQL01fOc0QU9xj6Rlc51VUNbbSf80hnM527A3AqPYoy6Tukxz/s1600/IMG_3333.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq2PK626nzu_tXTOtqeOwvQ66ayw91zZIk25LMLvLg9MKHJTQ8TeHHIrG_j0q0tXZ0lwL18DXIVUsRNUZ_XMZ0alpfj6UYQL01fOc0QU9xj6Rlc51VUNbbSf80hnM527A3AqPYoy6Tukxz/s320/IMG_3333.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703444592282382562" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSj_Tm17iXPTgYG2t316ldqxnmfpP_PxbbLLH5iOoWYsFo11CixHjpo8oGxgB1PXI41wE8WLOzMqScff50IikVtwEfHjjZ4rKmI7UenXEXWe_CpKI1h3guBO3x68mCDe9HIQYq_je0KhQ/s1600/IMG_3383.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSj_Tm17iXPTgYG2t316ldqxnmfpP_PxbbLLH5iOoWYsFo11CixHjpo8oGxgB1PXI41wE8WLOzMqScff50IikVtwEfHjjZ4rKmI7UenXEXWe_CpKI1h3guBO3x68mCDe9HIQYq_je0KhQ/s320/IMG_3383.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703444598739875970" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chinese Spot-billed Ducks</span> (left) and a male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Baikal Teal</span> (right)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnr0oIQESktsqygx4T8sVH3aOSAI9T-D3GXd5QqaJdDqEIormLj6NNh_3BzUj1FcmmqtPhreWNR9anvoEF8WReFzAAC8H9UjPPx5ixZsbdJh_q9zDWw4_Hw7P9ggo8Dhomxzcewfyn9rc/s1600/IMG_4916.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUnr0oIQESktsqygx4T8sVH3aOSAI9T-D3GXd5QqaJdDqEIormLj6NNh_3BzUj1FcmmqtPhreWNR9anvoEF8WReFzAAC8H9UjPPx5ixZsbdJh_q9zDWw4_Hw7P9ggo8Dhomxzcewfyn9rc/s1600/IMG_4916.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703445022926860546" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A flock of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Great Cormorants</span> (<i>Phalacrocorax carbo</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm3x2a3jY4O_3d_1PEJsRKOiccl8Z1ps9dKeD6cAVVJWp7VlNdJzM9JZT-7YtZuhjFP99b-9e3QJM3LOL8EgBfoAXPX5RQ-IJikQteJHpG6UhA8LgehWzUTWh60JIBuGQ7ZAKgyyCTfGwt/s1600/IMG_4964.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm3x2a3jY4O_3d_1PEJsRKOiccl8Z1ps9dKeD6cAVVJWp7VlNdJzM9JZT-7YtZuhjFP99b-9e3QJM3LOL8EgBfoAXPX5RQ-IJikQteJHpG6UhA8LgehWzUTWh60JIBuGQ7ZAKgyyCTfGwt/s1600/IMG_4964.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703445452641188786" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Two resting <span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Shelducks</span> (<i>Tadorna tadorna</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISYcnq5V4x32nkrghuwedse94OmeF5dbZ1J32rSvqzkOt4jmbmgZUbiltQ5bCiDk8z23eBCFErXuqUYSrJ8H7OVoYWCnGzpX2Se_bdYRY9ypJmo9SrQvm0rQ3hB0vtB33vsSkVwvhZhYg/s1600/IMG_4952.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgISYcnq5V4x32nkrghuwedse94OmeF5dbZ1J32rSvqzkOt4jmbmgZUbiltQ5bCiDk8z23eBCFErXuqUYSrJ8H7OVoYWCnGzpX2Se_bdYRY9ypJmo9SrQvm0rQ3hB0vtB33vsSkVwvhZhYg/s1600/IMG_4952.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703446073712455106" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A crappy record shot of a 1st-winter <span style="font-weight: bold;">Saunders's Gull</span> (<i>Larus saundersi</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">On my second visit to Imazu, I also spotted a first-winter <span style="font-weight: bold;">Saunders's Gull</span> (<i>Larus saundersi</i>) resting on a sandbar along with the ducks. It is another globally endangered species which occasionally spends its winter in Kyushu. I've seen <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2009/12/shorebird-watch-at-ariake-sea-ii.html">quite many of them</a> back in 2009 when I visited Ariake Sea in Saga Prefecture. On the right side of the river, there were patches of rice fields where a pair of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tundra Swans</span> was spotted earlier in December. Unfortunately, I wasn't lucky enough to see them. There was a flock of about 10-15 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Northern Lapwings</span> (<i>Vanellus vanellus</i>) in the rice fields though. I've never been able to get close to this shy species. Below are my best attempts of getting their photos.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFLUZ9l3bdIMNGPT8GJALaKObQlmm9OfpoO60UJjVUhdXEc6Y8tpwC215cx6Ful93k9Ppj_8jlvaDqdPvH_c-MEdL-aDxx49ExV1iA2kS2NPyCv_QINflmf7eu1d3urPlLgy9_d0c3imE/s1600/IMG_3700.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFLUZ9l3bdIMNGPT8GJALaKObQlmm9OfpoO60UJjVUhdXEc6Y8tpwC215cx6Ful93k9Ppj_8jlvaDqdPvH_c-MEdL-aDxx49ExV1iA2kS2NPyCv_QINflmf7eu1d3urPlLgy9_d0c3imE/s1600/IMG_3700.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703448259622308882" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslK9Y4lwRuiPX-bf9J8VXO7afTpP_vsk9875W62sSe_HAzhC3uTVE5-N92XRsp5LCdMbW_ewWsKxfCJO3l5EVrHz1HEUtRNzCfwgHt1gPwOsGUVCPxazb7Vy8XjXSHBtZtw14brhHtOH7/s1600/IMG_3686.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgslK9Y4lwRuiPX-bf9J8VXO7afTpP_vsk9875W62sSe_HAzhC3uTVE5-N92XRsp5LCdMbW_ewWsKxfCJO3l5EVrHz1HEUtRNzCfwgHt1gPwOsGUVCPxazb7Vy8XjXSHBtZtw14brhHtOH7/s320/IMG_3686.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703448478616336018" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9hSh1pjANPqic_DAi9m1bRON46QsX2vZrwPTFkvjzNWAMzq154Kj6cJGFrN27oNWU92qE66i5ztGZvZSMx5dDGVcURsjhCog07ONwn2at7pDUckI2D0IzbtiS8N5aajQLGzwkbiLkh-q/s1600/IMG_3697.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9hSh1pjANPqic_DAi9m1bRON46QsX2vZrwPTFkvjzNWAMzq154Kj6cJGFrN27oNWU92qE66i5ztGZvZSMx5dDGVcURsjhCog07ONwn2at7pDUckI2D0IzbtiS8N5aajQLGzwkbiLkh-q/s320/IMG_3697.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703448483641135938" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Northern Lapwings</span> (<i>Vanellus vanellus</i>)<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXT79ZLjuNlVwzK0eU2EA_257DS3TCJ0cJRlU6S2aJhbiXMogpimCRMMnOizI2ygBkMlStzCOUEdJ6n-jrs8bKjRY4sOE8o8kEtbnsSriH8fmzMlpKY03tNsBFk6iKvG01ejCUpfQlgjM/s1600/IMG_4979.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXT79ZLjuNlVwzK0eU2EA_257DS3TCJ0cJRlU6S2aJhbiXMogpimCRMMnOizI2ygBkMlStzCOUEdJ6n-jrs8bKjRY4sOE8o8kEtbnsSriH8fmzMlpKY03tNsBFk6iKvG01ejCUpfQlgjM/s1600/IMG_4979.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703448736314086450" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">They liked to hide among the dried grass.<br /><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxv9KwOVoPbRF_ura1olWuOK6IcEm7A6vQPRrpDLQFCha0dO29Pzq0GYxRJbfm14nd_VSanQR4JJmD2hbLGnN5nPB-6DRqCw54ghryADJnUm0wmlScrBc8Ob818BAMO4esZk-YLpiZMnzR/s1600/IMG_4995.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxv9KwOVoPbRF_ura1olWuOK6IcEm7A6vQPRrpDLQFCha0dO29Pzq0GYxRJbfm14nd_VSanQR4JJmD2hbLGnN5nPB-6DRqCw54ghryADJnUm0wmlScrBc8Ob818BAMO4esZk-YLpiZMnzR/s1600/IMG_4995.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703449168604379442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eurasian Magpie</span> (<i>Pica pica japonica</i>)<a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAiyva0bSo3T4VvnGb537tb3rB26S-XzJ7X7WYvTtD3Epvtd6j-gVSKoKs5RYC_9UYnOs3qgLvDWj9ZcSfUQCg4_yVZwq4XYYW_Tdj-x0PodEL5G2sqtc6f0jAGA5Ekq1TQ9cYt4El2mP/s1600/IMG_3730.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAiyva0bSo3T4VvnGb537tb3rB26S-XzJ7X7WYvTtD3Epvtd6j-gVSKoKs5RYC_9UYnOs3qgLvDWj9ZcSfUQCg4_yVZwq4XYYW_Tdj-x0PodEL5G2sqtc6f0jAGA5Ekq1TQ9cYt4El2mP/s1600/IMG_3730.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703449444427846754" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YO7kAHyn5g9ik-l_VmPiiYAPYWvfE5RxOzlu6gpv5WH3_bzVj0afGyQl-RAEs5jEY6yLibUtev65XDgut5yQAoSn-qek5lIKYPNXXu0KUOEc_hWLuD74NebN1L0bbN9cz9lUJxwuqHEe/s1600/IMG_3738.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YO7kAHyn5g9ik-l_VmPiiYAPYWvfE5RxOzlu6gpv5WH3_bzVj0afGyQl-RAEs5jEY6yLibUtev65XDgut5yQAoSn-qek5lIKYPNXXu0KUOEc_hWLuD74NebN1L0bbN9cz9lUJxwuqHEe/s320/IMG_3738.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703449646265739186" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEnQdsmoi9A2MElQ4klIkoXY97mof1dll2GoftO8ZnpMpb1EdfvfTHD17cK6VRWzd4O93zBxd12mnVtlSvNNhUwDdb9Wu37jAANrbOW3rjYLbPhSg68YvAW5isP28ApSZOOtSM-eRpoQm/s1600/IMG_3745.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzEnQdsmoi9A2MElQ4klIkoXY97mof1dll2GoftO8ZnpMpb1EdfvfTHD17cK6VRWzd4O93zBxd12mnVtlSvNNhUwDdb9Wu37jAANrbOW3rjYLbPhSg68YvAW5isP28ApSZOOtSM-eRpoQm/s320/IMG_3745.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703449650077996194" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Non-breeding <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dunlins</span> (<i>Calidris alpina</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eurasian Magpies</span> (<i>Pica pica japonica</i>) were occasionally found in people's garden and along the roads. However, they were not as easy to photograph as I thought. After all, I could only get one (relatively) decent shot of it standing on the grass while picking up the food. In one of the small canals that flows into Zuibaiji River, I found a flock of about 50 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dunlins</span> (<i>Calidris alpina</i>) resting and chirping like little chicks. I've never heard their voices before, but they seemed to be especially vocal at the time that I found them. They later flew out and made a nice aerial show for a few minutes before landing on the opposite side of the canal.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfaiUKvWxsJHZppqggYRvhOivRqrCSezetqjC1ratEAjMfmHMHAS4_t2hDGtyPmW3ujjV8HuVCY5H4RaVWoYzNB1_gr2cv91bXK0nuEIACpAD9N0-K9eDsA6uBfVryziQSXAA-48_gkxa6/s1600/IMG_3601.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfaiUKvWxsJHZppqggYRvhOivRqrCSezetqjC1ratEAjMfmHMHAS4_t2hDGtyPmW3ujjV8HuVCY5H4RaVWoYzNB1_gr2cv91bXK0nuEIACpAD9N0-K9eDsA6uBfVryziQSXAA-48_gkxa6/s1600/IMG_3601.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703452163302919474" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Female <span style="font-weight: bold;">Osprey</span> (<i>Pandion haliaetus</i>) carrying quite a huge lunch<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9eUEeVxSxhn1YiO6yvUpu-GcBLVSztD7Obv9fczIze2zgekVvo3eM1Chv3zcNwthYWOvHnSRHEugnT4NFTzaNxPNGhiYD2I0K9mFRKT0hFVy4ftRQO0b_qz0xPoSEImwWGdrfIQDbNf4L/s1600/IMG_5329.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9eUEeVxSxhn1YiO6yvUpu-GcBLVSztD7Obv9fczIze2zgekVvo3eM1Chv3zcNwthYWOvHnSRHEugnT4NFTzaNxPNGhiYD2I0K9mFRKT0hFVy4ftRQO0b_qz0xPoSEImwWGdrfIQDbNf4L/s1600/IMG_5329.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703452519300510402" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">An adult <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eastern Great Egret</span> (<i>Casmerodius modesta</i>) with nice breeding plumes<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wfXVnr0r5I9I5XvdAs1h4gOlyDbfoaVbBsUwju2gcMqLBrLHUBJLZ8hcvf6sYYSDfTR2GKksKJpnsN9FieQYB6bCJRVgnOexHRvFWaaQ4E6n2Eek8iOZqWhVJAHLPbTY2AkNvkpxspti/s1600/IMG_5352.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wfXVnr0r5I9I5XvdAs1h4gOlyDbfoaVbBsUwju2gcMqLBrLHUBJLZ8hcvf6sYYSDfTR2GKksKJpnsN9FieQYB6bCJRVgnOexHRvFWaaQ4E6n2Eek8iOZqWhVJAHLPbTY2AkNvkpxspti/s1600/IMG_5352.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703452858019657826" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A young female <span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Shelduck</span> (<i>Tadorna tadorna</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsx3GhRfa3tgWLOl3GNJXa1AOUS9qatGVASqYByPm5REBO2f2oMG4gBbjWXnpa3NMa1fgvmibRqdor0VIy5-nMiKzvesb2zsqKPK_W_YG96vABgeqypmqZpsxFN5s_AU1p6Fh_Ha88CTeu/s1600/IMG_5793.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 367px; height: 550px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsx3GhRfa3tgWLOl3GNJXa1AOUS9qatGVASqYByPm5REBO2f2oMG4gBbjWXnpa3NMa1fgvmibRqdor0VIy5-nMiKzvesb2zsqKPK_W_YG96vABgeqypmqZpsxFN5s_AU1p6Fh_Ha88CTeu/s1600/IMG_5793.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703453167236759266" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Juvenile <span style="font-weight: bold;">Black-crowned Night-Heron</span> (<i>Nycticorax nycticorax</i>)<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4fRKQrMFX6mt1TXznXL-6rr0bEQqyOteM6kUq2qAjMJm88R63i3mtya-TG8pleWKtuZEHNj16vRHOESATVRTSJVo8gWPIRHV4PPNVeASt-fFgoRWgiGlzZA9-6EqjBYAxC6jFEBLE0Vw/s1600/IMG_4457.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4fRKQrMFX6mt1TXznXL-6rr0bEQqyOteM6kUq2qAjMJm88R63i3mtya-TG8pleWKtuZEHNj16vRHOESATVRTSJVo8gWPIRHV4PPNVeASt-fFgoRWgiGlzZA9-6EqjBYAxC6jFEBLE0Vw/s1600/IMG_4457.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703453569969089522" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9C-FfjjWfDP4avpamyv0M45W6nKPZGI8mRcRcUu9NMED1eG68Q0Ufqu_-3JxqN5n0b4HNPL8VoOBrRkko64-4NgwOW5RvsKRBSXTkYSLsrc_5rmRQt80PB9VCTKOfFZJy8GwySGlfP83/s1600/IMG_4455.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl9C-FfjjWfDP4avpamyv0M45W6nKPZGI8mRcRcUu9NMED1eG68Q0Ufqu_-3JxqN5n0b4HNPL8VoOBrRkko64-4NgwOW5RvsKRBSXTkYSLsrc_5rmRQt80PB9VCTKOfFZJy8GwySGlfP83/s320/IMG_4455.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703453770019528738" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEMbfoF68wVTd0jnGWF27ZPf935AzJ9PyCd801F7tpJBvC-mWxTCCe-J3jjDpEt1q_lwTcm75BsMUm5U70RgMm0bZGAIV2lVC-s4AAq7Ux8LDEVMa5HDjji8-JCaemAz7018D9hvFRczfu/s1600/IMG_4470.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEMbfoF68wVTd0jnGWF27ZPf935AzJ9PyCd801F7tpJBvC-mWxTCCe-J3jjDpEt1q_lwTcm75BsMUm5U70RgMm0bZGAIV2lVC-s4AAq7Ux8LDEVMa5HDjji8-JCaemAz7018D9hvFRczfu/s320/IMG_4470.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703453776109035746" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Non-breeding <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dunlins</span> (<i>Calidris alpina</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-czcveuXh463jdewEfaap9-QDNn0nMPk8Y398ahZVvmW58ciIIv3SnvP0iQShPiXJsvRVOqg10kZymPYzzCmD4JKiYaT1gFqS1sfMIHDvNymMxh11VvO4KnfRhfp6aadC7Yt-kRSklPgR/s1600/IMG_4438.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-czcveuXh463jdewEfaap9-QDNn0nMPk8Y398ahZVvmW58ciIIv3SnvP0iQShPiXJsvRVOqg10kZymPYzzCmD4JKiYaT1gFqS1sfMIHDvNymMxh11VvO4KnfRhfp6aadC7Yt-kRSklPgR/s1600/IMG_4438.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703453988625582610" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">From the little research that I made before going to Fukuoka, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tataragawa River</span> (多々良川) seems to be another great place to see Black-faced Spoonbills at close rage. I went there by walking quite a distance from the Kaizuka Station and asked local people about the area where the spoonbills are normally seen. I could finally find the place where the spoonbills are said to come and roost, but there was no spoonbill in sight. I waited until it was almost completely dark despite the biting cold wind and rain, but still no spoonbill came to the roosting site. Finally I had to leave for a warmer place and go back to the city without any photo of the spoonbill. To end this long post, below is a video of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dunlins</span> that I took while waiting for the spoonbills at Tataragawa. I certainly need to pay a second visit to Fukuoka!<br /></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9QOnO4yqCdQ?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="367" width="580"></iframe></div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013548319756273290.post-61379316175021205552012-01-30T01:51:00.019+09:002012-01-30T02:35:25.517+09:00Ducks in Ohori Park<div style="text-align: justify;">January 1st in Fukuoka was overcast with constant showers. I went to a park called Ohori Park (<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important; float: none; font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;" >大濠公園</span>) which is located not very far from Tenjin Station. It is a big park with a large pond inside. Despite the rain, I was quite satisfied with the photos of ducks that I got during my brief visit. There were lots of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Pochards</span> (<i>Aythya ferina</i>) staying in the pond with a some 20 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tufted Ducks</span> (<i>Aythya fuligula</i>). Some of them were really tame and even seemed to be asking for food. However, it seemed like the park doesn't encourage people to feed these ducks. There were signs telling what will be the negative impacts if the ducks are fed (for example, they will become so fat that they cannot walk!).<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofQZBVVjsMU8UsVSIOwJ7TLTo7_pslD232J6iKMLvf8S48ar02lXyLy7z7B2YxZ4IP1jI7k-YogmCrsiDGe_7EP4HWFz3_IK3mqPn0Be5KcoE6THOlfmr_muWbppg0BBoKmQbHZ-sJQzF/s1600/IMG_4398.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofQZBVVjsMU8UsVSIOwJ7TLTo7_pslD232J6iKMLvf8S48ar02lXyLy7z7B2YxZ4IP1jI7k-YogmCrsiDGe_7EP4HWFz3_IK3mqPn0Be5KcoE6THOlfmr_muWbppg0BBoKmQbHZ-sJQzF/s1600/IMG_4398.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703101256323193298" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Part of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ohori Park</span> (<span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline ! important; float: none;font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;" >大濠公園</span>)<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaKj06PTkpuJ52ZBbzKK6i5LIjfbNVUJb452CimzoxSEqP7AapaMDZZbSVyaYox9FBDPffsZjdYtRh5NHk1AdJqx7WZujie-5-NLHk4Fm1n-f0KXkm89m9GJlosCjInlqwlXYwO6rBc9H/s1600/IMG_4386.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhaKj06PTkpuJ52ZBbzKK6i5LIjfbNVUJb452CimzoxSEqP7AapaMDZZbSVyaYox9FBDPffsZjdYtRh5NHk1AdJqx7WZujie-5-NLHk4Fm1n-f0KXkm89m9GJlosCjInlqwlXYwO6rBc9H/s1600/IMG_4386.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703101681790926258" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUynWBn7xX-VpPD8HiGNwpJkhYVfN3rWElcFR1Yf67c-E9yTHAhEcWJFAPr3GwYt6DhKyv6eq_kuZsUPT2DXLYumhNyKIX0AqxgLHQzlrFS4Nq0ZgQK1bRvB_68BJK0yJTOvqaBKTdIng/s1600/IMG_4408.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUynWBn7xX-VpPD8HiGNwpJkhYVfN3rWElcFR1Yf67c-E9yTHAhEcWJFAPr3GwYt6DhKyv6eq_kuZsUPT2DXLYumhNyKIX0AqxgLHQzlrFS4Nq0ZgQK1bRvB_68BJK0yJTOvqaBKTdIng/s320/IMG_4408.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703102271605292018" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGiu_xbDWpNlTVW3_ITlYlZ43Fg-1MVB2Nv_41FdGn5Tn1MkKW5wT3U24Y5frDCsRc9-jRNuYFZjLayA6v9wOjVBnnwmjEa71h0q-wS48G1K_vAnatFZGn7d7S1lnLDgRVtJGca-J3RDqr/s1600/IMG_4415.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGiu_xbDWpNlTVW3_ITlYlZ43Fg-1MVB2Nv_41FdGn5Tn1MkKW5wT3U24Y5frDCsRc9-jRNuYFZjLayA6v9wOjVBnnwmjEa71h0q-wS48G1K_vAnatFZGn7d7S1lnLDgRVtJGca-J3RDqr/s320/IMG_4415.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703102275306404706" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Pochard</span> (<i>Aythya ferina</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJPdvpy0O5wlxVCw0vlHX8GJtETY8YbUh_6qE60owHq8E5MHNMyhRern4kVzDa13pvieYeOvfkd0dQ6d2cfNOeyM3vpG3poeLHNF2aFfXjpBSOjejTsCRoGhrKeUIsWl-Yn4kqD5nygAB/s1600/IMG_4411.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqJPdvpy0O5wlxVCw0vlHX8GJtETY8YbUh_6qE60owHq8E5MHNMyhRern4kVzDa13pvieYeOvfkd0dQ6d2cfNOeyM3vpG3poeLHNF2aFfXjpBSOjejTsCRoGhrKeUIsWl-Yn4kqD5nygAB/s1600/IMG_4411.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703102536714242386" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Since I've never got any decent shot of both <span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Pochard</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tufted Duck</span>, I enjoyed taking photos of them up close despite the rain. I think there were approximately 100 Common Pochards in the pond. Most of them were staying in the middle of the pond though, so I mainly focused on the ones that came to ask for food. It was interesting to see that most of them were males. I just realised once I got back to the hotel that I took very few photos of the females and they were not nearly as good as the males'.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLF3es_Ci9UY7sqK4aXr4qW-_VfiBKUpeyUJz5jMR5UBsDQr-DWswEKg9O6ka-e4KNNVyTUOeCFqVUCYRJ-14C4ZTtw6HgqBFEWlUqPMZ7YYc5uJb9y9kN905tLqxoP04gzAEaUN5rNRt/s1600/IMG_3881.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLF3es_Ci9UY7sqK4aXr4qW-_VfiBKUpeyUJz5jMR5UBsDQr-DWswEKg9O6ka-e4KNNVyTUOeCFqVUCYRJ-14C4ZTtw6HgqBFEWlUqPMZ7YYc5uJb9y9kN905tLqxoP04gzAEaUN5rNRt/s1600/IMG_3881.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703103842754207538" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyAtQyjVy3MbkIQSEYZcN7VztTPAgMJ2u_WOc4K8q125EjnFgHqq6IX7hDU1h8Mm71E1daBRZKPkFO7-Ps5R7CZfy6WyvC7VFSFbHja0GIw2DfIy1W1Hfsh1P-xxzphFBg8isad0oJM4Tg/s1600/IMG_4085.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyAtQyjVy3MbkIQSEYZcN7VztTPAgMJ2u_WOc4K8q125EjnFgHqq6IX7hDU1h8Mm71E1daBRZKPkFO7-Ps5R7CZfy6WyvC7VFSFbHja0GIw2DfIy1W1Hfsh1P-xxzphFBg8isad0oJM4Tg/s320/IMG_4085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703104048607272754" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YeriFh6QIjbzpUrc9BjE_xt3iDk-991JNTKdZVC4xAm5gHRCp8jCFPKgJaxOkj56LfYHiunAUp4DvesoWkhI2wIVkpulSAXc5KEZZSCm4q_YEJP9_gofVZ9k8d1TRq4pqOiREIHQosEd/s1600/IMG_4090.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_YeriFh6QIjbzpUrc9BjE_xt3iDk-991JNTKdZVC4xAm5gHRCp8jCFPKgJaxOkj56LfYHiunAUp4DvesoWkhI2wIVkpulSAXc5KEZZSCm4q_YEJP9_gofVZ9k8d1TRq4pqOiREIHQosEd/s320/IMG_4090.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703104051963609746" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Female <span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Pochard</span> (<i>Aythya ferina</i>)<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwQpQXQX7N3TUZhHrnzILmK-XoIYNa89ExfTsS5Ud797Jy_W052j3qMCr-ypw5Vth7NY1B12at7QFG-OSqUcT9Ztreo2OOlAhVo4FAcMlPcZhgrA2rO5UjqfERV2MdD-8DEUoNtmlf_0WB/s1600/IMG_4365.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICjKJcv22a2pNAYknHpJZLh8OXjf7PDMONkmE9v7cnc_2mpybvfaGaNL1-wutepieb5Y45_maU2Uo9rM28cVuHHSJegMTsIWfpV8tAiN1tetxuiYALe7DIK6MLsR5yw8SXdcSxt2XG2M-/s200/IMG_4402.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703104645244614946" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpHg0HxZXIjmUhZmya1PWSekEC83FuEGrIe5B_fDhdG4Dl4W-xPceeYyFxcN18FNp9ysjkUy5mkDOxuKNTr4bmcKcb20RdmtLKzI7UjyvFNrU3hpiAkQmZup_nyMvwZyhVaZbxpMGy83O/s1600/IMG_4372.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTpHg0HxZXIjmUhZmya1PWSekEC83FuEGrIe5B_fDhdG4Dl4W-xPceeYyFxcN18FNp9ysjkUy5mkDOxuKNTr4bmcKcb20RdmtLKzI7UjyvFNrU3hpiAkQmZup_nyMvwZyhVaZbxpMGy83O/s200/IMG_4372.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703104641823799266" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATR70cQxUaf5NkXlVCCXa04ZNVmPoRhU3EeiSsAQpCeDC3FbTMvab88AvC8DdrYiXTzOpa6XDql9B6J7gFlrcv7OPeEgm4Y5cXkT0F_WFLU0A8t5awob_Tnoo4SwgsVF8B6ZLzPrUBT9n/s1600/IMG_4382.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATR70cQxUaf5NkXlVCCXa04ZNVmPoRhU3EeiSsAQpCeDC3FbTMvab88AvC8DdrYiXTzOpa6XDql9B6J7gFlrcv7OPeEgm4Y5cXkT0F_WFLU0A8t5awob_Tnoo4SwgsVF8B6ZLzPrUBT9n/s200/IMG_4382.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703104645502206690" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tufted Duck</span> (<i>Aythya fuligula</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0lf_63wGfAQ5wNPxrkn5v-5yBvbfnUSsJHwvYG4BVFt4MUdjenJUhRsVOF8XPkVwR4ZUCNhQ8g9K9MYZ5ryosCYclfLdjH8LZamd_ynMSQdRPX4h_JZF1dhq5GszjYiCSbkr_OqrfuCx/s1600/IMG_4375.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0lf_63wGfAQ5wNPxrkn5v-5yBvbfnUSsJHwvYG4BVFt4MUdjenJUhRsVOF8XPkVwR4ZUCNhQ8g9K9MYZ5ryosCYclfLdjH8LZamd_ynMSQdRPX4h_JZF1dhq5GszjYiCSbkr_OqrfuCx/s1600/IMG_4375.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703105067272503490" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">There were much fewer <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tufted Ducks</span> in the pond but most of them were even more approachable than the pochards. Again, most of the were males with only a few female birds. I didn't even get any decent shot of the females. All of the them seemed to be pretty lazy and slept throughout most of the time, except for the ones that came begging for food. Because the light was really bad and it's really difficult to get the correct exposure, I decided to use flash which, as a result, helped bring up the feather details both in the shadow and highlight parts.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ChLO1ah9EoSG73x1NbIKM9dCmDJJ9iU3oeZaKTRmgBmqk9btQCRDbRtGA1p7QRhfX3sNwAfMvJx824v-ztMrVO6-yZdsgInPCc68NNNsoyx_GCWESWydVCJut3DwkgTzmQqHDwGKZ35J/s1600/IMG_4163.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ChLO1ah9EoSG73x1NbIKM9dCmDJJ9iU3oeZaKTRmgBmqk9btQCRDbRtGA1p7QRhfX3sNwAfMvJx824v-ztMrVO6-yZdsgInPCc68NNNsoyx_GCWESWydVCJut3DwkgTzmQqHDwGKZ35J/s1600/IMG_4163.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703107036675507922" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdj6heXstTfYcybP3RFqtpc1J3eMFG2LzVDaCYAGGpV-Agzo4cJV-G4JS4hhiQDQpnAetp6K9ynT-36x6RJAHTgNcKrDprokEBEDvibF2pA3yw2v_yjET8XMXWqO0uvkcqWC_EwEVKDwh/s1600/IMG_4149.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 432px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdj6heXstTfYcybP3RFqtpc1J3eMFG2LzVDaCYAGGpV-Agzo4cJV-G4JS4hhiQDQpnAetp6K9ynT-36x6RJAHTgNcKrDprokEBEDvibF2pA3yw2v_yjET8XMXWqO0uvkcqWC_EwEVKDwh/s1600/IMG_4149.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703106670749859170" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFinXHblA5RdZ9TYSMRSzB5rrePYeqxkI0mgqwJNXFidvRMyDj6preSw38z7fPLf0qJwAaNyyZIePAnxhc2KNZP1SJPxSUKqGtbcoKRwOqxlU48Uh9nGeH2bmXuFvVs3cY1b4ydy-IdYjd/s1600/IMG_4421.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 432px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFinXHblA5RdZ9TYSMRSzB5rrePYeqxkI0mgqwJNXFidvRMyDj6preSw38z7fPLf0qJwAaNyyZIePAnxhc2KNZP1SJPxSUKqGtbcoKRwOqxlU48Uh9nGeH2bmXuFvVs3cY1b4ydy-IdYjd/s1600/IMG_4421.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703106669660607650" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Great Cormorant</span> (<i>Phalacrocorax carbo</i>)<br /></div></div>There were also many <span style="font-weight: bold;">Great Cormorant</span> (<i>Phalacrocorax carbo</i>) staying in the pond as well. There was a large tree in the middle of the pond and it was all covered with cormorants' droppings. It was quite shocking for me, as I first thought that it was some kind of lichen. Other birds found in the park included a pair of Gadwalls, some Eurasian Wigeons, lots and lots of Black-headed Gulls and Mallards.<br /></div></div></div></div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013548319756273290.post-7331029504093342852012-01-25T20:51:00.015+09:002012-01-25T22:07:12.951+09:00Falcated Ducks<div style="text-align: justify;">On my first day of visiting Imazu in Fukuoka Prefecture, I was really pleased to find that there was a good number of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Falcated Ducks</span> (<i>Anas falcata</i>) staying at the river mouth. This beautiful species of duck is one of the species that I've been yearning to photograph the most in Japan. It is a rare vagrant in Thailand and I have only seen a few females there. In Japan, I've seen them several times before in Kitsuki, Oita and Ono River, but never got a chance to get any good photos of them. Furuso-san has even found a male and a few females in Beppu. This time at Imazu, a flock of them was found sleeping just behind the sea wall. I could take photos of them quite easily from behind the wall. I just love the glossy head feathers of the male birds!<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhczj9uf5RNBTXZkRJQdI0sbKlJmq9YMHxNcu1nLpswSPcGvr2QVHbKzAGRd3orgGfudGXc4UY1pR6f0oZ3LiGX7Kd_4IhNaey9qVm6LFtdwEAXuJnzkiNljntwz0NEbtQST5cR0HleaT/s1600/IMG_3074.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhczj9uf5RNBTXZkRJQdI0sbKlJmq9YMHxNcu1nLpswSPcGvr2QVHbKzAGRd3orgGfudGXc4UY1pR6f0oZ3LiGX7Kd_4IhNaey9qVm6LFtdwEAXuJnzkiNljntwz0NEbtQST5cR0HleaT/s1600/IMG_3074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701543599887820770" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDhiP-wvpAL-m05Lw8N90POoX_NibT40338M1w4vUMH0eADO-DgFrPR6PqltT_kbAUCupuil7cchL9xAPDKCMkN9YAvwwD8EulgHLXryF1sPMKzBfHEurquZYqnXI8ETSM3EDJ8yliZSn/s1600/IMG_3055.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWbToLCCQ6qA8nzTXuNmQImtVoi-vEm7qNW9YryTIxvt-S39hzq3mJEIwmbKO_RrOn9YV_Lhjb-WQ_bneJxy8lsFnVLieMp_W4MiLB9vK9MwCkNHcYsn0g7GqSn4Rf2BlW26L7IkyBcgyn/s200/IMG_3149.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701545824079309042" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Some more shots of the same group of birds<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFcBBhm7Wf8BfE2cZn76j1itw5BqkmseRXRXCNE5BppbDT73-8W2vvY-nY55BTQY4x5nO0cMLs9W3I717NCdfYuGqTgIFtGDZnKnOVM9fMo4yiGQ05q9SqDfu6Glc1FpVi8MCSZ8pK1YM/s1600/IMG_3150.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFcBBhm7Wf8BfE2cZn76j1itw5BqkmseRXRXCNE5BppbDT73-8W2vvY-nY55BTQY4x5nO0cMLs9W3I717NCdfYuGqTgIFtGDZnKnOVM9fMo4yiGQ05q9SqDfu6Glc1FpVi8MCSZ8pK1YM/s1600/IMG_3150.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701546297119664802" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The birds flushed up as an old man came walking along the sea wall<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The birds flew out into the middle of the river and stayed there for a while. They even began to perform their courtship display. The male birds became so excited with their heads held high, crests fluffed up and cocked up tails. They swam around the female, gave out their weird whistling call followed by a series of springing its body up and down. I took several videos of them doing the courtship display. One of the videos can be seen below. I was surprised to find that female birds also performed the dance ritual. I've never seen a female duck performing courtship display before. I think this is pretty weird.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IgojpIBV4V0?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="" width="580" frameborder="0" height="367"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Falcated Ducks</span> sleeping and stretching<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bevwOLEUHu8?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="" width="580" frameborder="0" height="367"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Male and female birds performing courtship display<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_jcq-EJOoimDhJxnahMzAIRNChAzp-8zDUt6GnNHlTHHftY_3FoCEI7_WI5yx13l4m79O5ecDdTAJtwP3EuZS0NONw2VM74e1eKx_LPXbdYNjRcYjrRSVMX4Tz0V9cQ_HguCPx6qL0Cv/s1600/IMG_3194.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3uQpw2itkhQaHjC65zuZ1KDQllNVLjr2zYtencYB8HhTfvZVdv5___6CNqI8giB4JdkXzu_9hPNSQUfXiMewfUKmGemoIohQkMhZXf_zsmXDQ6jYb65etyLYUq9No4hvn6fZCPz0jZ72H/s200/IMG_3253.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701550524126544866" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Male birds demonstrating the <span style="font-style: italic;">courtship ritual</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqM-KxUSzGrHto-8t8rCMP19nbgajwV_8SpLAka58leY7BUnr_rtFUva5nzciQP8VWCIm34YxzzpcNLadYwDWA2eGHlbKI6OEGz8DUVHrasoXnBxFGhcMnnOr5GONRrRF5aNWfgDssHum_/s1600/IMG_3245.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqM-KxUSzGrHto-8t8rCMP19nbgajwV_8SpLAka58leY7BUnr_rtFUva5nzciQP8VWCIm34YxzzpcNLadYwDWA2eGHlbKI6OEGz8DUVHrasoXnBxFGhcMnnOr5GONRrRF5aNWfgDssHum_/s1600/IMG_3245.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701550961688159538" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This group is part of the total of approximately 100 individuals<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I waited for the birds to move closer to the sea wall, and they did. Even though they were not that tame or confiding, they came close enough for me to get some decent shots with my short lens. I just love how the glossy green and purple shades of the drakes' head feathers change rapidly according to the angle. It reminds me of male sunbirds or hummingbirds. I had a nice time taking photos of them as they slowly passed by in front of me. Even though they seemed to be sticking around in the same area behind the sea wall, I chose to move on since I was still on the search of spoonbills. If I had known that I wouldn't be able to get photo of the Black-faced Spoonbills up close, I would have chosen to stay a little longer with these gorgeous ducks.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicc8xGL4ZKnqyk4wP7tuG9esg1R8uy7Hj35hAOQLOZ2o1_NMVrdR2d0HwbY4o014-qbtjCgy6B4PbJG9zsFZfpxXibhiQGOH0DUck6CQv135ujdjb9DH-iShB9KN2PVO4bHrHoHRLrWwTj/s1600/IMG_3296.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicc8xGL4ZKnqyk4wP7tuG9esg1R8uy7Hj35hAOQLOZ2o1_NMVrdR2d0HwbY4o014-qbtjCgy6B4PbJG9zsFZfpxXibhiQGOH0DUck6CQv135ujdjb9DH-iShB9KN2PVO4bHrHoHRLrWwTj/s1600/IMG_3296.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701554000546300306" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1i44uECxyPuKNDxmOuBJaFvjP_eU6f8ywcnMnQDC9n3KnUvzR0JRtUpGqOGujhtgYGhyphenhyphen-mTy5KHIt_IUf5RiuZTWCn-3OkWk2juFINSxEylIMLuoZv8YCaU7s_6p328N5HZTmANPA7y-6/s1600/IMG_3290.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2zDnYGXouWu90yrwSNvY7Qfcg0rbBC5hXeFEjK7RC9Nzz86_MQ71_fi5MqCwEa6c01U8z-ZoLQI4w3MJQfDPOdKp27pGLRWY9mLv64384IQS1LqlrE0byK_Roq08hw2Hl6RRvWZd_i0R5/s200/IMG_3285.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5701555056131919250" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013548319756273290.post-69380748961208767362012-01-22T17:37:00.008+09:002012-01-22T21:53:19.820+09:00Pacific Loon<div style="text-align: justify;">The weather has been terrible for many days. I have lost most of my motivation to go birding. Fortunately, as I was checking the small port behind my dorm from the fourth floor's kitchen, I spotted a single loon swimming in the port. I quickly grabbed my camera and went down to the port. To my surprise, the bird was not easy to find and photograph at all. It could dive into the water and come up on the surface hundreds of metres away from the original spot. At first, I thought that the bird was a Black-throated Loon since it's the only loon I've ever seen in Beppu so far. Indeed, it was a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pacific Loon</span> (<i>Gavia pacifica</i>), a lifer for me!<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gdTPcnnr4-EYEf45q-KIvdiCcOfmR5ru4EOM7nTDaXaQIPbpEUaQapcBfQtffN0ecpwM6aaHpJrAQLJUMQ2bCPlpY9RIxQa36vY5tjdok9lwasRa1mwT_avKsw3_zk0B3iTDQh2iBnSz/s1600/IMG_6030.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0gdTPcnnr4-EYEf45q-KIvdiCcOfmR5ru4EOM7nTDaXaQIPbpEUaQapcBfQtffN0ecpwM6aaHpJrAQLJUMQ2bCPlpY9RIxQa36vY5tjdok9lwasRa1mwT_avKsw3_zk0B3iTDQh2iBnSz/s1600/IMG_6030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700429118359159778" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4bui0rpQ0L0SUcJcPQntHkmsT2FJqBlUKOp62f837BZEO8X2FUVue050W9n3Z8T_J0oIoVLJlt_xX0C7XAJRV8ND11enXIDMHg5gdy-adAAFanQFcol8P0bCCgVJxGPOLwuuhgDwqu0n/s1600/IMG_6021.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC4bui0rpQ0L0SUcJcPQntHkmsT2FJqBlUKOp62f837BZEO8X2FUVue050W9n3Z8T_J0oIoVLJlt_xX0C7XAJRV8ND11enXIDMHg5gdy-adAAFanQFcol8P0bCCgVJxGPOLwuuhgDwqu0n/s320/IMG_6021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700429462978651794" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAtXFfexqmbjtloC_TCB5v_-qyCtg5n-7CpOv64AuLWzsRVnHcraX92DwYxD-QFoqkdp68eFr5qQG2BOiVbZzgpEFqhHQMuu3Pw4gpZwMvcvjlB-j_49W-jhaFVjieuSnVY_CXnN5mM3O/s1600/IMG_6023.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAtXFfexqmbjtloC_TCB5v_-qyCtg5n-7CpOv64AuLWzsRVnHcraX92DwYxD-QFoqkdp68eFr5qQG2BOiVbZzgpEFqhHQMuu3Pw4gpZwMvcvjlB-j_49W-jhaFVjieuSnVY_CXnN5mM3O/s320/IMG_6023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700429466948662994" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Non-breeding <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pacific Loon</span> (<i>Gavia pacifica</i>); Note the <span style="font-style: italic;">'chinstrap'</span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCprc9jfwtPS-mGHl5Q6A425oBQXuglIjRAVGqFbpBXaEhYDaXHMPjMnmzxaYpNtwHK6Z-NMT4v1_iD-94bfn5qDwyj-nWgUewaRbW5QwoEia0xucwc4sHmN6JDa9q2hpgb7gKY3i0h6X/s1600/IMG_6104.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCprc9jfwtPS-mGHl5Q6A425oBQXuglIjRAVGqFbpBXaEhYDaXHMPjMnmzxaYpNtwHK6Z-NMT4v1_iD-94bfn5qDwyj-nWgUewaRbW5QwoEia0xucwc4sHmN6JDa9q2hpgb7gKY3i0h6X/s1600/IMG_6104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700429903423109826" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinaF2gt3hmHCSgJE3WXGys9NAQ9GaXwp69GZpK7j7LaPo97g2zT8XwnETkG3bwZjM9s_vA0q_tcmwTGyEfgqG5mubE40rzAkM-6FasMuasgxWCt-YRfAwCMPk_nWPXhfZGnO25_Vsh3y-2/s1600/IMG_6100.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinaF2gt3hmHCSgJE3WXGys9NAQ9GaXwp69GZpK7j7LaPo97g2zT8XwnETkG3bwZjM9s_vA0q_tcmwTGyEfgqG5mubE40rzAkM-6FasMuasgxWCt-YRfAwCMPk_nWPXhfZGnO25_Vsh3y-2/s320/IMG_6100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700430144606142050" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcdLgcxMpu8S9nwS8zQqiVIKQUBhX6YE9iB7Bp0g_9sbjdkGIWdeXLwff3Qtzx9o0d9VMhjPX-fYkVoRQyTey-oOVsWLxWcoBq-fA-gV42PXB3970inQ1aRbEy1a8wnhKOwh2WMueIMTs/s1600/IMG_6117.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUcdLgcxMpu8S9nwS8zQqiVIKQUBhX6YE9iB7Bp0g_9sbjdkGIWdeXLwff3Qtzx9o0d9VMhjPX-fYkVoRQyTey-oOVsWLxWcoBq-fA-gV42PXB3970inQ1aRbEy1a8wnhKOwh2WMueIMTs/s320/IMG_6117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700430144705094786" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The bird was relatively wary and wouldn't let me get close to it. I thought that the Pacific Loon would be distinctly smaller than Black-throated, but I didn't really feel that it was <span style="font-style: italic;">that</span> much smaller. It has distinct dark <span style="font-style: italic;">'chinstrap'</span> which is one of the main characteristics of Pacific Loon, along with the thinner, sharply-pointed bill and less white on the flanks while swimming. Unfortunately, I couldn't get any decent shot of it since it was really cloudy and the sun was setting. I just hope that the weather will be better and the bird will still be around tomorrow, so I can get some more shots. I was even able to hear its loud eerie call. I didn't know why it gave the call, but it was one of the most distinctive calls for waterbirds.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfZlGeKCzuNDRohkRaESXNT9rjF-q12JLeiWxieQyxhVls_bR0ywK-xXesMpE0YsRE23ibk_0cKq5yxz8AsFS4fVKD3fHK8n12WYj68etqYRPbmaw6ovjrRlSoxWnrBVGzhjm04EaXn52/s1600/IMG_6067.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbfZlGeKCzuNDRohkRaESXNT9rjF-q12JLeiWxieQyxhVls_bR0ywK-xXesMpE0YsRE23ibk_0cKq5yxz8AsFS4fVKD3fHK8n12WYj68etqYRPbmaw6ovjrRlSoxWnrBVGzhjm04EaXn52/s1600/IMG_6067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700432434191365394" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The bird giving its loud eerie call<br /><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4heenvphOo1dINWYW-dC4jF2PWrAvNWS_HeiQU45i8VcmI0td8974la7hqOvoxg51pVhb9MhNxooppU8QQhy0APNR6p1S_nvaxF7Jeu-vgTUhB-Zt3Uy38L-WWt1keuBwtMoPKVCvY0vu/s1600/IMG_6132-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4heenvphOo1dINWYW-dC4jF2PWrAvNWS_HeiQU45i8VcmI0td8974la7hqOvoxg51pVhb9MhNxooppU8QQhy0APNR6p1S_nvaxF7Jeu-vgTUhB-Zt3Uy38L-WWt1keuBwtMoPKVCvY0vu/s1600/IMG_6132-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700432661479708866" border="0" /></a>One of the 3 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Great Crested Grebes</span> (<i>Podiceps cristatus</i>) that were staying nearby<br /></div></div></div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013548319756273290.post-5719128118189225762012-01-17T20:30:00.013+09:002012-01-17T23:12:07.726+09:00Roosting Spoonbills<div style="text-align: justify;">As I said in the earlier posts, the actual main target for my short trip to Fukuoka was the globally endangered <span style="font-weight: bold;">Black-faced Spoonbill</span> (<i>Platalea minor</i>). I did see it and in a good number too, but all of them were staying just too far out in the river. Before going on the trip, I made a little research about where to see the spoonbills, and I found that a good number of them can be seen constantly at Imazu. I came across several videos on YouTube showing the spoonbills resting on a small island in the middle of a huge river. I recognised the island easily as soon as I arrived at the place in Imazu. On the small island, there was a medium-sized flock of white birds roosting motionlessly. I was surprised by how easy these birds can be found here in Fukuoka. I began to settle down waiting for the birds to wake up and start feeding. From what I saw in the videos, these birds feed along the river banks close to the footpath, so I thought that once they wake up, it'd be easy for me to get photos of them closely. However, it turned out that they mostly spent the time on the island. Otherwise they just flew out and disappeared into the distance.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwiW9B9qpJoUUSbKjRoK1dXq6RCdyXfpxtDjm8uTthcHWrmpJiqSoYDtShfMThvCF7Ftb9JoAIWMPM6gQ-vb-jW1-LIRj8DI0wRdhlz9ISW_Zf74OxbOoIWbrll1eqpuwG4tAn4lZ0m_f/s1600/IMG_4971.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguwiW9B9qpJoUUSbKjRoK1dXq6RCdyXfpxtDjm8uTthcHWrmpJiqSoYDtShfMThvCF7Ftb9JoAIWMPM6gQ-vb-jW1-LIRj8DI0wRdhlz9ISW_Zf74OxbOoIWbrll1eqpuwG4tAn4lZ0m_f/s1600/IMG_4971.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698566889761291698" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Roosting <span style="font-weight: bold;">Black-faced Spoonbills</span> (<i>Platalea minor</i>)<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5xSYoqprorIBitLyY3yxct__pDyv5R3jFeKkUcZyVAzaSrFiwBzbKz-J29MsPnuo14bWqM2denP5B6ZwvOLe3jw_fc1ZvRZUdco5NRB3N61ienflxRHeHBnKpMChFhCS_LjMIXHeNId0/s1600/IMG_3411.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5xSYoqprorIBitLyY3yxct__pDyv5R3jFeKkUcZyVAzaSrFiwBzbKz-J29MsPnuo14bWqM2denP5B6ZwvOLe3jw_fc1ZvRZUdco5NRB3N61ienflxRHeHBnKpMChFhCS_LjMIXHeNId0/s1600/IMG_3411.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698567446156973698" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirEgh3TZ1YGxNBPa8ULhIJgsiZwc52dmCeijQ6ZzHckQUxrorzLBwfEsei_qMr4v2kws79lubG43v_gn41TwBj_u-4k7B3IZ5S2H91qKulS8TdfN2ZoAuSRuWKkLf2rcFiFDT_weS44DK/s1600/IMG_3506.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirEgh3TZ1YGxNBPa8ULhIJgsiZwc52dmCeijQ6ZzHckQUxrorzLBwfEsei_qMr4v2kws79lubG43v_gn41TwBj_u-4k7B3IZ5S2H91qKulS8TdfN2ZoAuSRuWKkLf2rcFiFDT_weS44DK/s320/IMG_3506.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698567809086042306" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagWYRFl7zqVhSV8fhOlYA418PBlCSGClBSkKKY4aVsTszqzhouDK-MaPmuDANbgD7AmjqT6aT-mCJwt307oaOxBMXuxYeXxkLhC9UiIEIh9hJs6GLlOHF1hzPEB_FRIIxT2LOk9gqtvSX/s1600/IMG_3501.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagWYRFl7zqVhSV8fhOlYA418PBlCSGClBSkKKY4aVsTszqzhouDK-MaPmuDANbgD7AmjqT6aT-mCJwt307oaOxBMXuxYeXxkLhC9UiIEIh9hJs6GLlOHF1hzPEB_FRIIxT2LOk9gqtvSX/s320/IMG_3501.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698567804516777730" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">On the first day, I counted <span style="font-weight: bold;">25</span> spoonbills at once. At least 3 of them were <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eurasian Spoonbills</span> (<i>Platalea leucorodia</i>), but there might be more since I couldn't check every individual whether it was Black-faced or Eurasian because many of them were sleeping with their bills hidden in the feathers. I believe that there would be even more birds at dusk once they all come back to roost. On the second day, there were only 18 birds. I tried waiting until the evening but none of them came feeding along the river banks. I was really surprised that they were <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> lazy birds. Most of them didn't wake up from their sleep at all! Only a few of them began to preen and bath when the sun began to set. At least I found one of their feeding sites as mentioned in the earlier post <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2012/01/revealing.html">here</a>. Hopefully, I'll be able to see a few Black-faced Spoonbills at this feeding site during my next visit.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ayl1xQgqOjXW9IZ7vG1Y1OzwxNCCs1Fui9FUGsTxTb8nKoXC6neZI1RTrAUtnyqaJX7mxqQ_LtA4AMizNqi3VtmNj6ql_S1G3qF-hMGiCXtuiz-XR8e4Qi-MpmAsYkBGDLfjWNvYZL2X/s1600/IMG_3466.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ayl1xQgqOjXW9IZ7vG1Y1OzwxNCCs1Fui9FUGsTxTb8nKoXC6neZI1RTrAUtnyqaJX7mxqQ_LtA4AMizNqi3VtmNj6ql_S1G3qF-hMGiCXtuiz-XR8e4Qi-MpmAsYkBGDLfjWNvYZL2X/s1600/IMG_3466.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698570002286256786" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">An adult <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eurasian Spoonbill</span> (<i>Platalea leucorodia</i>)<br />among the smaller <span style="font-weight: bold;">Black-faced Spoonbill</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">s</span> (<i>Platalea minor</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnrITR127F7kpb5vFixyixnVpNsQa-tQe8nS4QUM0Pk4wctaDL0_vARUInQsE6utbhIGCQOnA70X4pSiTC2tNcDKt7AP-YA8u1L7AS93mRHtwU-2Pm_Oro8w8UfzT-1l7mycqZtAxXDZO/s1600/IMG_5049.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnrITR127F7kpb5vFixyixnVpNsQa-tQe8nS4QUM0Pk4wctaDL0_vARUInQsE6utbhIGCQOnA70X4pSiTC2tNcDKt7AP-YA8u1L7AS93mRHtwU-2Pm_Oro8w8UfzT-1l7mycqZtAxXDZO/s1600/IMG_5049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698571265315647378" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Adult (right) and juvenile (left) <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eurasian Spoonbills</span><br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8NJYwWlbEbo_nsBwqnz0iZ_FwOT-YsBVUX1VeN2OQm7m8fmVfgNs35wGLeabWGXbr2q3xBsHWVnjAsWKKvvX6a1BxfL-IcA4epFvjw2BUjLfU47hJCKDgqevoB6jy-r-cII05-5ribB-/s1600/IMG_3629.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO8NJYwWlbEbo_nsBwqnz0iZ_FwOT-YsBVUX1VeN2OQm7m8fmVfgNs35wGLeabWGXbr2q3xBsHWVnjAsWKKvvX6a1BxfL-IcA4epFvjw2BUjLfU47hJCKDgqevoB6jy-r-cII05-5ribB-/s320/IMG_3629.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698571559996018642" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw94jf76VyBADWl3s0ZDYPsRlImrP4u6w4g7xgIVmrObwmDRPfVHtLJ5oxZAmwa9sP2SWMEJ1vPWUSaeO2ToJ9Q_lN3zNOs_cLauM2rUmq2ZVVscdMU0kEU8uGIKKNC2YwCN1DQOeOzM_8/s1600/IMG_3519.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw94jf76VyBADWl3s0ZDYPsRlImrP4u6w4g7xgIVmrObwmDRPfVHtLJ5oxZAmwa9sP2SWMEJ1vPWUSaeO2ToJ9Q_lN3zNOs_cLauM2rUmq2ZVVscdMU0kEU8uGIKKNC2YwCN1DQOeOzM_8/s320/IMG_3519.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698571558344450818" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The only active juvenile <span style="font-weight: bold;">Black-faced Spoonbill</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQlQQER_5hLiwSTfsayp5clqpUmDiXYRLGt9tIQRUoS2ElQNEjg2FFHndoF7NX1QJs8f38WYvaoFqV7BU4sZjm2du-7Q3zinVSDJ3fQjmmPeR6vX5p2adogk7TuIDFD-qks3xC5XXPNCj/s1600/IMG_5814.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQlQQER_5hLiwSTfsayp5clqpUmDiXYRLGt9tIQRUoS2ElQNEjg2FFHndoF7NX1QJs8f38WYvaoFqV7BU4sZjm2du-7Q3zinVSDJ3fQjmmPeR6vX5p2adogk7TuIDFD-qks3xC5XXPNCj/s1600/IMG_5814.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698571892872776306" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A subadult <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eurasian Spoonbill </span>coming back to the roosting site<br /></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9QDwpjDdCmo?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="" width="580" frameborder="0" height="367"></iframe><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here's a video showing <span style="font-weight: bold;">Black-faced</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eurasian Spoonbills</span> bathing and preening at their roosting site at sunset. Don't forget to select 1080p for a better viewing!<br /></div></div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013548319756273290.post-50763626857642650262012-01-09T01:26:00.011+09:002012-01-09T02:34:36.750+09:00The Panda Duck<div style="text-align: justify;">Before I went to Fukuoka, I read that a small flock of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Smew</span> (<i>Mergellus albellus</i>) was found at Imazu but I didn't really expect that I would find it. I was too focusing on how to get photos of the Black-faced Spoonbills up close. However, it turned out that I failed to see the Black-faced Spoonbill at close range, but I got Smew as my latest lifer instead. Even though I've never been chasing after this smart black and white duck before, somewhere deep in my birding heart humbly wished that I'd be able to see it at least once in my life. It's not one of those extremely rare bird but it's a bird with charisma. If someone asks me to name one of the coolest ducks on earth, I'd definitely say Smew. In Japan, it is widely known for another quite appropriate and lovely name, the <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Panda Duck</span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">パンダガモ</span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">panda-gamo</span>) in Japanese.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWg8GXCaAJxtrBqzIc4sebnt8yT-WPtIcwzoT531Na_zkNhw79o4iLHm84TNKPTFQhAqXq5mcJO_iwqBsXxxQNe9RSm7sKxpnIM2G1iXTkuvIyyq2tqgqCnu36NZUJs68ImWaUEuFv7F8/s1600/IMG_5590.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWg8GXCaAJxtrBqzIc4sebnt8yT-WPtIcwzoT531Na_zkNhw79o4iLHm84TNKPTFQhAqXq5mcJO_iwqBsXxxQNe9RSm7sKxpnIM2G1iXTkuvIyyq2tqgqCnu36NZUJs68ImWaUEuFv7F8/s1600/IMG_5590.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695307383790589026" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QhtVvyK48Mynba2lo1i-WmlZKDnw7JpY3w6Hqv_ReRAJ8ti-f-mN3aGIUM4hsL9ZNShKAQmCMGvQRmlfiHSC01J7Xrux42uA0K_OSGZ7BOAubZEjH_Mvx70ZfFK6yWPQCcpZVFWwu9w/s1600/IMG_5592.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_QhtVvyK48Mynba2lo1i-WmlZKDnw7JpY3w6Hqv_ReRAJ8ti-f-mN3aGIUM4hsL9ZNShKAQmCMGvQRmlfiHSC01J7Xrux42uA0K_OSGZ7BOAubZEjH_Mvx70ZfFK6yWPQCcpZVFWwu9w/s320/IMG_5592.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695307794140810146" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBmUlyXJ5H4jMj6ekKweKGIJ-rE-bupk8-TMUoBU-_AUqTFRL-JqKb4O7xU1at_aQk82Xs8I3AL3pdYQzXy75F6530dI_FRr0iGywxoU57g7RMYQ-rX5gO8x9aUVzY2EQbILa7idchpk/s1600/IMG_5593.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBmUlyXJ5H4jMj6ekKweKGIJ-rE-bupk8-TMUoBU-_AUqTFRL-JqKb4O7xU1at_aQk82Xs8I3AL3pdYQzXy75F6530dI_FRr0iGywxoU57g7RMYQ-rX5gO8x9aUVzY2EQbILa7idchpk/s320/IMG_5593.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695307799349594946" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Smew</span> (<i>Mergellus albellus</i>)<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu8Ob06sRT1zYJD15ckRw2eRweqpedNBN1bVLmr8Zk3t_NsLwyXrWYj8aesbPguALjWsgH_jvJU0cUx4vmFKN_qAwd8UR-sjXGtczNB5NQB2cioCQh1SCiM_SmoJFZhjAe8xGeOs_-noM/s1600/IMG_5645.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi49tsWl9w0qNemDUnelPFQx_VSplBsS-M76sQJwge_zuLpMC8gjy1lFnK2__XQPe4b5FTk-AH9AOpTpvjK5CeXb6jzuGGVP6V_cva5DUuGDY5fIXb6ucpFr3zXb9-7SVC1CG7cZbt9SaQ/s200/IMG_5679.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695308591444825970" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The black marks on its white body make the male bird look like the Giant Panda, especially when the bird is facing towards the camera. There was 1 male bird in a group of 3 females. At first, I found them swimming in a large lotus pond along with some hundreds other ducks. All of them flushed up after I tried to approach and landed in a small fishing pond nearby where the Eurasian Spoonbill in the earlier post was found. They seemed to be more relaxed and a bit more approachable here. After floating around back and forth in the pond for about half an hour, they began to feed by diving into the water just like other diving ducks. There were about 20-30 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Pochards</span> in the pond as well and I had much fun watching all of them diving up and down in the small pond.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRTLOCVwP2DIZFy5UEgq1kPqKXXVfONtWanxbPIkDKWyJNqvVMYWHROJHHen9aLmthlTnRlblzm_-KvT8IsZNf-JpORztqQGhT1BsA2qkN-IF3B7p74qyuDEiXI1V3KdsiHu3eC3Dw7o/s1600/IMG_5501.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRTLOCVwP2DIZFy5UEgq1kPqKXXVfONtWanxbPIkDKWyJNqvVMYWHROJHHen9aLmthlTnRlblzm_-KvT8IsZNf-JpORztqQGhT1BsA2qkN-IF3B7p74qyuDEiXI1V3KdsiHu3eC3Dw7o/s1600/IMG_5501.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695310728978330146" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvedwioDXlizBN_aLX2RG99yy9AkXSc16fR80efFgaDWjUuFPY3RUN5TYs5Z4vBTO0YG0usDmSWpFrEuN2jjE2bKrkU7tEBm9oIW9Fxu9U4XIz7qNRve-ffzZmuVLHcQM4VQAr7n_10eL/s1600/IMG_5497.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9A2w9vZZK7-qwDsbP3CWYBTnIiv99Hoh-ONdDiJJcpgRi0YtGrDWJqBKy7E1SqGSo3XxEe3BJLYV_7UHoN1-S9E-29ntxrNKE9hbyrxwB0HYCflrD7fPxg0HCWtaMQ0M7HTT4g3idCic/s200/IMG_5470.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695311786173473218" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Even though they became more approachable once they moved into the fishing pond, they still kept a good distance from me. These photos are quite heavily cropped so the sharpness and the quality of them might not be as good as in the other posts. It was quite difficult for me to get the right focus on the birds as well, since I was using the lowest f-stop that I could (f/5.6) because I want the background to be blurry, so the birds would become more outstanding. There wouldn't be any problem about focusing if the birds were in close range, but because all of them were far out in the pond, so most of the time my camera focused on the water ripples in front of the birds or behind them instead. Anyway, I already feel really satisfied with the result of this unexpected find. Hope they'll be staying in the same area when I go back there again soon.<br /></div></div></div></div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013548319756273290.post-53944102116380063682012-01-06T22:02:00.014+09:002012-01-06T23:54:44.244+09:00Revealing<div style="text-align: justify;">So Russell and John did a great job on guessing what a white bird in my earlier post was. However, it's actually not a Black-faced Spoonbill, no matter how much I wanted it to be. Indeed, it's the closely related <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eurasian Spoonbill</span> (<i>Platalea leucorodia</i>) and it is not my lifer. I've seen both species of spoonbills already when I visited Ariake Sea in 2009. The lifer was actually a much smaller <span style="font-weight: bold;">Smew</span> (<i>Mergellus albellus</i>). My main target for the trip was actually the endangered <span style="font-weight: bold;">Black-faced Spoonbill</span>, one of birds that I want to photograph the most, and I didn't fail to see it though. Indeed, I saw many of them roosting in the middle of a huge river called Imazu (今津) where they can be seen regularly every winter. There were about 20 something <span>Black-faced Spoonbills</span> and only a few <span>Eurasian Spoonbills</span> resting on a small island in the river.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">However, they were much too far away for my lens. After 2 days of searching, I finally found their feeding sites. They were a medium-sized lotus pond filled with all kinds of ducks and a small fishing pond nearby. These sites were about 800m away from their roosting site. I don't know if I was lucky or unlucky, but the spoonbills that I found feeding at the feeding sites were all Eurasians. There were more than <span style="font-weight: bold;">20</span> Black-faced Spoonbills in the river with only a few Eurasians (like <span style="font-weight: bold;">2</span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">3</span>), but there was no Black-faced Spoonbill at the feeding sites at all! Even though I waited until the sun set, still no Black-faced came to the feeding site. It was quite a crazy moment when I didn't know whether I can be happy or not. However, I've already made up my mind to go there again either in February or March. Hopefully, I'll get the Black-faced Spoonbill up close just like the one that I got this time.<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJ6d7Y7FRNSHcAo4NyEDY0Qgp-uN-Q7CqYFRkIBH_rpEJrmNVomQ7yoStXyKbvctsAby90jA71A5JoaeAiAEt8Aqp6sugVYA2NlNEQpc14y_9O8KmhKVUDH72ByoFUSMz4L9Wf6XHOKY/s1600/IMG_5324.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJ6d7Y7FRNSHcAo4NyEDY0Qgp-uN-Q7CqYFRkIBH_rpEJrmNVomQ7yoStXyKbvctsAby90jA71A5JoaeAiAEt8Aqp6sugVYA2NlNEQpc14y_9O8KmhKVUDH72ByoFUSMz4L9Wf6XHOKY/s1600/IMG_5324.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694509846053375394" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZfQ5qfVwmDUhMkcGsFQgPANogaQArtlHXwrpIkkeI4Ogv53o33y6XVqG1tHJTH-T1kXBexc5i6mJhQrDZloIeQqVAYSPm43mVacHoLC3XRsARFCucZtdULNGC6VOGMrTU6NXEedrNpM/s1600/IMG_5314.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZfQ5qfVwmDUhMkcGsFQgPANogaQArtlHXwrpIkkeI4Ogv53o33y6XVqG1tHJTH-T1kXBexc5i6mJhQrDZloIeQqVAYSPm43mVacHoLC3XRsARFCucZtdULNGC6VOGMrTU6NXEedrNpM/s200/IMG_5314.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694510663429386098" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfGFBv33CWTt6-M1ohwGk-sLlyuhtLPXHqaRoXHf_W2NIT8A9r2CeE8HuPLOyLd74u30KO0LUWn70_b428s1jXt0Z7DNFsX7YzYKGzxtxfdDQdX2GmyePIPJOb9aITaihkDBsUPD8LvA/s1600/IMG_5316.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfGFBv33CWTt6-M1ohwGk-sLlyuhtLPXHqaRoXHf_W2NIT8A9r2CeE8HuPLOyLd74u30KO0LUWn70_b428s1jXt0Z7DNFsX7YzYKGzxtxfdDQdX2GmyePIPJOb9aITaihkDBsUPD8LvA/s200/IMG_5316.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694510668874911618" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bfF_mR3pbUTi-gpAH6BOQFh5CFPaYPCaGMXz19CGJ6EBEHf2gaZiw1CLYIIMLdZvLgOUyfgZkFp1jBD0UiFsiNjmMQF5ZdAth3vy6WIe852Z12wjf4_qfrx3S5-hsEGchFseO8Aptsg/s1600/IMG_5282.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7bfF_mR3pbUTi-gpAH6BOQFh5CFPaYPCaGMXz19CGJ6EBEHf2gaZiw1CLYIIMLdZvLgOUyfgZkFp1jBD0UiFsiNjmMQF5ZdAth3vy6WIe852Z12wjf4_qfrx3S5-hsEGchFseO8Aptsg/s200/IMG_5282.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694510683011589218" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPVnQuekItucxZUWudhdF2UH0DCZjyQHmdlzQP7fxANZDIYh0iNF1T3TQAR_ah7txYEAg0rKSUtOLH9kUzM0oIS23sR3JB_jCSWrULOYFhUbdU7u112XXyrDuKedmLU_M9f7jl3XugoM/s1600/IMG_5286.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigPVnQuekItucxZUWudhdF2UH0DCZjyQHmdlzQP7fxANZDIYh0iNF1T3TQAR_ah7txYEAg0rKSUtOLH9kUzM0oIS23sR3JB_jCSWrULOYFhUbdU7u112XXyrDuKedmLU_M9f7jl3XugoM/s200/IMG_5286.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694510687738914482" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Adult non-breeding <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eurasian Spoonbill</span> (<i>Platalea leucorodia</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhdczAXZt2cWEGorWp5McIZ-75-USOsWKn-fOiHGAk72rjtDHqHlefzHazqsfxkfQ3euNuJXRmzZMBG00HQvTZkQFWy5O69jk3nIUPmHOs9JtGcjdAIVtuN3ZsWVcTPNDd14uJ4DRXe0/s1600/IMG_5195.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhdczAXZt2cWEGorWp5McIZ-75-USOsWKn-fOiHGAk72rjtDHqHlefzHazqsfxkfQ3euNuJXRmzZMBG00HQvTZkQFWy5O69jk3nIUPmHOs9JtGcjdAIVtuN3ZsWVcTPNDd14uJ4DRXe0/s1600/IMG_5195.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694511135070298786" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I was quite surprised to find that this adult <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eurasian Spoonbill</span> was quite obliging. It looked a bit wary at first when it was sandwiched by another birder and me. But after that birder left and I sat very still behind the reeds, it became much more relaxed and started feeding. I slowly approached while it was enjoying feeding among the aquatic vegetation. It has a cute way of swaying its head left to right searching for food just like any other species of spoonbills. I saw it catching lots of preys but couldn't really tell what were they. After a while, it seemed to accept me as part of the scenery and didn't mind me going as close as approximately 15m even without a photographic hide! It was a really nice experience to be able to observe a spoonbill feeding at close range without being in a hide. There were a few other birds feeding close to the spoonbill as well. One immature female <span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Shelduck</span> (<i>Tadorna tadorna</i>) was swimming near by and a beautiful <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eastern Great Egret</span> (<i>Casmerodius modestus</i>) was standing motionlessly throughout the time that I was taking photos of the spoonbill.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sflEBRtxFCLRnUeY-2wJWziby-DIhID7ARibf-1oSWs52PxC0Uy9KrB78Y2g-RrtkBm3YlA8VgOJkTuZVxVRnIFWBjXmyzn5cDVRo35aGdf-N_X83QfIxb3UQbdeu948Mb9RFPycKao/s1600/IMG_5277.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 367px; height: 550px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sflEBRtxFCLRnUeY-2wJWziby-DIhID7ARibf-1oSWs52PxC0Uy9KrB78Y2g-RrtkBm3YlA8VgOJkTuZVxVRnIFWBjXmyzn5cDVRo35aGdf-N_X83QfIxb3UQbdeu948Mb9RFPycKao/s1600/IMG_5277.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694517365595261026" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Adult non-breeding <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eurasian Spoonbill</span> (<i>Platalea leucorodia</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVFAxtQqsd3QqMOaz2x5tkKeTOpHd_Nfh0LzMbf8dp5Co0Muck6mvbGye51L2z-U8R3ucmd4l9Cij4yY2KkOHk3ofhJCC3LBZiWpKr_LFDjosSK3eEMiQ6M2Qzck9_i7sPnRAUWOEq7s/s1600/IMG_5245.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVFAxtQqsd3QqMOaz2x5tkKeTOpHd_Nfh0LzMbf8dp5Co0Muck6mvbGye51L2z-U8R3ucmd4l9Cij4yY2KkOHk3ofhJCC3LBZiWpKr_LFDjosSK3eEMiQ6M2Qzck9_i7sPnRAUWOEq7s/s1600/IMG_5245.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694517795764274754" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCvyVHyxgdugHsL9OMZkWwf6oDuVtCIXFVYYIUMnoyPEiQJy_fEN7QsU2N1f4zAu7ilbBTA8Ez220bKBh32VsVSxApA916R7BGOaF8qvi7bO8u4Tx1c0JW8IR9xHUzxUEwoVLZAuopzI/s1600/IMG_5267-2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCvyVHyxgdugHsL9OMZkWwf6oDuVtCIXFVYYIUMnoyPEiQJy_fEN7QsU2N1f4zAu7ilbBTA8Ez220bKBh32VsVSxApA916R7BGOaF8qvi7bO8u4Tx1c0JW8IR9xHUzxUEwoVLZAuopzI/s320/IMG_5267-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694518065992504706" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26Bl6QRHV2qTdcXpuzCWn4B1wBwuXrhbuMl-GKOjbCOJo-92-BbDEl9HevOazUhaGO57VxRSwvTF3mMyKo7pIA-L1XEdHJiwaxbcJdpRfr4soVodTF7hD7HcMTZHOuCJZ7tZPOaivCPc/s1600/IMG_5259.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg26Bl6QRHV2qTdcXpuzCWn4B1wBwuXrhbuMl-GKOjbCOJo-92-BbDEl9HevOazUhaGO57VxRSwvTF3mMyKo7pIA-L1XEdHJiwaxbcJdpRfr4soVodTF7hD7HcMTZHOuCJZ7tZPOaivCPc/s320/IMG_5259.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694518070085214082" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I just love all of the birds with spoon-shaped bills like these spoonbills and the tiny Spoon-billed Sandpiper. I read that the spoon-shaped bills of the spoonbills help the birds to sense and grab food items as they pass between the flattened tips of the mandibles (<a href="http://www.sibleyguides.com/2010/02/bill-shape-and-foraging-habits-of-spoon-billed-sandpiper/">David Sibley</a>, 2010). Not only that these flattened bills help the birds to catch more food items, they also make the birds look unmistakably stunning. I hope that when I return to the place again in February or March, some of them will begin to moult into their breeding plumage which is even more elegant and beautiful. I still haven't seen the Black-faced Spoonbills in their breeding plumage before, but I've seen plenty of the Eurasian Spoonbills in breeding plumage during my first visit to Bharatpur in India in 2005.<br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ypdEdPZzfco?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="" width="580" frameborder="0" height="367"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">A video of the same <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eurasian Spoonbill</span> resting and yawning (?)<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikfKZVxbWRt-lUBiIUe4o8etimwuXFwnA8_diPXCS6xyqQSXHyuVNWGHaD5r593FZTto2XAETDn6upDhVkoxm1qUwSYHSIGZBk4oG4YHwbd7aH4KMkPHt7fA3C2OpM8r1UZ4Er1JDkuwI/s1600/IMG_5292.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; 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cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfHo8VL1YLPM40F20gKz3sIvC9E7Nd3inYVrRNCl-cTlCKgVT27_xUud0B2pdB6q-qB-K_EY7zIWPGaNFTka1SctCJgi3RjF961l5g_qGRzrGATZe_L8x5vEw4MrNv9QUuRr7URa7B4v0/s200/IMG_5268.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694529269725549138" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Adult non-breeding <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eurasian Spoonbill</span> (<i>Platalea leucorodia</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5IPYk1xPGdR3lLTEV1YqS6FTcPGRR1cYS3ycnZhau4EI1xYe6NuC6bz65V2rS0tuLHC5TU_N_fch9_8K8K2ADU2LGmrU4O9z5Wd4Xg5APS2BBU2MYCEiE0m7MhU2tr9zAp-2a6L4_OM/s1600/IMG_5335.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC5IPYk1xPGdR3lLTEV1YqS6FTcPGRR1cYS3ycnZhau4EI1xYe6NuC6bz65V2rS0tuLHC5TU_N_fch9_8K8K2ADU2LGmrU4O9z5Wd4Xg5APS2BBU2MYCEiE0m7MhU2tr9zAp-2a6L4_OM/s1600/IMG_5335.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694529657120202018" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The same bird looking at the ducks flying over its head<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjpwjKcfKkRY8MpyJUGhI7cRzCNsAJRe5qPI1A5HHrE3NmdYG3ieCKXXCbXA38bddeAaflFCmjHp6wKcxcF-EaJb7f641YjfatEDB7ewattld65XVodCa9gi45CvdUwt-QWGBl0A4fxY/s1600/IMG_5329.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihjpwjKcfKkRY8MpyJUGhI7cRzCNsAJRe5qPI1A5HHrE3NmdYG3ieCKXXCbXA38bddeAaflFCmjHp6wKcxcF-EaJb7f641YjfatEDB7ewattld65XVodCa9gi45CvdUwt-QWGBl0A4fxY/s1600/IMG_5329.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694529932305833826" border="0" /></a>A recently split <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eastern Great Egret</span> (<i>Casmerodius modestus</i>)</div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013548319756273290.post-13818323022254048402012-01-04T02:53:00.004+09:002012-01-04T03:30:27.817+09:00Fourth Year<div style="text-align: justify;">I first started this blog in January 2009. Can't believe it's already my fourth year here in Blogger. My <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2009/01/welcome.html">first post</a> was published on January 6th showing my lens pointing towards the cranes under the morning light at Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture and a short welcome note. Four years have passed and many things in this blog have changed. Thanks to all the readers who visit this small blog and share with me some of your thoughts. All of your comments are part of the very important reasons that keep me posting. I'm sure that I'll be posting more and more throughout 2012. Lastly, I'd like to share with you a photo I took from my most recent trip to Fukuoka during the New Year vacation. I had a great time seeing many species of birds that I don't normally see here in Beppu or Oita. I even got 1 lifer from this trip. Stay tuned. This post is to be continued.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Rbl6EoaVYIJmIT4r-5GtRKkKcJnOF0g-arDOziVhk75JQsr9tRcmr0xcvs7CJh835ItRzxfgCFVf9trZs-wUXEjcoPJkRU2mO9DXo2Tb29c_lF4N9EY1YydBl6I3TwCHYmS23Y-QgNQ/s1600/IMG_5193.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Rbl6EoaVYIJmIT4r-5GtRKkKcJnOF0g-arDOziVhk75JQsr9tRcmr0xcvs7CJh835ItRzxfgCFVf9trZs-wUXEjcoPJkRU2mO9DXo2Tb29c_lF4N9EY1YydBl6I3TwCHYmS23Y-QgNQ/s1600/IMG_5193.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693474115981136178" border="0" /></a></div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013548319756273290.post-48267426656537738632011-12-31T03:08:00.006+09:002011-12-31T03:40:41.516+09:00Baikal Teal & New Year<div style="text-align: justify;">This will be my final post for the year 2011. As I said in the earlier post, I visited Ono River on December 29th looking for the rare vagrant Scaly-sided Merganser which, however, didn't show up. I waited from dawn to dusk but still failed to see the bird. At least, a beautiful male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Baikal Teal</span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Anas formosa</span>) showed up just about an hour before sunset. It was my first Baikal Teal for this season. I could get a bit closer to the bird than the last time I saw it in Kaku. However, the lighting was awful since the sun was almost behind it. In this case, Shadow/Highlight function in Photoshop did help me a lot.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMevGe7ky9rC6WHwRsa4hye4bwjbGMQfzA4M_e5fOCaqmYqFR7lBNSi9HXyWoUTjaLTh9VXnkcFqRxqsTHwkYWNBj6PSFYdUxXeE4BteBKjEH3NACFoSpIpiOwkJi8rrlnXKq_mEGRWU/s1600/IMG_3029.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMevGe7ky9rC6WHwRsa4hye4bwjbGMQfzA4M_e5fOCaqmYqFR7lBNSi9HXyWoUTjaLTh9VXnkcFqRxqsTHwkYWNBj6PSFYdUxXeE4BteBKjEH3NACFoSpIpiOwkJi8rrlnXKq_mEGRWU/s1600/IMG_3029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691987836537226962" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFxUlFXXrcYYN7G0mhMVOqQ_Op3WQXH-9-2fa2gexrbkknoK3qiG-2FbAeyOqras-s0lurQtOB2p0SSgGMdth3yO048CgeY0Wvvle-7E9twHv58AewKt8e_A8TWMxK1FLFArnbi7qfvI/s1600/IMG_3021.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFxUlFXXrcYYN7G0mhMVOqQ_Op3WQXH-9-2fa2gexrbkknoK3qiG-2FbAeyOqras-s0lurQtOB2p0SSgGMdth3yO048CgeY0Wvvle-7E9twHv58AewKt8e_A8TWMxK1FLFArnbi7qfvI/s320/IMG_3021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691988387384969778" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiG65CnEspK0mfXK-pfDm0YN1K4q264J4DHiZCB-JPgF0fzTZWaw0IpMcnRRdkLUGHHwv_I3hecm127fpevMvs3OnbwxI1IR8wMksCQ1itmHmMSvpeRJFo8ZT4wYZCbhKqWL31WuW1Xco/s1600/IMG_3031.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiG65CnEspK0mfXK-pfDm0YN1K4q264J4DHiZCB-JPgF0fzTZWaw0IpMcnRRdkLUGHHwv_I3hecm127fpevMvs3OnbwxI1IR8wMksCQ1itmHmMSvpeRJFo8ZT4wYZCbhKqWL31WuW1Xco/s320/IMG_3031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691988389125921122" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Baikal Teal</span> is widely praised as being one of the 3 most beautiful ducks in the world along with the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mandarin</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Falcated Duck</span>. Fortunately, I have seen all of the three and the Baikal Teal is my most favourite. I just love the facial pattern of the drake. Those stripes and patches of colours are so interesting and artistic. It even shows a white X mark when viewing from the back of its head. It's used to be listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species but was recently changed to Least Concern after the population has recovered due to strong conservation campaigns, especially in Korea. Its facial pattern also serves as the logo of <a href="http://www.birdskorea.org/Birds_Korea/BK-AB-Structure-and-Membership.shtml">Birds Korea</a> website. I'm going to Fukuoka in a few hours for birding and enjoying the New Year vacation. Hope to see this beautiful duck again in Hakata Bay, one of its major wintering sites in Japan. Happy new year to all of my readers. See you in 2012!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRktRGjIzjfiKkDv18n5qEf9C6ZilIrEB3GM3qA4lay9-XwDzo2L1aqRTcZrz-The-AkfUWgWuvS9U7Y-82UM9UiBfZUxX40-V-awBq8wnOryz-w2TkPjT9j4126LsC38VD9NgvFz9lI/s1600/IMG_3019.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwRktRGjIzjfiKkDv18n5qEf9C6ZilIrEB3GM3qA4lay9-XwDzo2L1aqRTcZrz-The-AkfUWgWuvS9U7Y-82UM9UiBfZUxX40-V-awBq8wnOryz-w2TkPjT9j4126LsC38VD9NgvFz9lI/s1600/IMG_3019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691992423545842674" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglB5E4HUzW8fCa_pKDvF_csCZo0j_pSlECroIutX44TtBtty0qnUfyNyLKfLK8eV7Cm_t29nkAJwPDE0qVwDiyDdj2NDrUHbLWYeVwEl-C61iw9f468snsT4jkZKt-ppgA9WiBT_PD4M4/s1600/IMG_2976.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglB5E4HUzW8fCa_pKDvF_csCZo0j_pSlECroIutX44TtBtty0qnUfyNyLKfLK8eV7Cm_t29nkAJwPDE0qVwDiyDdj2NDrUHbLWYeVwEl-C61iw9f468snsT4jkZKt-ppgA9WiBT_PD4M4/s320/IMG_2976.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691992667425892914" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlF747NiOEvXn5mAR65PkyBV2z3DDW_RcYZ_s2aVVaqCRQsnDx0VsKJfmURzu3pq1X-b8YE4snOcwAECrIBltIYTGrbkU9uYbEBGFQ7CXgfnq9drZOOY8x35YCtmYfSy77NPJJWGKnNk/s1600/IMG_2984.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlF747NiOEvXn5mAR65PkyBV2z3DDW_RcYZ_s2aVVaqCRQsnDx0VsKJfmURzu3pq1X-b8YE4snOcwAECrIBltIYTGrbkU9uYbEBGFQ7CXgfnq9drZOOY8x35YCtmYfSy77NPJJWGKnNk/s320/IMG_2984.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691992715438269154" border="0" /></a></div></div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013548319756273290.post-7623020132160084402011-12-29T18:42:00.016+09:002011-12-30T01:02:37.086+09:00The National Bird<div style="text-align: justify;">More than 40 countries now have their own national birds. I was a bit surprised when I first learned that the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Green Pheasant</span> (<i>Phasianus versicolor</i>) is Japan's national bird. Usually when thinking of a Japanese bird that can represent Japan well as a whole, I'd think of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Red-crowned</span> or <span style="font-weight: bold;">Japanese Crane</span> (<i>Grus japonensis</i>). Just look at its scientific name and those cliches of white large birds dancing in the snow. However, to my surprise, the Red-crowned Crane is actually China's current national bird. And because of the scientific name issue, I've heard people said that China might choose a new national bird. The <a href="http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_ID=100">Golden Pheasant</a> is among the top candidates. I actually agree with this choice. Either the Golden Pheasant or <a href="http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?Bird_ID=214">Mandarin Duck</a> would suit fine as their national bird. Anyway, in Japan it seems like the image of the Green Pheasant is not as widely celebrated as the cranes or eagles. I barely see photos of the pheasant in general media, while every winter there are photos and footage of the cranes, both in Hokkaido and Kagoshima, almost everywhere. It's the reason why I haven't been aware that the Green Pheasant is actually the Japanese national bird.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqiL66mJZB1scbE5gMrpVMHFkJxjBg3h-_OI3zp2RJ2upeu7KihByOaCp-X97ugZj-9vmyecRZWi_wArIaZ7x_3XzWKhJheXM87yteDMCSlAuA5V40lKrJOFlDggzbEh65I0g4gw7Te4/s1600/IMG_1458.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqiL66mJZB1scbE5gMrpVMHFkJxjBg3h-_OI3zp2RJ2upeu7KihByOaCp-X97ugZj-9vmyecRZWi_wArIaZ7x_3XzWKhJheXM87yteDMCSlAuA5V40lKrJOFlDggzbEh65I0g4gw7Te4/s1600/IMG_1458.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691559420621558930" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccJq6cK4RQ5TXvWgjFvmdyOUI3JkyP_2QD3DhwqkXwgKBQJuAjJRBxgOs2cVfKpf6NQOCi_3OxxngTAabjJvKbJqUzDwJBAW4ZGDjWM88Fq0UfM37dRPQl-7828vd6I1UVX5nb8s9sUQ/s1600/IMG_1459.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiccJq6cK4RQ5TXvWgjFvmdyOUI3JkyP_2QD3DhwqkXwgKBQJuAjJRBxgOs2cVfKpf6NQOCi_3OxxngTAabjJvKbJqUzDwJBAW4ZGDjWM88Fq0UfM37dRPQl-7828vd6I1UVX5nb8s9sUQ/s320/IMG_1459.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691559631229542946" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lWe8DhO49DbInr_OVoAfWuM-4oCRxM5aGFPJqIw-jm7Ue4-v53_3Mvv5hLXyaXLp6rJgDvgPchGSoJIAhRdbPEBUf0-wcOjR_exFCfdRd9CskuovYej_8LH9iT-_XwYC6oQgA65JH6E/s1600/IMG_1463.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-lWe8DhO49DbInr_OVoAfWuM-4oCRxM5aGFPJqIw-jm7Ue4-v53_3Mvv5hLXyaXLp6rJgDvgPchGSoJIAhRdbPEBUf0-wcOjR_exFCfdRd9CskuovYej_8LH9iT-_XwYC6oQgA65JH6E/s320/IMG_1463.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691559641283247282" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Green Pheasant</span> (<i>Phasianus versicolor</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirX5RM2sc-KLXmalZ-o8cBZICq2ayPSljocL8U0QXaQ6AXDyoAdJM0JCujuJeGARUxSOjfhKAQZoYZhUXZGZdxNmn-TF1vcr3V7SfG_B-16H4nKwPiYbUa4MRf3S5LWPuqfQmRzo0hsM8/s1600/IMG_1530.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirX5RM2sc-KLXmalZ-o8cBZICq2ayPSljocL8U0QXaQ6AXDyoAdJM0JCujuJeGARUxSOjfhKAQZoYZhUXZGZdxNmn-TF1vcr3V7SfG_B-16H4nKwPiYbUa4MRf3S5LWPuqfQmRzo0hsM8/s1600/IMG_1530.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691560017475286674" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">On December 27th, I visited Oita River hoping to photograph some wintering ducks as usual. There were not so many ducks in the river, however. The star bird that completely stole the show of the day was actually the male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Green Pheasant</span> that was feeding along the river bank. Actually, there were at least 3 of them. They were quite vocal and once I thought I was about to witness the real cockfight when 2 of the birds began to scream at each other very seriously. It turned out that both of them chose to stay in the shade and scream at each other for about 10 minutes attracting the attention even from the pedestrians before they both stopped and disappeared into the dense vegetation.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnR_VNvA9HqdDrmuHHJllwYY7JsyzWHORPuNsgJqykndSvLnvJ9Q60qHlgLe9Z_prCS8004i9PopFEfKl9HgX7-8Df6LTsKTwoCo4qqoQoiHXYgzEj7eh2-b1ANq6XR3dgccGLTbQH0Uo/s1600/IMG_1544.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnR_VNvA9HqdDrmuHHJllwYY7JsyzWHORPuNsgJqykndSvLnvJ9Q60qHlgLe9Z_prCS8004i9PopFEfKl9HgX7-8Df6LTsKTwoCo4qqoQoiHXYgzEj7eh2-b1ANq6XR3dgccGLTbQH0Uo/s1600/IMG_1544.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691563254457909314" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_qJTXTYuFzPJ_oj6XJ3fFy5WIt7bkzZVTMEYl0sm4O_eBomn2TmhuvhPM0lYVY6HORINuD57Q9uQVhu56UtX-0RCMtyOyFj_hLbY0ayp1HqMbw-7kk8nMALW30clGqnHlGrmj6zMwK0/s1600/IMG_1583.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_qJTXTYuFzPJ_oj6XJ3fFy5WIt7bkzZVTMEYl0sm4O_eBomn2TmhuvhPM0lYVY6HORINuD57Q9uQVhu56UtX-0RCMtyOyFj_hLbY0ayp1HqMbw-7kk8nMALW30clGqnHlGrmj6zMwK0/s320/IMG_1583.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691564067714200034" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9l6jx07NTmzltokCF-o049viiDs9o5XeDOH-WQqzY0T3sT5nsyB9vOWX-bsY9JbIoGqMsQ6J8R4xDY9FDy2blKhwLj4vybm7a0sV0itSm4RI9r8dppfyP73sjx6WQuGlABD1m7g6zuxI/s1600/IMG_1594.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9l6jx07NTmzltokCF-o049viiDs9o5XeDOH-WQqzY0T3sT5nsyB9vOWX-bsY9JbIoGqMsQ6J8R4xDY9FDy2blKhwLj4vybm7a0sV0itSm4RI9r8dppfyP73sjx6WQuGlABD1m7g6zuxI/s320/IMG_1594.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691564074104872258" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Looking from the photos above, you might think that it's an easy job to photograph the bird as it seems to be out in the open, but actually it wasn't easy at all! Even though the birds seemed to favour foraging in the open and neglecting the pedestrians and bikers, they were certainly scared of me pointing large gun-like object towards them. They don't fancy flying much, so most of the time they just slowly (or sometimes quickly if I got really close) crept into the bush. Once they're in, it's not an easy job to get their photos. I had to listen to the sound of them walking through the grass and figure where and when will they come out. It was a fun experience though.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21B1Gdw58EVi1ws5IFjrnM7eBbBzfB1Qu4hTAVF0ydOWf_EkWkrC24usq5Io5qsv01gpYGh8AJ1fHY4FM2i7Bxf07NGBCGPynSo0uiRLtzEl11CCJsOgxVP2jONd8OciJq_mQ-rXDB1E/s1600/IMG_1538.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21B1Gdw58EVi1ws5IFjrnM7eBbBzfB1Qu4hTAVF0ydOWf_EkWkrC24usq5Io5qsv01gpYGh8AJ1fHY4FM2i7Bxf07NGBCGPynSo0uiRLtzEl11CCJsOgxVP2jONd8OciJq_mQ-rXDB1E/s1600/IMG_1538.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691565914024572002" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Their typical <span style="font-style: italic;">'checking out'</span> look<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-0KZLYULuMCWClUXQiKqSzQCqkUP15jHfSrTgne80j1-ycABEtV7yNHd1HpHFXvK1jHzvnJmUULXAIefKi3YEoLRp3oNqF8t0YPBuWNVz6T5u4zw-kdZDC2la9TTDduErRDAmbmcSFI/s1600/IMG_1567.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-0KZLYULuMCWClUXQiKqSzQCqkUP15jHfSrTgne80j1-ycABEtV7yNHd1HpHFXvK1jHzvnJmUULXAIefKi3YEoLRp3oNqF8t0YPBuWNVz6T5u4zw-kdZDC2la9TTDduErRDAmbmcSFI/s1600/IMG_1567.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691566174049735266" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7RmHvpHowNXJ4cmpJ7Og7Kx5N80ZB0RLYqX3II6z-rcbZSXE9e67dmySGKajhIL2lMcAq0MHbt7EwTlk1f7Om3ylu5cKp5QpvArhzv4qtMMDmBOxux-G0H6Csfmit3ngJc8g9n5skcc/s1600/IMG_1560.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje7RmHvpHowNXJ4cmpJ7Og7Kx5N80ZB0RLYqX3II6z-rcbZSXE9e67dmySGKajhIL2lMcAq0MHbt7EwTlk1f7Om3ylu5cKp5QpvArhzv4qtMMDmBOxux-G0H6Csfmit3ngJc8g9n5skcc/s320/IMG_1560.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691571309088214098" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-sBjx2K81sjvDjY8SvhggiafLMSCbHGosHeJnqSb7ivcex0FVofyFnljVe7qm4c0dtlPUkuxSPZZkIeOtY5ARrBRoDUOQ4AGO79v8H5a6J6TyANSjyJuiphbRkhCaSk9IeyxVi-DOAvw/s1600/IMG_1573.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-sBjx2K81sjvDjY8SvhggiafLMSCbHGosHeJnqSb7ivcex0FVofyFnljVe7qm4c0dtlPUkuxSPZZkIeOtY5ARrBRoDUOQ4AGO79v8H5a6J6TyANSjyJuiphbRkhCaSk9IeyxVi-DOAvw/s320/IMG_1573.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691571312661745282" border="0" /></a><br />It's really difficult to get the whole body into a frame!<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrCxaVQqUv6NmGM1FjWFZLS9wF0PBSKFKNt5SHBmtXN282ACKvkS6-d1ab3RzOcLn7AUn9TakMyA6cFYIWYiKJbs1xrF8de76UUJev7oq3ZExOCElFAHVAieQqql7VYzcQH2B_zWXPYM/s1600/IMG_1494.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrCxaVQqUv6NmGM1FjWFZLS9wF0PBSKFKNt5SHBmtXN282ACKvkS6-d1ab3RzOcLn7AUn9TakMyA6cFYIWYiKJbs1xrF8de76UUJev7oq3ZExOCElFAHVAieQqql7VYzcQH2B_zWXPYM/s1600/IMG_1494.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691571758750979906" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Sometimes they liked to cross the street too, but it's still not easy to capture them while they're switching on their high speed gear. I think the best way to photograph them is to be in a car, since they seemed to neglect vehicles like motorcycles or bicycles and people who were running. It was quite a crazy moment when I was running around chasing after a pheasant that was running wild on the open street. I wonder if anyone saw the whole sequence of that they'd be laughing their heads off. Just running after a pheasant on the street is already funny enough, not to mention of trying to photograph it. Below is how the bird behaved. You can see that it clearly doesn't care standing in the bright light if the people just keep on passing by, not stopping in front of them with a bazooka their hands.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxF421EdxeaMDvYDb3fKOpwS5vGhnxmZSYfOPmoL640fa8dk9BbmnIsM7OeQEpIeeK_RyjzL6AC79QhGunVn9VNGPnXaXcW7N2-ESNH5mYK4H4jOOnFSMd12FKTypWx_0q1PqOEpiIfsg/s1600/IMG_1606.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxF421EdxeaMDvYDb3fKOpwS5vGhnxmZSYfOPmoL640fa8dk9BbmnIsM7OeQEpIeeK_RyjzL6AC79QhGunVn9VNGPnXaXcW7N2-ESNH5mYK4H4jOOnFSMd12FKTypWx_0q1PqOEpiIfsg/s1600/IMG_1606.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691573720752611682" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Just keep passing, people!<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtvzGyOlBqM9EK2uzKuKl49gz-KBya_fwjQy8M3htHOJdpmFvCkZDOjetnKmLXuLb-tkvevbEjrycaGpBGON_ShyReaPg4b88D-OFaIw97KZI-rZD4nawsurhOXfl3kNGAQvAgbLGhNU/s1600/IMG_1553.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtvzGyOlBqM9EK2uzKuKl49gz-KBya_fwjQy8M3htHOJdpmFvCkZDOjetnKmLXuLb-tkvevbEjrycaGpBGON_ShyReaPg4b88D-OFaIw97KZI-rZD4nawsurhOXfl3kNGAQvAgbLGhNU/s1600/IMG_1553.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691573998182735698" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXc8YD64X7TTaL-eVLVx25uqRL16g3Ta45SCjh0xq_S9iE_btVtKeZlFXyVImaj1Ji0UxuFH4zoGQrI6hv6e3F8-xmf8CkxG18KFis7xXjiX7Zv27xN8XncyYYA9I4Vae_cDyDRnHDHg/s1600/IMG_1555.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXc8YD64X7TTaL-eVLVx25uqRL16g3Ta45SCjh0xq_S9iE_btVtKeZlFXyVImaj1Ji0UxuFH4zoGQrI6hv6e3F8-xmf8CkxG18KFis7xXjiX7Zv27xN8XncyYYA9I4Vae_cDyDRnHDHg/s320/IMG_1555.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691574185689826274" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-rOk0Id5hmOTXzfVfu7MCGeHykfGt1GQ5N_jZDDDZV_NQ_QHkbI14Y7pKwqGdWv6fG4LT1ARfzJC4eARKSUruuwIcNyonwNu4SgWxRf0QA7v2mlRC9HZzJeyloRK_kurZNHwFyg3Hpc/s1600/IMG_1556.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX-rOk0Id5hmOTXzfVfu7MCGeHykfGt1GQ5N_jZDDDZV_NQ_QHkbI14Y7pKwqGdWv6fG4LT1ARfzJC4eARKSUruuwIcNyonwNu4SgWxRf0QA7v2mlRC9HZzJeyloRK_kurZNHwFyg3Hpc/s320/IMG_1556.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691574190492134178" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Today I went to Ono River at Shimohanda because someone found a male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Scaly-sided Merganser</span> (<i>Mergus squamatus</i>) since about 2 weeks ago. I just found the news this morning and hurried out of the room to get there as soon as possible. The Scaly-sided Merganser is one of my most yearning birds. The last record of it was on Monday December 26th, only 1 day before I went to Oita River to get these shots of the pheasants. I kept thinking to myself I should've known this news earlier, since the bird didn't show up today. It was even published on the <a href="http://www.oita-press.co.jp/localNews/2011_132461515092.html">local newspaper</a>! This is the first record of this endangered species in Oita Prefecture in 4 years. I even met the guy who first found the bird and he took me to the place where he normally used to observe it, but it wasn't there. Just looking at the <a href="http://blog.goo.ne.jp/kisyoken2009/e/84b5515910623889488c8d4e67b91070">photo</a> of it in his website makes me feel a little heartache. I was a totally failed twitcher today. Even though I found a beautiful male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Baikal Teal</span> and a flock of 10+ <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mandarin Ducks</span>, they didn't make me feel any better.<br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013548319756273290.post-53234040909661294142011-12-25T01:16:00.032+09:002011-12-25T04:33:40.311+09:00Best of 2011<div style="text-align: justify;">One more year has finally come to an end. 2011 has been another fruitful year for birding, although not specifically for Beppu.This year saw me changing my camera body twice. The first time from an old Canon EOS 350D, which I'd been using for over 5 years, to a new EOS 550D in March. This new 550D unfortunately dropped into the mud at Sekinoe in May, and I was left birding without any camera for roughly 4 months before I got another 550D to replace the former one. It was the biggest tragedy that happened for me in 2011. At least it made me become much more conscious about the safety of my equipment.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlj_mEKp9hAnCmrdRk27uzO14VyUDRmL-AgSEcDiz10G5qJawO7Be5iKiZazHQ5pVNqqMJJq4Rw5a54Fm8Dgc7lSNYnKQy8lBmmOX5XMQDKPNS77UY-ckIXYjcqgUP2Kt-Zgj6MtZGL8/s1600/IMG_2389.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghlj_mEKp9hAnCmrdRk27uzO14VyUDRmL-AgSEcDiz10G5qJawO7Be5iKiZazHQ5pVNqqMJJq4Rw5a54Fm8Dgc7lSNYnKQy8lBmmOX5XMQDKPNS77UY-ckIXYjcqgUP2Kt-Zgj6MtZGL8/s1600/IMG_2389.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689734622968934642" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The highlight of <span style="font-weight: bold;">January</span> was the 2 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Black-necked Grebes</span> (<i>Podiceps nigricollis</i>) that showed up in a small port behind my dorm. Both of them were in their non-breeding plumage with one of the birds having strangely deformed upper mandible. Photos and stories of the first individual can be seen <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/01/little-devil.html">here</a>, and <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/01/sick.html">here</a> for the second individual.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cyB1jBFqjeSRjgtoEc7UEw3i_tng8SANi8uSiV8z18ZCLkQjESWdGyOlg693rm3msPEJx6REey5_sQqfueZJvZfXCXzfom8Hctv6S0PS64hNSUYs8rJGbo0xgFoOX98NcVZ2XrM3NyA/s1600/IMG_1163.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cyB1jBFqjeSRjgtoEc7UEw3i_tng8SANi8uSiV8z18ZCLkQjESWdGyOlg693rm3msPEJx6REey5_sQqfueZJvZfXCXzfom8Hctv6S0PS64hNSUYs8rJGbo0xgFoOX98NcVZ2XrM3NyA/s1600/IMG_1163.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689736422305985874" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I also discovered another great birding place in Oita where over 100 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mandarin Ducks</span> (<i>Aix galericulata</i>) gathered along with a few other species of ducks. It was a quiet curve of Oita River sheltered by large oak trees near Taromaru. Even though I couldn't get close to the birds, it was an absolutely wonderful experience observing them performing courtship display and relaxing in the afternoon light. More photos can be seen <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/01/wild-mandarin.html">here</a>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtqlZ2BfXtzPas30gCkSoLabkWVEUZ1H-kmtmewyjGQT5PIwgV8I9CDkpsgacfmdVLwUhYMQWHE6ecIAm-6xk1JJDvJx9-lOzfy40aWp799kaH4SnPe0cT0C8Kx0-x3LtOmKi_DG-WhU/s1600/IMG_4181.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEtqlZ2BfXtzPas30gCkSoLabkWVEUZ1H-kmtmewyjGQT5PIwgV8I9CDkpsgacfmdVLwUhYMQWHE6ecIAm-6xk1JJDvJx9-lOzfy40aWp799kaH4SnPe0cT0C8Kx0-x3LtOmKi_DG-WhU/s1600/IMG_4181.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689738312801904514" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The pair of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bean Geese</span> (<i>Anser fabalis</i>) that was staying at Sekinoe since late October 2010 was still presenting well until early March. It was sad that I couldn't observe them until they left because I had to go back to Thailand during the spring vacation starting from February. The above photo was taken on January 15, showing the smaller <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tundra Bean Goose</span> (<i>Anser fabalis serrirostris</i>) on the left and the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Taiga Bean Goose</span> (<i>Anser fabalis middendorffi</i>) on the right. More photos taken on that day can be seen <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/02/cold-morning.html">here</a>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzDH9M80ZElksT430KPXZPbf3RBJ3L8TefPBxyuYrNiyGMOOxh_OaB-WkB2HOuRyY_w-z7KM71Ac1jkdTLryGarVXHcs96w_UPAgruYcNSpKyo336_LHHUo7F_XeQiO9g7g6qSgwnFPk/s1600/IMG_0272.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzDH9M80ZElksT430KPXZPbf3RBJ3L8TefPBxyuYrNiyGMOOxh_OaB-WkB2HOuRyY_w-z7KM71Ac1jkdTLryGarVXHcs96w_UPAgruYcNSpKyo336_LHHUo7F_XeQiO9g7g6qSgwnFPk/s1600/IMG_0272.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689739689083289522" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">February</span> kicked in with a great surprise at the top of Mt. Tsurumi. A flock of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Asian Rosy Finches</span> (<i>Leucosticte arctoa brunneonucha</i>) was found feeding on the small lawn next to the cable car station. I first found them on <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/02/something-new.html">February 2</a>, but the weather was not good for photography. I decided to visit the place again on Febrary 3, only one day before I flew back to Thailand, and finally got a great bunch of decent shots of both male and female birds. More photos and stories can be viewed <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/02/asian-rosy-finch.html">here</a>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPMPFFPLbYlT5oX-Yr2fONAlnx1O3ks7IoQLii5eG7Dr6mRd5bm5T4gRfxsoQuEZOMipk1JFbAZkqyVC3QFZAg775KZzxzFKiYT6U2xWCpsr_EZdfXILIxllKoeLdV8MeyLzlGw5pUrg/s1600/IMG_0720.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNPMPFFPLbYlT5oX-Yr2fONAlnx1O3ks7IoQLii5eG7Dr6mRd5bm5T4gRfxsoQuEZOMipk1JFbAZkqyVC3QFZAg775KZzxzFKiYT6U2xWCpsr_EZdfXILIxllKoeLdV8MeyLzlGw5pUrg/s1600/IMG_0720.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689741882875485698" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Shortly fter arriving in Thailand, I visited Nam Kham Nature Reserve in Chiang Rai to look for the rare <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chestnut-crowned Bush-Warbler</span> (<i>Cettia major</i>) and the<span style="font-weight: bold;"> White-tailed Rubythroat</span> (<i>Luscinia pectoralis tschebaiewi</i>), which had been seen visiting the water hole by other birders. The trip was half successful since I only saw the bush-warbler but not the rubythroat. However, it's always a nice experience visiting Nam Kham because you'd get to see many secretive species that normally wouldn't come out into the open. More photos from that visit can be watched <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/03/twitchers-at-nam-kham.html">here</a>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cLWx8u8ohzfqXpQYD7dRhrGox6Ll5vzY4MWcJx9cGnaH8XYbucuKWtqGFBK8Pi38C4xuKpRmSRXYK1McneqeAb_q_F-gl1pCgEuIAoxRfRDQ1HlLkb0ZsaefOOstXRpgidR-SSkfp7o/s1600/IMG_3308.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-cLWx8u8ohzfqXpQYD7dRhrGox6Ll5vzY4MWcJx9cGnaH8XYbucuKWtqGFBK8Pi38C4xuKpRmSRXYK1McneqeAb_q_F-gl1pCgEuIAoxRfRDQ1HlLkb0ZsaefOOstXRpgidR-SSkfp7o/s1600/IMG_3308.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689743580840564658" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I also visited Chiang Dao during mid February to see the tiny but extremely colourful <span style="font-weight: bold;">Pin-tailed Parrotfinch</span> (<i>Erythrura prasina</i>). A large flock of these wonderful little birds came to the salt lick every morning to get sodium. I was lucky to get photos of them up close in the morning before they flew back to feed in the forest. Only about a month later, the number of the birds decreased and they became more difficult to see and photograph. More photos of them can be seen <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/07/paintbox.html">here</a>.<br /></div><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11E__vz5dKAbRO21LyCmUDkVD3qR2fEQmCsiNeFoJWHSYjZdP7OyQZsvWEcgEazxd9ypRGi_xNLlLvl5SkR4rClxP7H15y8tlHW4rFZxn8rasZ5CZ6a659birz-MAJHUGrMOybKzeQK0/s1600/IMG_7377.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11E__vz5dKAbRO21LyCmUDkVD3qR2fEQmCsiNeFoJWHSYjZdP7OyQZsvWEcgEazxd9ypRGi_xNLlLvl5SkR4rClxP7H15y8tlHW4rFZxn8rasZ5CZ6a659birz-MAJHUGrMOybKzeQK0/s1600/IMG_7377.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689745209015232690" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I went out birding almost everyday during the time that I was staying at home in Chiang Mai during February and March. I liked to ride my bicycle to my favourite local patches in my neighbourhood. I took too many photos that I became too lazy to do anything with them. The above photo of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wire-tailed Swallows</span> (<i>Hirundo smithii filifera</i>) was shot near the Taeng River that flows through my hometown. It is my most favourite species of swallow. I took lots of photos of them at close range by using a small mobile hide that I recently bought.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfttgpmGuDKDF_sDrFO2ofA-ZO82qdQj9Tf1WboSbfarg7HBAmaHqzhIv_pV643wOZb6S1Qm3b1e3Z7ZaYrho8HI7WTMGN4oCuuN-K1QUt16O6oPsSD1rUw8DtMG4XZzTu2NpaYfqfSg/s1600/IMG_8474.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYfttgpmGuDKDF_sDrFO2ofA-ZO82qdQj9Tf1WboSbfarg7HBAmaHqzhIv_pV643wOZb6S1Qm3b1e3Z7ZaYrho8HI7WTMGN4oCuuN-K1QUt16O6oPsSD1rUw8DtMG4XZzTu2NpaYfqfSg/s1600/IMG_8474.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689747246568911586" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Every winter, starting from January, the brightly coloured flower called the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Flame of the Forest</span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Butea monosperma</span>) blooms and attracts lots of nectar-eating birds in the forest behind my house. The one in the photo above is the large and aggressive <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hair-crested Drongo</span> (<i>Dicrurus hottentottus</i>). If you look carefully, you can see its long hair-like feathers growing on its forehead. I had a great fun taking photos of them and a few other species of birds that visited the flowering tree. I plan to post more photos of them in the near future.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVO3z4Z-LO1bxbQn60NYW_LQ8XfYlmNWKATlKFLxabFudt2uxRJGDqOLCHfi5YukvwX15knzfUu0uPJx6a3LgBMtTYrT_oMhdsvHqPCWencT1bWKbc_O7KEIGWN_AFR6RR_LjHjCU8iew/s1600/IMG_9884.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVO3z4Z-LO1bxbQn60NYW_LQ8XfYlmNWKATlKFLxabFudt2uxRJGDqOLCHfi5YukvwX15knzfUu0uPJx6a3LgBMtTYrT_oMhdsvHqPCWencT1bWKbc_O7KEIGWN_AFR6RR_LjHjCU8iew/s1600/IMG_9884.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689749856099150690" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As I said, I took lots of photos during my stay in Thailand. Another trip I made in February was a short one-day trip to Fang Hot Spring to see the gorgeous black-and-yellow <span style="font-weight: bold;">Spot-winged Grosbeak</span> (<i>Mycerobas melanozanthos</i>). A large flock of this colourful bird can be seen visiting the hot spring regularly every morning during the dry season to obtain salt and sulphite. More details about this magnificent bird and its interesting habit can be viewed in <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/08/spot-winged-grosbeak.html">this</a> post.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_IdsusHmixjctgiVc2n_lVf08k8qy1FRXkjo97Q0jdu1VdAtG2VjmJMLxRbwRqYJ_5V5boG3cCpXo4i49U4ZW8MygUckQNjGZGl38M8iTvTRy7Y6ZgKgwz5Eycjuf1B2m29ZWLZZmyM/s1600/IMG_2320.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_IdsusHmixjctgiVc2n_lVf08k8qy1FRXkjo97Q0jdu1VdAtG2VjmJMLxRbwRqYJ_5V5boG3cCpXo4i49U4ZW8MygUckQNjGZGl38M8iTvTRy7Y6ZgKgwz5Eycjuf1B2m29ZWLZZmyM/s1600/IMG_2320.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689751090184411858" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">March</span> arrived and I was still carrying on my daily birding around my neighbourhood. I surprisingly discovered a small flock of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Crested Buntings</span> (<i>Melophus lathami</i>), an enigmatic species of bunting that migrates to northern Thailand every winter. It has a striking look unlike any other bunting with its contrasting black and chestnut plumage and high spiky crest. Female bird is drabber with blackish plumage replaced with mottled brown, but still with a remarkable crest. After a few days of trying, I could finally get some decent shots of this shy bird. More photos and details will come soon. I promise.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHkKGmvbs_c9psbgZCF8ehNtBTz83s8_1JUkm2LFFrFsaOXg0fnwdStOEX5fuMJfFjMBN-bPSZ8cr1t7R7t-1EjCEs41KETfunhKPCvnw5nGIsLDhgYxX_id_u2QLYW4KDwxHxNqUKoQ/s1600/IMG_8196.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdHkKGmvbs_c9psbgZCF8ehNtBTz83s8_1JUkm2LFFrFsaOXg0fnwdStOEX5fuMJfFjMBN-bPSZ8cr1t7R7t-1EjCEs41KETfunhKPCvnw5nGIsLDhgYxX_id_u2QLYW4KDwxHxNqUKoQ/s1600/IMG_8196.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689752714936233202" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I had my biggest trip of the year in late March. My dad and I, accompanied with 2 other birding friends from Chiang Mai, visited Malaysia for about 10 days. Our trip was extremely successful with the help of our nice friends from Malaysia. We visited two places, which are Fraser's Hill and Merapoh. Trip reports for the first 2 days can be viewed <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/03/frasers-hill-day-1-2.html">here</a>. To read the whole trip reports just continue clicking on the <span style="font-style: italic;">Newer Post</span> button at the bottom of the page, or select the word tag <span style="font-style: italic;">Malaysia</span>. The bird in the photo above is the brilliant <span style="font-weight: bold;">Garnet Pitta</span> (<i>Pitta granatina coccinea</i>) from Merapoh. It is a scarce species, which was a star bird for our trip.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkksKh31bYkqwWKNSSW4iXgLKnhZ3Lauztoebz1wq_amavNZUy6kSCtct5AI0bszUiFDntzEVpKa27uisAdGPU730ZPYeCcfi8zh7ojngXewZmklxi_qB-gksW5JGgiKwg1Blfty8_Sk/s1600/IMG_9640.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkksKh31bYkqwWKNSSW4iXgLKnhZ3Lauztoebz1wq_amavNZUy6kSCtct5AI0bszUiFDntzEVpKa27uisAdGPU730ZPYeCcfi8zh7ojngXewZmklxi_qB-gksW5JGgiKwg1Blfty8_Sk/s1600/IMG_9640.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689754872898401778" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At the very end of March, I arrived back in Beppu waiting for the spring semester to start. I was kindly led by Furuso-san, who has always been generous about sharing information of birds in Beppu, to a place where a pair of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eurasian Woodcocks</span> (<i>Scolopax rusticola</i>) used as a roosting site. We only found 1 bird on that day. I was lucky enough to photograph it before it disappeared on the next day. More photos of the bird can be watched in <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/08/woodcock.html">this</a> post.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfEHkzfyjGLG74_yN46YeCNg9hHG51tvI1hub26xtFjRWU8ms0U8J9amyQ4C7nH6qVl-bSV4of6Gcx070lVwdFF3AzpyhnnxS6WUZLRmfT1erSlkxyHWFwwjq-Takay2IpPvRYh5dT78/s1600/IMG_1601.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfEHkzfyjGLG74_yN46YeCNg9hHG51tvI1hub26xtFjRWU8ms0U8J9amyQ4C7nH6qVl-bSV4of6Gcx070lVwdFF3AzpyhnnxS6WUZLRmfT1erSlkxyHWFwwjq-Takay2IpPvRYh5dT78/s1600/IMG_1601.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689756515210549666" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I didn't do much birding in April due to many factors. <span style="font-weight: bold;">May</span> saw me resuming my birding. I regularly visited the Mochigahama Beach to photograph a family of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kentish Plover</span> (<i>Charadrius alexandrinus nihonensis</i>). The chick was extremely cute. It always tried to camouflage when I got close, even when sometimes it's just too obvious like in the photo above. More photos of the plovers, as well as the fist <span style="font-weight: bold;">Greater Sand-Plover</span> for Beppu, can be seen <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/07/both-plovers.html">here</a>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvhVYnWeQjORsaGgIitNc6ZiQAURqIiuwAF94qii2eINRMpGQQuWoEW_-dikXoc5J6AfuAaVAF8IkBVmQ6yaUlpk1Fw9Pd6AymfwwNdvg3IuBvs-f6kfXjtqFWIfdX9vfNhsnUSXkIN8/s1600/IMG_3512-copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvhVYnWeQjORsaGgIitNc6ZiQAURqIiuwAF94qii2eINRMpGQQuWoEW_-dikXoc5J6AfuAaVAF8IkBVmQ6yaUlpk1Fw9Pd6AymfwwNdvg3IuBvs-f6kfXjtqFWIfdX9vfNhsnUSXkIN8/s1600/IMG_3512-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689758140138927426" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After my camera dropped into the mud, I didn't take any photo of birds until the end of July when a friend of mine kindly lent me her Canon 5D Mark II. I've read about a flock of <span style="font-weight: bold;">White-bellied Green-Pigeons</span> (<i>Treron sieboldii</i>) coming to drink sea water near Nishi-Oita since the last year. So I decided to make a visit to Shiraki, the place where the birds were seen, and I was so happy to find that there were even more birds than I thought. More photos of the green-pigeons can be watched <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/08/mission-accomplished.html">here</a>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrex42yzp-9Ib_eXVr8lttw52AiQVO3mft5_hNcZNKvzJ6s2KAIP-1bKseWHbzSbxqI80-WArZEc8xb1jahuq31MzcUg7-GCh8FzcjwNYdj3jjBTFUYsQltTS7NPZzXuZI4mF8-m5lJqM/s1600/IMG_3895.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrex42yzp-9Ib_eXVr8lttw52AiQVO3mft5_hNcZNKvzJ6s2KAIP-1bKseWHbzSbxqI80-WArZEc8xb1jahuq31MzcUg7-GCh8FzcjwNYdj3jjBTFUYsQltTS7NPZzXuZI4mF8-m5lJqM/s1600/IMG_3895.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689759952954862498" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Just before I returned the wonderful 5D Mark II to my friend, I got the news from Furuso-san about the nesting <span style="font-weight: bold;">Red-rumped Swallows</span> (<i>Hirundo daurica japonica</i>) at Asami. I've never got any decent photo of this species of swallow before, so I hurried there and could get some good shots of the birds while they're perching on the electrical wire before flying into the nest. Photos and stories of photographing this swallow can be viewed <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/08/red-rumped-swallow.html">here</a>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_4WXjirsR2PFCmlkAuvHL8Q_g59MndwCrxZds40mhtLbm7gCmiNbEVmtB-CMg6lNUnX8cy8vC_fy79GMwX7N2XCytDahhyphenhyphenaufSGkhXLVHIAev1Y5c_0w7Bylks5cfeoQnyEIRxhkp18/s1600/IMG_0810.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij_4WXjirsR2PFCmlkAuvHL8Q_g59MndwCrxZds40mhtLbm7gCmiNbEVmtB-CMg6lNUnX8cy8vC_fy79GMwX7N2XCytDahhyphenhyphenaufSGkhXLVHIAev1Y5c_0w7Bylks5cfeoQnyEIRxhkp18/s1600/IMG_0810.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689762397456084322" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I went back to Thailand again in <span style="font-weight: bold;">August</span>. I actually intended to stay in Japan throughout the whole summer vacation, but I needed to fix my camera, and it's better to just fly back and have it repaired in Thailand, so that I could stay with my family as well. Unfortunately, it couldn't be fixed, so I just had to buy a new one. After getting a new camera, I continued birding in my local patch as usual. August might not be a great month for birding, since it's still rainy season and there are not many migrants, but it's a good month to see many resident birds raising their chicks. The above <span style="font-weight: bold;">White-breasted Waterhen</span> (<i>Amaurornis phoenicurus</i>) was seen feeding on the muddy road early in the morning with its mate and chicks. I encountered many waterhen families with young chicks during August. More photos of the waterhen can be seen <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/09/morning-waterhens.html">here</a>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5gijyGWRtnI52IbnMTm-srVJNoECRunxbK4o1RBsnJ5E2WF4C4HA_oujEkZ8fpmiMy00bLQcznyVHRZwyORH8GT2G-N-lBZCY5LWhrK2-IhLObK_1XZr-0MOO6eH2AqbjpMTTLM9MfQ/s1600/IMG_2883-copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5gijyGWRtnI52IbnMTm-srVJNoECRunxbK4o1RBsnJ5E2WF4C4HA_oujEkZ8fpmiMy00bLQcznyVHRZwyORH8GT2G-N-lBZCY5LWhrK2-IhLObK_1XZr-0MOO6eH2AqbjpMTTLM9MfQ/s1600/IMG_2883-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689761325855725858" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">September</span> came and I was pleased to get many good shots of the rarely seen perching <span style="font-weight: bold;">Black Baza</span> (<i>Aviceda leuphotes syama</i>) at Mae Hia. The bird seemed to be a bit exhausted. September is a good month to see migrating raptors. The bird was a female of a migrating race judging from its barring pattern on the underparts. More photos of the same bird preening and sun bathing can be viewed in <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/09/lizard-eater.html">this</a> post.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5i-hy9NpFQY8rQVCftME-ptFkoF9SCGm99D7KfdByOeZGxukp9GPYCXS9yNTsdZFPIgpNbngDZMP1rqHfNbvJLjUfZkf9gzCdmliVNOC8qx8yi1GGPGHAdhbjiMKfOxShKBNS8yzLIS0/s1600/IMG_4473-copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5i-hy9NpFQY8rQVCftME-ptFkoF9SCGm99D7KfdByOeZGxukp9GPYCXS9yNTsdZFPIgpNbngDZMP1rqHfNbvJLjUfZkf9gzCdmliVNOC8qx8yi1GGPGHAdhbjiMKfOxShKBNS8yzLIS0/s1600/IMG_4473-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689765647728635314" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I also got my first ever shot of the cute <span style="font-weight: bold;">Collared Scops-Owl </span>(<i>Otus lettia</i>) that has been residing in my house area for many years in September. This species is much shyer and more difficult to find than the numerous <span style="font-weight: bold;">Asian Barred Owlet</span>, and I haven't even seen it before. In the early morning of September 18, I heard one of this scops-owl calling near my garage, so I tried using playback. The bird responded and showed up in front of me. I only took a few shots before it flew out into the dark. Few more photos of this cute owl can be seen <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/09/other-owl.html">here</a>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjF-v46nz4K2nU1cvMP-OuSVBwMWSFqw0Uv3zPWZD1_VRflXdJuCWt7FjvoGKdpi4ZEhRHqRnYuy56DYvBX7iCpk3454bGg1pjSRyOAJ3VL800QpelnVI70XxOBrocR9JveWCLe9Qk8A/s1600/IMG_5043.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbjF-v46nz4K2nU1cvMP-OuSVBwMWSFqw0Uv3zPWZD1_VRflXdJuCWt7FjvoGKdpi4ZEhRHqRnYuy56DYvBX7iCpk3454bGg1pjSRyOAJ3VL800QpelnVI70XxOBrocR9JveWCLe9Qk8A/s1600/IMG_5043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689767419719026802" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the same day that I got my first photo of the Collared Scops-Owl, I visited Doi Inthanon, the highest mountain in Thailand. At the highest summit, I had a great fun taking photos of little birds that were flicking around in the bush along the road. The one in the photo above is an <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ashy-throated Warbler</span> (<i>Phylloscopus maculipennis</i>), which can be found only at the summit of Doi Inthanon. Normally, it's a really difficult bird to photograph. Surprisingly, I could get many decent shots of it on that day along with a few other small birds. Photos and stories of these little brown jobs can be viewed in <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/09/little-brown-jobs.html">this</a> post.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15pcpIgqjMGCrOf_39-QgNdMgZeUfNEHJZYGAC9f5qqtKmxhJ1pW8_AMWQb-98xuoaWGtwf1FHu_hnqL4UV938Vp__nr_BHd4LPFzbanVV8HDip2O7i1JL9vaZab_p9hyphenhyphenveQXlSOXOko/s1600/IMG_5618.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj15pcpIgqjMGCrOf_39-QgNdMgZeUfNEHJZYGAC9f5qqtKmxhJ1pW8_AMWQb-98xuoaWGtwf1FHu_hnqL4UV938Vp__nr_BHd4LPFzbanVV8HDip2O7i1JL9vaZab_p9hyphenhyphenveQXlSOXOko/s1600/IMG_5618.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689768545031115426" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I came back to Beppu again in late September just like the migrating waders. I had a great time photographing many waders up close at Rokushoen after my arrival. The above shot of a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Terek Sandpiper</span> (<i>Xenus cinereus</i>) is my most favourite shot of the year. I've never seen such a tame Terek Sandpiper before. The bird was really cooperative and I got many satisfying shots of it. More photos of this bird can seen here in <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/10/terek-river.html">this</a> post.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_es06ZwUf4x67soE4svccTgnnjjB1PIzvbgiXeyGCWkk2XWhqRFD18ZxSAKfBoc6Mys7ED1031N3d4KMB2kKPVCbtAmBnuS0bcgMn9fPgS9ZAPh2CFTramfz4E6pGtPlxmjvBeZYJ4PI/s1600/IMG_7294.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_es06ZwUf4x67soE4svccTgnnjjB1PIzvbgiXeyGCWkk2XWhqRFD18ZxSAKfBoc6Mys7ED1031N3d4KMB2kKPVCbtAmBnuS0bcgMn9fPgS9ZAPh2CFTramfz4E6pGtPlxmjvBeZYJ4PI/s1600/IMG_7294.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689769766472373746" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I visited Shiraki again in <span style="font-weight: bold;">October</span> to take photos of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">White-bellied Green-Pigeons</span> (<i>Treron sieboldii</i>). I almost gave up after hours of waiting since there were only a few birds left and all of them stayed far from the place where I set up my hide. However, fortunately one male bird touched down right in front of the hide. I was very excited since I've never seen one that close before. It was so close that I had to clone the tail of the bird from the other shot, and put it together with the rest of the body to make the above photo. More photos of the green-pigeons can be seen <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/10/white-bellied-green-pigeon.html">here</a>.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlS5EBZTmhAH8gp-FgjOAUzUuxV1UhyphenhyphenYTKkMI2BlugBstUjqxSJm4sHiLE4XmrOJkAT5GcTeM-cfsiWa1ADxFZLgcBw4mfXE0am6XdjVddUzBquL-ojCfh_MqLIBo30ziEpIP67Lx4LI/s1600/IMG_7759.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 367px; height: 550px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLlS5EBZTmhAH8gp-FgjOAUzUuxV1UhyphenhyphenYTKkMI2BlugBstUjqxSJm4sHiLE4XmrOJkAT5GcTeM-cfsiWa1ADxFZLgcBw4mfXE0am6XdjVddUzBquL-ojCfh_MqLIBo30ziEpIP67Lx4LI/s1600/IMG_7759.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689776769057469426" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Winter seemed to be much delayed. Even in <span style="font-weight: bold;">November</span>, it was still relatively warm. I didn't do much birding since it was so dull everywhere. I tried exploring some new places like the Ueno Cemetery Park in Oita, but I didn't find many interesting birds. At least, I was still lucky to come across a huge <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ural Owl</span> (<i>Strix uralensis fuscescens</i>), which was being mobbed by a flock of Brown-eared Bulbuls. More photos and stories of the owl can be viewed <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/11/no-bird-no-bird.html">here</a>.<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXyusBZ38hyphenhyphenhBdyirSaiDmnSnXl2p6rYwxzqkKeuIApllWkWpG5yYa4SiUenjRD5OeaZAtbzonubJPdO1iqE8K067V9O64_MJDwrCKGVDmoeVggXkskASwP2NKuJwFMwN9Jug9k3Dbdo/s1600/IMG_9191.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxXyusBZ38hyphenhyphenhBdyirSaiDmnSnXl2p6rYwxzqkKeuIApllWkWpG5yYa4SiUenjRD5OeaZAtbzonubJPdO1iqE8K067V9O64_MJDwrCKGVDmoeVggXkskASwP2NKuJwFMwN9Jug9k3Dbdo/s1600/IMG_9191.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689771595648980274" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A pair of male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kentish Plovers</span> (<i>Charadrius alexandrinus nihonensis</i>) at Mochigahama Beach kept me entertained throughout the late November. It's interesting to see that one of the birds was so tame that I could get closer than 5m easily without using a hide. I enjoyed taking both pictures and videos of the birds under the warm evening light. The photos and videos can be seen in <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/12/kentish-plovers.html">this</a> post.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1mYs-Y-MYzKgbNfqChzvMZcV34XciG753wlzsTgaMVqYzuf2DjCYyFymqx8-cGLy82K8BYU14Bpn_GubagfGXsyj3ymgIhpTDZQ7_tpEroYI_lJ-3YCwLk9Lup87kRIYGXARbxP-33w/s1600/IMG_0281-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM1mYs-Y-MYzKgbNfqChzvMZcV34XciG753wlzsTgaMVqYzuf2DjCYyFymqx8-cGLy82K8BYU14Bpn_GubagfGXsyj3ymgIhpTDZQ7_tpEroYI_lJ-3YCwLk9Lup87kRIYGXARbxP-33w/s1600/IMG_0281-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689772828818839474" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Even in <span style="font-weight: bold;">December</span>, it is still really dull here in Beppu and Oita. I visited Oita River in Kaku and was surprised to find that there were still not many ducks in the river. The winter of 2011/2012 doesn't seem to be good for birding at all comparing to the last one. At least I've got my best shot of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Little Grebe</span> (<i>Tachybaptus ruficollis poggei</i>) during my visit to Kaku.<br /></div>I still don't have the mood to go out birding that much, since it's always been quiet wherever I went. I'll be celebrating the New Year's Eve in Fukuoka looking for the endangered <span style="font-weight: bold;">Black-faced Spoonbills</span>. If lucky, I'll be able to share with you some photos of them. Beppu city just had a great firework show for Christmas at the beach next to my dorm and it was just wonderful. Merry Christmas everyone! Thank you for visiting my blog throughout 2011. I wish you all have a great 2012!<br /></div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013548319756273290.post-6462396797409548272011-12-21T22:33:00.010+09:002011-12-21T23:40:34.590+09:00Hayabusa<div style="text-align: justify;">Yesterday, I visited Hamawaki to check if there's anything interesting or not. I unexpectedly met Furuso-san along the way, and she told me that a few days ago there was a Long-billed Plover at the river, but the bird has already gone. She also showed me photos of a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Peregrine Falcon</span> (<i>Falco peregrinus japonensis</i>) that seems to be staying in the area since autumn. I've seen the bird several times when I was going to work but never managed to photograph it. There was 4 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chinese Spot-billed Ducks</span> resting at the river along with another Vega Gull. I checked the river mouth and found nothing but a flock of gulls including Black-tailed, Vega and <span style="font-style: italic;">'taimyrensis'</span> Gulls. There was a female domesticated <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mallard</span> staying at the port as well. I saw an old lady bringing some food for it and the cats that were staying nearby.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lf3mfNK9TJ3Y24r6gvDSzhmk_cBIEd166WIm-zr_HVpw4JbEG_5QOlz-KNojpGmywRiM73qWI5g8xYoCUN4lQidSs6dxnC_cyFTSKwR6Z7OWvs0MKRNrLR0q_fWAk8S2TEdp3WcJOvU/s1600/IMG_1252.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0lf3mfNK9TJ3Y24r6gvDSzhmk_cBIEd166WIm-zr_HVpw4JbEG_5QOlz-KNojpGmywRiM73qWI5g8xYoCUN4lQidSs6dxnC_cyFTSKwR6Z7OWvs0MKRNrLR0q_fWAk8S2TEdp3WcJOvU/s1600/IMG_1252.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688581758851868434" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Peregrine Falcon</span> (<i>Falco peregrinus japonensis</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6IBtyTnBg2dkah8-WaLPAmw2cvJM2OGn9-UQ-WJBygarQXT_00Ysnvk4Kd_OMyN_iFUuAyx1SyqD2MGrW_j5lHgiG8lGoYWfwYI_oCk3OWWnMiTe0DE9dffw843BTYgV2Eht8T0AIqMI/s1600/IMG_1138.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6IBtyTnBg2dkah8-WaLPAmw2cvJM2OGn9-UQ-WJBygarQXT_00Ysnvk4Kd_OMyN_iFUuAyx1SyqD2MGrW_j5lHgiG8lGoYWfwYI_oCk3OWWnMiTe0DE9dffw843BTYgV2Eht8T0AIqMI/s1600/IMG_1138.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688582209041174098" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJ46Q_TNMluDYixbecYFs3aNs_0iOBaH4MvbYWxQ6RzS9F2NMvGDMzds6ksvWB3vj4gA_9SULZjLbRizodvvhc72rkvFOsi9XNog9JZAWdJzn8tCpNhAt-lWmYhpJMhM5vuMmolpeCBw/s1600/IMG_1111.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTJ46Q_TNMluDYixbecYFs3aNs_0iOBaH4MvbYWxQ6RzS9F2NMvGDMzds6ksvWB3vj4gA_9SULZjLbRizodvvhc72rkvFOsi9XNog9JZAWdJzn8tCpNhAt-lWmYhpJMhM5vuMmolpeCBw/s200/IMG_1111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688582487430718354" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc98fx55iIpvJXViH25vMU1Bd-NflDPd79EHxJY_3Feu3TTznNIS3RkO1CA0xFhUEC0XWqcn6dZBDxeLUmAbWbFDHaYqC3BV4LHw_hsEPSm9XWfyPNUAY8JeqtJ4wO4-tRQYWDFfifiMM/s1600/IMG_1254.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc98fx55iIpvJXViH25vMU1Bd-NflDPd79EHxJY_3Feu3TTznNIS3RkO1CA0xFhUEC0XWqcn6dZBDxeLUmAbWbFDHaYqC3BV4LHw_hsEPSm9XWfyPNUAY8JeqtJ4wO4-tRQYWDFfifiMM/s200/IMG_1254.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688582498151154738" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmYsju5PMHReuvCK8TS1BBoG6N5A5n7Qi0RABepEAxvM14ncv9U_L_lijfug_sro3JJglplbfVMA68Uw_V90inlQBm6vsij1tMzdq-ChZVnqKwBBoy9l085rAzYJTYlEsfMdZLr752-k/s1600/IMG_1303.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicmYsju5PMHReuvCK8TS1BBoG6N5A5n7Qi0RABepEAxvM14ncv9U_L_lijfug_sro3JJglplbfVMA68Uw_V90inlQBm6vsij1tMzdq-ChZVnqKwBBoy9l085rAzYJTYlEsfMdZLr752-k/s200/IMG_1303.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688582515929701874" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7v2R6YTF9beklAt4dV0NTe15ORxClv5G5EmSHxm-TqKSk9Ct72I_fmfaMndOEgkO8bhBEO_dwGtSCsmmZKDOHXj9LdCZJn89JGam4Xl_k6bGV8rvQbdPsQp47IYJC8LSu8GfOG9W1oI/s1600/IMG_1276.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx7v2R6YTF9beklAt4dV0NTe15ORxClv5G5EmSHxm-TqKSk9Ct72I_fmfaMndOEgkO8bhBEO_dwGtSCsmmZKDOHXj9LdCZJn89JGam4Xl_k6bGV8rvQbdPsQp47IYJC8LSu8GfOG9W1oI/s200/IMG_1276.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688582501220537362" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I thought there wouldn't be anything else interesting, so I began to ride my bicycle back to my dorm. Then I thought, maybe I should at least try to look for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Peregrine Falcon</span> because it should be staying somewhere in this area. I searched through the top of the buildings that it usually perched, but failed to find it. As I was riding my bicycle back along the street, I suddenly spotted a large greyish spot on the top of a mansion above the busy street. I knew exactly right then that it was the Peregrine Falcon that I was searching for. Unfortunately, the bird was way too high up on the building and it was also facing against the wall, so I could only get photos of its backside. It seemed to be very relaxed and kept preening from the time that I found it until the sun began to set. It didn't seem to be hungry or eager to hunt, or even to move, at all. Indeed, it was as if it just had a nice full meal and was getting ready to go to sleep.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPmtNny4V2WJpqBYYTEA9PFQsJegdsEUkcViCWHfRtT251Rt5eio7ADjvjZ8bvsnq9yMLHVRSTyJhyphenhyphenZr2IuSixOHr58lAmuwNspHlCRCySj6kx6XVXC7w3gAaqXuXE9Ymc1UacCygqbk/s1600/IMG_1320.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPmtNny4V2WJpqBYYTEA9PFQsJegdsEUkcViCWHfRtT251Rt5eio7ADjvjZ8bvsnq9yMLHVRSTyJhyphenhyphenZr2IuSixOHr58lAmuwNspHlCRCySj6kx6XVXC7w3gAaqXuXE9Ymc1UacCygqbk/s1600/IMG_1320.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688585549052634610" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxU-sUZrrmrw5iUh3s9etjX659_qhFc0JFMWCc4g0MEeh1_KXnuyfboQh6IOgcqi9FKCzsuB6xcIAlXhcr-F90pXIFT8dmfhB4TzRHlB2XPquJTXAXqrjhn13u45UtA6_W4q5mz17TtM/s1600/IMG_1269.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioxU-sUZrrmrw5iUh3s9etjX659_qhFc0JFMWCc4g0MEeh1_KXnuyfboQh6IOgcqi9FKCzsuB6xcIAlXhcr-F90pXIFT8dmfhB4TzRHlB2XPquJTXAXqrjhn13u45UtA6_W4q5mz17TtM/s320/IMG_1269.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688585865020284210" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltiatzhOvHzdisivz8izzQshb5uE5HM-8NmZtRx8lUJKbyifdoz7cqCR0inJ4fu8W351sA0byVEqWvH-Bv_1DWNoNuIjOFuRLr9IJfyw9E78nftHX7SFavM6W10-DMpXaDRLrH_RPRnc/s1600/IMG_1351.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltiatzhOvHzdisivz8izzQshb5uE5HM-8NmZtRx8lUJKbyifdoz7cqCR0inJ4fu8W351sA0byVEqWvH-Bv_1DWNoNuIjOFuRLr9IJfyw9E78nftHX7SFavM6W10-DMpXaDRLrH_RPRnc/s320/IMG_1351.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688585870954044898" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Japanese people call Peregrine Falcon <span style="font-style: italic;">'Hayabusa'</span> which simply means <span style="font-style: italic;">'falcon'</span>. I personally think that it is one of the coolest Japanese names for birds. The sound of the name fits well to the appearance of this iconic bird of prey. Most Peregrine Falcons in Japan are of the resident race <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">F.p.japonensis</span>, but I believe that the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Siberian Peregrine Falcon</span> or the subspecies <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">F.p.calidus</span> also winters in Japan as well. These 2 subspecies are very similar and I didn't know how to distinguish each of them. So I consulted a raptor expert and got a few useful notes about how to distinguish the two. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">F.p.calidus</span> normally has thinner <span style="font-style: italic;">moustache </span>than <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">F.p.japonensis</span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span> (except female birds), with pure white breast unlike <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">F.p.japonensis </span>that usually has pale pinkish wash. The spots and barring patterns on the underparts are also different. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">F.p.japonensis </span>has much more extensive barring starting from lower breast, while <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">F.p.calidus </span>has more restricted area of barring, mostly at the thighs. Judging from all these key features, the bird that I found here seems to be an <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">F.p.japonensis</span><span style="font-style: italic;"></span>, a resident and nominate race of Japan.<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div></div></div></div></div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013548319756273290.post-66133121724816221822011-12-18T23:15:00.024+09:002011-12-19T00:31:34.599+09:00Not Many<div style="text-align: justify;">Like I said in the earlier post, there were not as many ducks in Oita River as the last winter, and I was disappointed. Seems like this winter is going to be really dull for birding around here. The first snow finally covered Mt. Tsurumi on December 12, and we just had a series of semi-blizzards a few days ago. I just hope that the cold wind will continue to bring in some good migrants, especially the Baikal Teal. On the early morning of December 13, I took a train to Kaku and walked to the area where I found the Baikal Teal last year. No Baikal Teal was found. Instead, I got a decent shot of a male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Teal</span> (<i>Anas crecca</i>), and many shots of the Little Grebes as you can see in the earlier post.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOBol41DlyALXsgJI2RuKNNp5mShgIqx5GtoW____2848KS51Q1EZ_5S9D3rAOlYPf3tdamBpO4pWJHDMKL_EhgZE1d1zGdoJTRdomFGq0DycDMstynDDJeU6vYeBkoio17qdhM1XWuo/s1600/IMG_0258.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOBol41DlyALXsgJI2RuKNNp5mShgIqx5GtoW____2848KS51Q1EZ_5S9D3rAOlYPf3tdamBpO4pWJHDMKL_EhgZE1d1zGdoJTRdomFGq0DycDMstynDDJeU6vYeBkoio17qdhM1XWuo/s1600/IMG_0258.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687474523679644786" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Full moon setting behind Mt. Tsurumi<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUT33IJSYZ-6V631QT_3tuxAhetCpouUSkJuJVR2Chs3j-4Il9X6z_Rf7C6kq52EmCc9jN9ihnlGKj6MLRcC3uXS9c_z2fZsOJilh83tO4GEZkdmhhbcgEHi7x5UHjv15RRuoi2-_QIU/s1600/IMG_0305.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaUT33IJSYZ-6V631QT_3tuxAhetCpouUSkJuJVR2Chs3j-4Il9X6z_Rf7C6kq52EmCc9jN9ihnlGKj6MLRcC3uXS9c_z2fZsOJilh83tO4GEZkdmhhbcgEHi7x5UHjv15RRuoi2-_QIU/s1600/IMG_0305.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687475139045930562" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Teal</span> (<i>Anas crecca</i>)<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivwFrgAB4nGEm-Xs0zbqbi3EOLwKdhRhNZ3JEDWaakEo9clkpoHps2GIAcF6iYTKcd8cet04UjZw7hT5_CmzCxkK0dyFgQy_igyX8L2P_5J5bcItWphBaLNtpUPGLoxtfp8tj3Z98Q1A8/s1600/IMG_0393.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivwFrgAB4nGEm-Xs0zbqbi3EOLwKdhRhNZ3JEDWaakEo9clkpoHps2GIAcF6iYTKcd8cet04UjZw7hT5_CmzCxkK0dyFgQy_igyX8L2P_5J5bcItWphBaLNtpUPGLoxtfp8tj3Z98Q1A8/s1600/IMG_0393.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687475363760400802" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMg3lZaMd071J4XTVSnaIHJrZVE7gL8owywUROb2dljGvXs0GcRZpEM1FcmvykJfw_lprZ6XR0KPrILEnPthH92mHwojLTWj6OoBo0aA28Y2o1CG7mrAFR1epIeop4-mGNyrmbJJRYsg/s1600/IMG_0356.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvMg3lZaMd071J4XTVSnaIHJrZVE7gL8owywUROb2dljGvXs0GcRZpEM1FcmvykJfw_lprZ6XR0KPrILEnPthH92mHwojLTWj6OoBo0aA28Y2o1CG7mrAFR1epIeop4-mGNyrmbJJRYsg/s320/IMG_0356.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687475536959143794" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5sPeKLxMzvXlAxfWlm_OFp4plYbDlCSteWWFYh1ciwszZC3hYbuX3CcPXiGuMwVyqaNaf4uKuvqJpVcFov6YPyJSXvxoMHsjjm7AVQo7zc-6IzjaQ1-ovZw5ZUiP8j08xnv7maV7qqw/s1600/IMG_0838.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq5sPeKLxMzvXlAxfWlm_OFp4plYbDlCSteWWFYh1ciwszZC3hYbuX3CcPXiGuMwVyqaNaf4uKuvqJpVcFov6YPyJSXvxoMHsjjm7AVQo7zc-6IzjaQ1-ovZw5ZUiP8j08xnv7maV7qqw/s320/IMG_0838.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687475543060934402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Long-tailed Tit</span> (<i>Aegithalos caudatus trivirgatus</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">There were usual stuff along the river, a small flock of 3 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Long-tailed Tits</span> (<i>Aegithalos caudatus trivirgatus</i>) feeding near a fruiting tree that looked more like a flowering tree, a few Dusky Thrushes, Oriental Turtle-Doves, Bull-headed Shrikes and Black-faced Buntings. There were not so many birds in the river, except for the Little Grebes which seemed to be everywhere. The number of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Coot</span> (<i>Fulica atra</i>) seems to be much lower than the last winter, but at least there were still quite many of them swimming in the dam on the upper stream. In contrast, this winter I found Common Coots showing up in different places in Beppu for the first time. I even recently saw one feeding in a small port next to my dorm.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcu1OlpAOHnylhgq4ZMaWdkLucgaksFZrm8wlSvMm0u6JTbm2JfOagA7Mt8WxQ5vA4rADi5EFeZVkGqN5gQzKqXQDMSprrzfhymLVvQKA6xgUjBs-BF5k_3op38mQfDCNC-fyku2Ljijk/s1600/IMG_0494.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcu1OlpAOHnylhgq4ZMaWdkLucgaksFZrm8wlSvMm0u6JTbm2JfOagA7Mt8WxQ5vA4rADi5EFeZVkGqN5gQzKqXQDMSprrzfhymLVvQKA6xgUjBs-BF5k_3op38mQfDCNC-fyku2Ljijk/s1600/IMG_0494.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687478953889362482" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoHue4j_iA93RRi3Ds36TdUXMPFnzFLpHi8es2tgmvqROtXi42sIwA1PlvwQNOTQ-5lHKk_LON0r3x95il5RL-NzABGhexeOGzW4QwRLtHrr6YEXPW4a04Wp-lXVDkJKeDFoUAC40CusU/s1600/IMG_0474.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTSgJasOsgRbz2NpGLpxNIzg3F6Yx07KPj9IezkZFE-K9Cwq2d8Zj1OG7-3qpGJVFzHtDp0vCj64YQyWhPpHX315NxeyHeKC4bbPdn-jMvwYNquWGpdKjgUuj5RYHS8OzYoa_58HoxoA/s1600/IMG_0506.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687479363845984690" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A pair of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eurasian Wigeons</span> (<i>Anas penelope</i>)<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrdMlv3j75Azn6ERJxMyEVk9V332f7ny1xVJAdslvf_tejkbg1pG6ztSadSsaJ33E3AD_yhx2RP5wTL8VjvjeOxAEUCDunrhKspYzvhHDOd03gmfptsD5VoeSz01OJXQWh9kXbH6syNc/s1600/IMG_0523.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrdMlv3j75Azn6ERJxMyEVk9V332f7ny1xVJAdslvf_tejkbg1pG6ztSadSsaJ33E3AD_yhx2RP5wTL8VjvjeOxAEUCDunrhKspYzvhHDOd03gmfptsD5VoeSz01OJXQWh9kXbH6syNc/s1600/IMG_0523.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687479776284096770" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQT8Jf56CRwZo2AYhH9ias2uWNdgwc716PQ21O2c6_maWoUFKtIWK9-I2ffnDzDClFGOSG8tOmEPkBuKRrHoj0VXNNgPgMj1YZgleTlUzWAiD7fqGhZ0kV_Cg6LLXRtnB2EcuZjeOxB8/s1600/IMG_0518.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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After scanning through the flocks of sleeping ducks, I was sad to find nothing special. Most of them were <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eurasian Wigeons</span> (<i>Anas penelope</i>), Mallards, Common Teals and Chinese Spot-billed Ducks. All of the ducks seemed to be quite lazy and didn't move even until 11:00AM. The merganser was swimming in the middle of the dam, but even after hour of waiting it still didn't come any closer. The coots and Little Grebes were swimming closer to the bank than most of the ducks though<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDb0q3zvzVsuYZAlti-0egXT_NutTAYYIlY-JAu8KuMVncF2rZpv3zWMbCaT0R9C-Aau8huVJeR4Tejr3ein9PbFuLe7NUSK3xlEnKLXtz5vyhxQH-LG_m8s_4MGH2rWZKJRYiXEzH4I/s1600/IMG_0755.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQDb0q3zvzVsuYZAlti-0egXT_NutTAYYIlY-JAu8KuMVncF2rZpv3zWMbCaT0R9C-Aau8huVJeR4Tejr3ein9PbFuLe7NUSK3xlEnKLXtz5vyhxQH-LG_m8s_4MGH2rWZKJRYiXEzH4I/s1600/IMG_0755.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687482345645815426" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLatRETfvxxDeKaDJykifvLfp8Gs_WC8jwyJRIThP-3av3MnnejxC7zAgp_t5QvLELccmNOm524G2b83lXV-ifPOKudy2w6fmVcacG0v6R0cb1WkMnJlXjhFy0HCVfzR5U0RVdsz1jr4s/s1600/IMG_0695.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_LRTSbPGdJ2PTsSDQ5N3owfS0N8v9d4LtzxUwJnAk3LKAinl-KZIDLsWd0uuYg4jNkeHNdvVpT2jkVhUQF7ShESob5r7eHko7miPMOMYEnmMHOt7X1_EiQTz7N4uAC_5hQyVDSgT-iPk/s1600/IMG_0740.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687483461630764882" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Eating fresh leave picked up from the surface of water<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nKWcRbugoONb-D5ERfGSwmh8CrMWk0EJHrBU7zEkI5pxOJEqqstUFyCHaxCvfNjlQ3sOxcgwSS35JpnlPpFpmto7RAj2eh35jy3U8pByy5R7xD3jZNIGgtXo67KHiKdiSuuKaO9bUUM/s1600/IMG_0659.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 570px; height: 380px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0nKWcRbugoONb-D5ERfGSwmh8CrMWk0EJHrBU7zEkI5pxOJEqqstUFyCHaxCvfNjlQ3sOxcgwSS35JpnlPpFpmto7RAj2eh35jy3U8pByy5R7xD3jZNIGgtXo67KHiKdiSuuKaO9bUUM/s1600/IMG_0659.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687483784114590130" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0gPuah1y8QH_OCkyiZUXg5_7WUpx0clFIJhYqXpNNp5W-Ry-uuCzxbZLvai8wdgNyb7JmOW9bmyBP8Xy7iBf6YRRzByVjLqZ9KhvGhmTN6-vDF4birtGK7yJ7oW6xDHuGLmeppvQ3so/s1600/IMG_0653.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 181px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHyeG_61Ki5lVSymmqzzyJ_Pg8TiE-axRFliNXBNz2S6BXbZTS6c7-S3raQyDdxlkl2s3Nk06Yj6Krl0r7o2BjBARRXHvUBJnXXhFzci_oWm3LuZxplr9sikmJrcWjN4CYeWif95SK7g/s200/IMG_0662.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687484042348074402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Male and female <span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Teals</span> (<i>Anas crecca</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhht7R47qXLJ9GSCTokKDqMdMFuGi5Udt_zAMul5iP8jWpGHmwCL4h1_1Y1eaj2zn9bPECg4zn2RdlyHbWALpYnAJ0xKDKnqt26xIYRC2LLKT4-d5WWcEqu_lSxSsvMfjW_0MQLMIxewF4/s1600/IMG_0810.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhht7R47qXLJ9GSCTokKDqMdMFuGi5Udt_zAMul5iP8jWpGHmwCL4h1_1Y1eaj2zn9bPECg4zn2RdlyHbWALpYnAJ0xKDKnqt26xIYRC2LLKT4-d5WWcEqu_lSxSsvMfjW_0MQLMIxewF4/s1600/IMG_0810.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687484999443004258" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mallard</span> (<i>Anas platyrhynchos</i>)<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCFWp4qUhyphenhyphenwsiClmnKq3owNU5GSkALMB3cLfG4K53LlJHKD_GvpE9TPIb_svPRfnK2qci80ltuHAlpTr2sHyaowqqd6H0KYSdW-wVSEb_eFnbxqAGGYm1aIXnV4w1rl_y45EOgEs4wvLg/s1600/IMG_0800.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9s5hTESegg3jPepOe4ye_pUNo2x2oGp1jlHp5aezm4RJAz-Gl3P-OsehREkNIk9Jn-xJEo7rCnI9LENIlaPUgulac0cSBNNGRclWGrbWecPysJLCp5jK9qikoM1uGArb15kRSDKz-ZA/s320/IMG_0786.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687485420366478226" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Male and female <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eurasian Wigeons</span> (<i>Anas penelope</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx6ZPj7WS0aMMk3DJj3L44eWJOXtg44WZOpO-S2U8bxlf4Xa5j83PhHGjjcgBDkuaxl8YIMuAhLO863neWSp3rOweJVio2GqI__n9nWglYeGXeGXFj4bRsUV2wJeb6WJ4sSd5rczVH9Fc/s1600/IMG_0803.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx6ZPj7WS0aMMk3DJj3L44eWJOXtg44WZOpO-S2U8bxlf4Xa5j83PhHGjjcgBDkuaxl8YIMuAhLO863neWSp3rOweJVio2GqI__n9nWglYeGXeGXFj4bRsUV2wJeb6WJ4sSd5rczVH9Fc/s1600/IMG_0803.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5687485984407477362" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Unidentified female Wigeon<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The above female wigeon got me puzzled. Its head speckles look a bit odd for normal Eurasian Wigeon, so I took photos of it while it was swimming pass my hide. I posted a few photos of it in <a href="http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=218224">Bird Forum</a> and few people who made a comment said that it looks like a female <span style="font-weight: bold;">American Wigeon</span> (<i>Anas americana</i>) but they can't be definite until they see the bird's axillaries. American Wigeon has white axillaries, while Eurasian has barred axillaries which make them look greyish. There have been a few records of American Wigeons in Oita River by other birders. All of them were, of course, male birds. I wonder how many female American Wigeons have been overlooked each winter.<br /><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHFqW5bYeZIoJMesR5n64iSyh7f9D5Z-2N8G65JGgf-W4Ag75AS-UnE2V2LGP19JdTQU07NxniNR1Pw3uJ4-7wbM1shABxTm_p6Jb_3I8apeXf7cxbFjUvCZJPeBPN8iph97bybXbDw0/s1600/IMG_0641.jpg"> </a></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013548319756273290.post-87127950200032064642011-12-16T21:26:00.008+09:002011-12-16T22:06:11.009+09:00Little Grebe<div style="text-align: justify;">Last Tuesday saw me visiting Oita River in Kaku area looking for Baikal Teals, which I found at least 3 individuals (1 male and 2 females) <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2010/12/baikal-teal.html">last winter</a>. To my surprise, the river was almost empty, another major disappointment for this winter. Only a few small flocks of Mallards and Common Teals flushed up from the river banks as I arrived. I set up my hide and waited in hope of something to show up. In fact, I was waiting in vain. No duck came back to the area where I set up my hide. A group of 1 male and 2 female <span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Teals</span> and at least 2 pairs of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Little Grebes</span> (<i>Tachybaptus ruficollis poggei</i>) were all that I found and photographed. At least, I could get some better shots of the grebes.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBy_CdXRwy-haqHCM-nyHXCAKIzKEPxKtLzC3ss_EvXmg5GofD57rGJb61KWfagtoQS29KrtBMGXXYkE65BUa1ozFCZYTdj0jA1rV0Cs12M4D5Vu2XMLuZIMwvsoVX14gO8KL_DwzY6ug/s1600/IMG_0281-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBy_CdXRwy-haqHCM-nyHXCAKIzKEPxKtLzC3ss_EvXmg5GofD57rGJb61KWfagtoQS29KrtBMGXXYkE65BUa1ozFCZYTdj0jA1rV0Cs12M4D5Vu2XMLuZIMwvsoVX14gO8KL_DwzY6ug/s1600/IMG_0281-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686704682253701394" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUTxqf6T1eWHuW8mMCiMrJcx1ojDZ1SG40ZnDF-kyPkc9d0UJpAdS55QnhS38sEA1V20zr6A0wEFF1EYMaALBzYWlwqTN5FgOcp2swBi6M-P7zGZjlpKFTBEJjr412RqDx9__v3aWKVI/s1600/IMG_0278.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUTxqf6T1eWHuW8mMCiMrJcx1ojDZ1SG40ZnDF-kyPkc9d0UJpAdS55QnhS38sEA1V20zr6A0wEFF1EYMaALBzYWlwqTN5FgOcp2swBi6M-P7zGZjlpKFTBEJjr412RqDx9__v3aWKVI/s200/IMG_0278.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686705048857335186" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9dnFNBrA0XwbKTYz6LeRWnebRCbaQCPfcyPi6bn-lcp3PbavTM2KThh6vMQ-bh2FP6nuo_CoVBfiFgx_qQ6HKgp0kthHzdxngjVysEsztviJohnU8L9wAXtp1sSc7YvCrgxiT_rHilU/s1600/IMG_0275.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9dnFNBrA0XwbKTYz6LeRWnebRCbaQCPfcyPi6bn-lcp3PbavTM2KThh6vMQ-bh2FP6nuo_CoVBfiFgx_qQ6HKgp0kthHzdxngjVysEsztviJohnU8L9wAXtp1sSc7YvCrgxiT_rHilU/s200/IMG_0275.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686705037413400290" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-uDSE5i6bleGkYP_8QtPNcTMAITeBqJ29gfVErKmGbNPgq13YWu64cNsDsqREGdSDsXnHuY1HsDBQUKtfta3Z9r0qbySywNUyMGeDu7BPwGndm9cd3IDceCbv_A0qv86-gYW4vq8Yn70/s1600/IMG_0273.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-uDSE5i6bleGkYP_8QtPNcTMAITeBqJ29gfVErKmGbNPgq13YWu64cNsDsqREGdSDsXnHuY1HsDBQUKtfta3Z9r0qbySywNUyMGeDu7BPwGndm9cd3IDceCbv_A0qv86-gYW4vq8Yn70/s200/IMG_0273.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686705032563995778" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDSKi16gMa2lXaHLBGfhud0nwYsKJYANjC8SQSk_UNH51UCM5sDDgfh4AqIVeCOWExi9iZnjFiKj1M8gjkReX5EISVJu3Hjjkpa0tcH1QRV_g9Mc_UgnIUbUQfsR6LKqfv6UlyReck8g/s1600/IMG_0285.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrDSKi16gMa2lXaHLBGfhud0nwYsKJYANjC8SQSk_UNH51UCM5sDDgfh4AqIVeCOWExi9iZnjFiKj1M8gjkReX5EISVJu3Hjjkpa0tcH1QRV_g9Mc_UgnIUbUQfsR6LKqfv6UlyReck8g/s200/IMG_0285.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686705052478402722" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Non-breeding <span style="font-weight: bold;">Little Grebe</span> (<i>Tachybaptus ruficollis poggei</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTugBbmvDaQ-uHwKURq8TKCb176MieSOECSA6s7s7mJ65EAF6zQK26YopTC4zgTt1_ITHBplpVPlc1SrTMMAiEdTV-zHmR568AZTWpXRlj2etjbPvcy4gFVQ1BK5BDAEAxyICX_3TbqeM/s1600/IMG_0271-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTugBbmvDaQ-uHwKURq8TKCb176MieSOECSA6s7s7mJ65EAF6zQK26YopTC4zgTt1_ITHBplpVPlc1SrTMMAiEdTV-zHmR568AZTWpXRlj2etjbPvcy4gFVQ1BK5BDAEAxyICX_3TbqeM/s1600/IMG_0271-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686705445536604642" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Little Grebe</span> seems to be abundant in this area of the river. I hardly see any of them near the river mouth where they are replaced by the much larger <span style="font-weight: bold;">Great Crested Grebes</span>. Here in Kaku, they scatter in every 100 metres along the river. I've never come here in spring or summer but I believe that they also breed along the reedbeds. I heard from Furuso-san that they also breed in lakes on high mountains near Beppu as well. I wonder how they migrate up there, where the lakes are located among the forest on the mountain top, completely isolated from any body of water.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtx5Q2ry-Vm9Zh3V1VGI5Ao15Era5s3eaA-fhOdqgxgpW8_TiYw5kzqsECh4uE4e5ikWrLlGJmzJeTJKvdmZUmxpXl2L6xRmeOJrZ8SasnvUNTxXgUy3VwBBSvhMCofLqXfGZ2UiO63pU/s1600/IMG_0267.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtx5Q2ry-Vm9Zh3V1VGI5Ao15Era5s3eaA-fhOdqgxgpW8_TiYw5kzqsECh4uE4e5ikWrLlGJmzJeTJKvdmZUmxpXl2L6xRmeOJrZ8SasnvUNTxXgUy3VwBBSvhMCofLqXfGZ2UiO63pU/s1600/IMG_0267.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686707309912748530" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBpLaSwlPFwslJYDlIkXfODeT-1fkZUK3b3rr-5wD_511sDkOt3ns5AM8MRgwq11ltP5oQA_rZXIz6x5NwzbAaWHFiKwhyphenhyphenmISwY-ZYym1oImJQkOKC5-Tb-i0xZqPe8Sv4JVaFEH0Zlc/s1600/IMG_0291.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBpLaSwlPFwslJYDlIkXfODeT-1fkZUK3b3rr-5wD_511sDkOt3ns5AM8MRgwq11ltP5oQA_rZXIz6x5NwzbAaWHFiKwhyphenhyphenmISwY-ZYym1oImJQkOKC5-Tb-i0xZqPe8Sv4JVaFEH0Zlc/s320/IMG_0291.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686707535091798418" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgK9cE7X-xcj4ygyawOBiVR4TPwXQdplx9HfdMyYWzAy1mSNg-vVGUUdmnA_rDiUQE5iClyKT5Cy4C8IX5RUJ3evhmbImSgDRxrWlqJOuX1oNaAwP9BDS4iE5LGP1s9HeM59hlf7Bw-c/s1600/IMG_0289.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgK9cE7X-xcj4ygyawOBiVR4TPwXQdplx9HfdMyYWzAy1mSNg-vVGUUdmnA_rDiUQE5iClyKT5Cy4C8IX5RUJ3evhmbImSgDRxrWlqJOuX1oNaAwP9BDS4iE5LGP1s9HeM59hlf7Bw-c/s320/IMG_0289.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686707521863953730" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Non-breeding <span style="font-weight: bold;">Little Grebes</span> (<i>Tachybaptus ruficollis poggei</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LP9FCvEZD5pNed_P5dMUYlKN9booUGuh8EemoxhlnQR1thWHhX-v21deIB1gGlaP-sJTTmZENKSH_h_BOlCvedniEiMkMIHq7eXhCQyRx9JMXBQ8nEgONMod_X94DjOD4IS9a0Iosps/s1600/IMG_0343.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5LP9FCvEZD5pNed_P5dMUYlKN9booUGuh8EemoxhlnQR1thWHhX-v21deIB1gGlaP-sJTTmZENKSH_h_BOlCvedniEiMkMIHq7eXhCQyRx9JMXBQ8nEgONMod_X94DjOD4IS9a0Iosps/s1600/IMG_0343.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686708528830897250" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Even with a photography hide, the grebes were still relatively wary. Unlike the Common Teals which came swimming only about 10m away from of the hide, the grebes didn't come any closer than at least 20m. I sat there waiting from about 9:30AM until 10:30AM. As you can see from the photos, the light has changed from the warm yellowish morning light to normal midday light. One interesting thing was that the grebes were quite vocal. Its call was very loud and distinctive. All of them seemed to be staying in pairs as well. I'd love to come back again in March and take photos of them in their breeding plumage.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjbxmPbOkj1-Rm5B4ezAJ72mY5Rin3FYBRozkj6n87wtoRWzEflxxn0eoIsfMzHQl0V1gk4t-LCUu3T07yC6DgvRX6vnRrw5I8uy7YNSUwZVQ7N9HQpoiLqvSXxtqmlTyViTaFITMwjo/s1600/IMG_0609.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYjbxmPbOkj1-Rm5B4ezAJ72mY5Rin3FYBRozkj6n87wtoRWzEflxxn0eoIsfMzHQl0V1gk4t-LCUu3T07yC6DgvRX6vnRrw5I8uy7YNSUwZVQ7N9HQpoiLqvSXxtqmlTyViTaFITMwjo/s1600/IMG_0609.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686711091344264962" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaI74I_VNdmFAhiAR0NprnP704N5UaZy3wYW2F86sKXDo9wMOnqbgpLIfBmQRsoMyE7WvyKjpmQUD-VX-36TXv_JOObYirDYAuQGseVOaQasLI5NQy2lpwPg6gtJRf5j1sRVOR40PpaM/s1600/IMG_0632.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaI74I_VNdmFAhiAR0NprnP704N5UaZy3wYW2F86sKXDo9wMOnqbgpLIfBmQRsoMyE7WvyKjpmQUD-VX-36TXv_JOObYirDYAuQGseVOaQasLI5NQy2lpwPg6gtJRf5j1sRVOR40PpaM/s320/IMG_0632.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686711385875329698" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbRBV0bzz5UVKILtHTBSRAs_LXJ9Wp45Y53Qm8Hso0a-Chyphenhyphen9MoRY2Xrv7WdRVG76ziirSUX5hWzGduEdkN9_8T7RRInxeL_T9zOMb-MxqmSQ3NDwY4KnW7CMd5Z-KnsezAsR5KnXnBQs/s1600/IMG_0614.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLbRBV0bzz5UVKILtHTBSRAs_LXJ9Wp45Y53Qm8Hso0a-Chyphenhyphen9MoRY2Xrv7WdRVG76ziirSUX5hWzGduEdkN9_8T7RRInxeL_T9zOMb-MxqmSQ3NDwY4KnW7CMd5Z-KnsezAsR5KnXnBQs/s320/IMG_0614.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686711380721796546" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013548319756273290.post-86651830664340884442011-12-10T21:41:00.025+09:002011-12-11T00:34:41.118+09:00A Bunch Of Unproductiveness<div style="text-align: justify;">Even though I have already complained about the lack of birds during this winter in a few other posts, this post is also dedicated to the same topic. Sekinoe kept disappointing me so bad that I have lost my motivation to visit it again. I've been thinking of going to Oita River for a few days now, but I also fear of not seeing any decent bird. This winter seems to be much delayed too, so I am not sure if interesting migrants like the Baikal Teal that I found last winter or the Japanese Waxwing that I missed, have already arrived or not. Anyway, at least I have found 2 Beppu's firsts during this season, which are the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Japanese Sparrowhawk</span> (<i>Accipiter gularis</i>) that I found both at Hamawaki and Rakutenchi, and the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Coot</span> (<i>Fulica atra</i>) at Sekinoe and Furuichi.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3laIG1vwYyn_oO4VP-1VmAhY9c4cbsPfBMKA1U1fLGPtpbFSyUFiI9tkWw8uFBVGorqMWi-ClK9PwQ4jSE-PpPXeeczCbMAcLRi3wQUh4lnz4BzXYMv9amL6N20FTOW3_h2KC4FnS6cs/s1600/IMG_9972.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3laIG1vwYyn_oO4VP-1VmAhY9c4cbsPfBMKA1U1fLGPtpbFSyUFiI9tkWw8uFBVGorqMWi-ClK9PwQ4jSE-PpPXeeczCbMAcLRi3wQUh4lnz4BzXYMv9amL6N20FTOW3_h2KC4FnS6cs/s1600/IMG_9972.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684486502601399874" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Juvenile <span style="font-weight: bold;">Japanese Sparrowhawk</span> (<i>Accipiter gularis</i>) at Hamawaki on December 6, 2011.<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3UfovDxH-WsktD_exlDlZ44YwHAiM0Ghiy5bj3o28H6chFpXUsJd0UdbUczATCbnHdv3Swr2CxD_C_-ym0B4EsV8J9iFQbHdADt6Gm9Ksbl3Ydbjeshn2jiOc0XtoOjLTT8nLTV-STqs/s1600/IMG_8529.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3UfovDxH-WsktD_exlDlZ44YwHAiM0Ghiy5bj3o28H6chFpXUsJd0UdbUczATCbnHdv3Swr2CxD_C_-ym0B4EsV8J9iFQbHdADt6Gm9Ksbl3Ydbjeshn2jiOc0XtoOjLTT8nLTV-STqs/s1600/IMG_8529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684488928204137170" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9oaUH8jZKL5MM5dsxbeFtVX5nl0m2IiymQzo3spIP0kZIGZGkOdRXEXIOWXTuRYoyNa6RsTJPomPlEhgDUQCXR314w0I3hVqp5KmvfyRJvc2osf7RMOAFg9dpsfgc5ZBRrD6GSa2RfQ/s1600/IMG_7637-2.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9oaUH8jZKL5MM5dsxbeFtVX5nl0m2IiymQzo3spIP0kZIGZGkOdRXEXIOWXTuRYoyNa6RsTJPomPlEhgDUQCXR314w0I3hVqp5KmvfyRJvc2osf7RMOAFg9dpsfgc5ZBRrD6GSa2RfQ/s320/IMG_7637-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684489242819492898" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIs7-jWe210wG15bov1_7ljGqFqeJteMthSIN68Btmxx1FvdIRzg_nOoesb0fHUXfmcqRJOSfZH_pDPl8vSVUIvFmQ2sVEvA_tis9HMn6Cob3H3d_j7JSDRh2H9StrQUoGiEtvmJsh6NI/s1600/IMG_7845.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIs7-jWe210wG15bov1_7ljGqFqeJteMthSIN68Btmxx1FvdIRzg_nOoesb0fHUXfmcqRJOSfZH_pDPl8vSVUIvFmQ2sVEvA_tis9HMn6Cob3H3d_j7JSDRh2H9StrQUoGiEtvmJsh6NI/s320/IMG_7845.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684489826375780290" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Possibly different juvenile <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eurasian Sparrowhawks</span> (<i>Accipiter nisus</i>) at Sekinoe<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The only Accipiter hawk that I've found in Beppu has always been the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eurasian Sparrowhawk</span> (<i>Accipiter nisus</i>). This winter has been a little bit different because 2 Japanese Sparrowhawks were found in the southern part of Beppu including Hamawaki and Rakutenchi entrance. I was actually unsure about the identification of the bird in the first picture at first, but after sending it to a raptor expert, I was confirmed that it is a juvenile Japanese Sparrowhawk. It has different streaking and barring pattern on the underparts with a much shorter tail. Juvenile Eurasian Sparrowhawk has no vertical streaking on the breast with a much longer tail.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvt1JgXpkusJVF_BNyyHJBJoCCGKAthUgGLCr-lXXyqM8wULczrEiu7n4AfzuefFMHlS9YRaP6ldTxfZxQw0NX9Fwhw41jd7kVSxhyphenhyphenUKe4swW2Nr_otSF_u6aCs1EYQZYEHhYT5bQIPvY/s1600/IMG_7864.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvt1JgXpkusJVF_BNyyHJBJoCCGKAthUgGLCr-lXXyqM8wULczrEiu7n4AfzuefFMHlS9YRaP6ldTxfZxQw0NX9Fwhw41jd7kVSxhyphenhyphenUKe4swW2Nr_otSF_u6aCs1EYQZYEHhYT5bQIPvY/s1600/IMG_7864.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684505265908977602" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span>Male </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Teal</span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Anas crecca</span>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2GpVUoFiAig?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="" width="580" frameborder="0" height="367"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A flock of Common Teals resting in the afternoon<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjds0-Yg4Nd-hm8np2LrqfX06ml9QjXs2hg-6Ij0Vv9SsP2vfSJH9FTQ2_adtKW1mstQUgSDEoxT8FhGsLar0JLx4Dio-831l1eANbyJnEPHxdQHzvwpDbR7qoMMga6nNH0WFff_r8Csks/s1600/IMG_8745.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bZzubgaJBikLFUevb_Gd_Ivqdk-cnTP95baa4qk1pzrFDDqHNEVBleW93qAhQ7Q7f5zJDGnkH5H_op7pXWDhRraPs2eLoW8b7CrArxK-Mu_KLB1vLeoTyOA4NHq1nlcIZjf8kbUclh8/s200/IMG_8741.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684505825651982642" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Eclipse male and female stretching wings<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiML98is4NdeQjJPCy2Q4f2rHFMLwhBkTHPMosMaoGTzckzgBgJRXfrtNUIcIUJ7WXaWKBCXjWQ9YL1Rp8dyZyfpq8EfTkbBb5tv9md8RICV8fm3GBHycDm5Rx_jjbF3qu1fTqwhUHaCZM/s1600/IMG_8773.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiML98is4NdeQjJPCy2Q4f2rHFMLwhBkTHPMosMaoGTzckzgBgJRXfrtNUIcIUJ7WXaWKBCXjWQ9YL1Rp8dyZyfpq8EfTkbBb5tv9md8RICV8fm3GBHycDm5Rx_jjbF3qu1fTqwhUHaCZM/s1600/IMG_8773.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684506496335660322" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAwmJtCpuqJWksebot6Wkc6UJdO8hp4JCTwdiemx7hyphenhyphen6dwjrlqiDyXtMwUVhAuU-pXTnMWNj2T1DovFKxF7MUswvYHIDK4dGBgOzD74-ffeVM3ImbEjzgjihFIHEZ0Xu4zKQHgitJ3JY/s1600/IMG_8763.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtAwmJtCpuqJWksebot6Wkc6UJdO8hp4JCTwdiemx7hyphenhyphen6dwjrlqiDyXtMwUVhAuU-pXTnMWNj2T1DovFKxF7MUswvYHIDK4dGBgOzD74-ffeVM3ImbEjzgjihFIHEZ0Xu4zKQHgitJ3JY/s320/IMG_8763.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684508465384204146" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgUYiX3-FWyZ3KfDiGoU1Z8gCVgFFcDUxRgj-LEHa4Ngbhib3d1cQuksVS6pJg4nP-CL7y6KRTNkZd8Pe3AuNZLZaT1sIVPckrExzc6ZT_y04snpSLWXFyb2rc1RrF71m6kvb9gYk1Ek/s1600/IMG_8607.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZgUYiX3-FWyZ3KfDiGoU1Z8gCVgFFcDUxRgj-LEHa4Ngbhib3d1cQuksVS6pJg4nP-CL7y6KRTNkZd8Pe3AuNZLZaT1sIVPckrExzc6ZT_y04snpSLWXFyb2rc1RrF71m6kvb9gYk1Ek/s320/IMG_8607.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684508462456056418" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Comparing to other years, the number of waterfowls at Sekinoe is quite disappointing. Normally, a large flock of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Teals</span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Anas crecca</span>) would be filling the whole lotus fields by late November. However, this year there were only about 20 birds. There was a pair of male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mallards</span> (<i>Anas platyrhynchos</i>) among the flock of Common Teals and a single <span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Coot</span> (<i>Fulica atra</i>) swimming in the river.I was so shocked to see the emptiness of the fields. Only a pair of Common Sandpipers, a lone Buff-bellied Pipit, a Grey Wagtail and a pair of Japanese Wagtail were found feeding in the fields at Sekinoe. Things are a little bit better on Furuichi side. I flushed up a single male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Greater Painted-Snipe</span> and an extremely shy <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ruddy-breasted Crake</span> was seen moving and calling in the grass.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVRiVVUTPhKFwkefRa5Hf5xUtDuioBa71klh_P2mwGsi5WHdLBUpXFuS1KRRb8EIVHtT9tjo7wzlCg9p_pwU00yYQkWorq-lQCtwwI4BXSJ2Lop5n3-b76zL1Zjwe3OSFgUSRLzIKt5k/s1600/IMG_7933.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVRiVVUTPhKFwkefRa5Hf5xUtDuioBa71klh_P2mwGsi5WHdLBUpXFuS1KRRb8EIVHtT9tjo7wzlCg9p_pwU00yYQkWorq-lQCtwwI4BXSJ2Lop5n3-b76zL1Zjwe3OSFgUSRLzIKt5k/s1600/IMG_7933.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684508952483237810" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mallards</span> (<i>Anas platyrhynchos</i>)<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1RjP4Op0PRHsGmQL0NRmRc74trZOAtiKh_x9HeslHwfZHNCQ-vBhCoxLSrX4k5OWPqVbhto3CZNwwGp6yjKA2rzllxZjNBSis-CyTrZCR7PuPl1TOVSYZJrncuynLXXQS-vF7-mmgB8/s1600/IMG_8524.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1RjP4Op0PRHsGmQL0NRmRc74trZOAtiKh_x9HeslHwfZHNCQ-vBhCoxLSrX4k5OWPqVbhto3CZNwwGp6yjKA2rzllxZjNBSis-CyTrZCR7PuPl1TOVSYZJrncuynLXXQS-vF7-mmgB8/s1600/IMG_8524.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684508098770887378" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ruddy-breasted Crake</span> (<i>Porzana fusca erythrothorax</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7STpQBaQqrB4peORFvGEQDCi6uJTwr8voPW63rInUrhaH1hb8TD9zd-CDKklwqFw0nsiySyClW012Fj3qhzYUiUb0nwmJwbnOZIOLNwfI3Ujy4Zdo6MoRiL9XOxox01A6Um7U5G0JBl0/s1600/IMG_7967.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7STpQBaQqrB4peORFvGEQDCi6uJTwr8voPW63rInUrhaH1hb8TD9zd-CDKklwqFw0nsiySyClW012Fj3qhzYUiUb0nwmJwbnOZIOLNwfI3Ujy4Zdo6MoRiL9XOxox01A6Um7U5G0JBl0/s1600/IMG_7967.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684510978675173106" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Daurian Redstart</span> (<i>Phoenicurus auroreus</i>)<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Zux4CZwZxVVmIob4mLwVuawVpT5-WK9rjLD03CWak6WyY4duMoC6q6pYhqnbdmxzxqagk55D94NXqx-0_xQrV5PiIq3gEFZBhQJbJQE_KuxBVwRnUqe-QBnQlLMR1BS7Bi5PvwpPtbU/s1600/IMG_7594.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Zux4CZwZxVVmIob4mLwVuawVpT5-WK9rjLD03CWak6WyY4duMoC6q6pYhqnbdmxzxqagk55D94NXqx-0_xQrV5PiIq3gEFZBhQJbJQE_KuxBVwRnUqe-QBnQlLMR1BS7Bi5PvwpPtbU/s1600/IMG_7594.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684511266481369042" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZZQnIMZgU3fMi92Pzit3hnHoUCnEcRnmqoBrT8WkWuS2YVToYb4GIVNnCx1DwaQa3ek1D6SPD0Dd1LsquwqtVO4haQYRL-63g-cEOY7EooQg_qm-2NJa9S9aIJPQmcPJEqk526TB2JE/s1600/IMG_7720.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZZQnIMZgU3fMi92Pzit3hnHoUCnEcRnmqoBrT8WkWuS2YVToYb4GIVNnCx1DwaQa3ek1D6SPD0Dd1LsquwqtVO4haQYRL-63g-cEOY7EooQg_qm-2NJa9S9aIJPQmcPJEqk526TB2JE/s320/IMG_7720.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684511515863852146" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhGkAR0HdydE5ChnCtzK_p-khyzGL92NEj2tZ4MKD_Ut8CfEUCwIxUXD7Nm3rIdvoiO3hwpxO4AiQRy6FVa7Y4JctLAiwCpf4Q1v-Tptt25lPJxAtSYmMgN8jfrFBRhOUFuGhkwhpmXc/s1600/IMG_7690.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhGkAR0HdydE5ChnCtzK_p-khyzGL92NEj2tZ4MKD_Ut8CfEUCwIxUXD7Nm3rIdvoiO3hwpxO4AiQRy6FVa7Y4JctLAiwCpf4Q1v-Tptt25lPJxAtSYmMgN8jfrFBRhOUFuGhkwhpmXc/s320/IMG_7690.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684511513037943330" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">And the female<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5X6bhOAtzJY?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="" width="580" frameborder="0" height="367"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">This year even the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Daurian Redstart</span> (<i>Phoenicurus auroreus</i>) which normally passes through Beppu in a large number seems to be fewer than ever. I've always got decent shots of this species during autumn either at Sekino or Beppu Park easily without much effort. However, this year it was more difficult for me to get any decent shot of the birds. Apart from these usual migrants, I also found a single <span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Kestrel</span> (<i>Falco tinnunculus</i>) soaring above Sekinoe field and a few <span style="font-weight: bold;">Black-faced Buntings</span> (<i>Emberiza spodocephala personata</i>) flicking within the reeds. It's the species that I'm still waiting to get a decent shot of. On my recent visit on December 4, I also found another <span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Coot</span> feeding in an open lotus field along with a small flock of Common Teals at Furuichi.<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQNZUZZpVIWNUViKWZAIZVtp0ekaTw9TazXI52jWibSvikugg7vCLPAB9pdtJZ6B7jg6mDSWWhJzGYQaAX12vqso51MS22IWLFYUr4fQQaxTz-NTfSj7ZowRdhaC0QWepftV_PdfBXqs/s1600/IMG_9847.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQNZUZZpVIWNUViKWZAIZVtp0ekaTw9TazXI52jWibSvikugg7vCLPAB9pdtJZ6B7jg6mDSWWhJzGYQaAX12vqso51MS22IWLFYUr4fQQaxTz-NTfSj7ZowRdhaC0QWepftV_PdfBXqs/s1600/IMG_9847.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684519992563068450" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Coot</span> (<i>Fulica atra</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5EDU5aqv5BNtjQOr_NPoP73PgiUtcIg6OAxm3yQrH5aFsY9B6VI-ymrv8GKHbZMaw0rv1gL9D1y4RW7zMiMmF_l0ykkAgOP8oDj4pLY2tylx_SceKJqETsHg5X3g6Rj4BLDAioJU3yo/s1600/IMG_9828.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia5EDU5aqv5BNtjQOr_NPoP73PgiUtcIg6OAxm3yQrH5aFsY9B6VI-ymrv8GKHbZMaw0rv1gL9D1y4RW7zMiMmF_l0ykkAgOP8oDj4pLY2tylx_SceKJqETsHg5X3g6Rj4BLDAioJU3yo/s1600/IMG_9828.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684520300281642386" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bull-headed Shrike</span> (<i>Lanius bucephalus</i>)<br /></div></div></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpn6wCi69haYVbFTaSd4g79yABUUqOTkDE28AwGsGyd4JJEpqOIrMCmvcX9z25xgU_eG98DhVOKE2cuF__SfVEaaorAz3_Zs4la_VdwGU4FtF5e1Ym9TMh3oKg4BDIxMe5H5pCarD390/s1600/IMG_7856.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpn6wCi69haYVbFTaSd4g79yABUUqOTkDE28AwGsGyd4JJEpqOIrMCmvcX9z25xgU_eG98DhVOKE2cuF__SfVEaaorAz3_Zs4la_VdwGU4FtF5e1Ym9TMh3oKg4BDIxMe5H5pCarD390/s1600/IMG_7856.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684513247439820642" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Common Kestrel</span> (<i>Falco tinnunculus</i>)<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI2viCV1JvWticHh1gG81T5zxRUpMBNR5ohWHgCRM75Ac_vNYX6RWDCZNGuQkNpfRZrecyXdA2Lf0sY4jnOc_vV0nU16nqtQ4RRBGh8D41LXoh4PKQ1jQTCpDDKO9GQ1JRikYIrX3PNlk/s1600/IMG_8007.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 570px; height: 380px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI2viCV1JvWticHh1gG81T5zxRUpMBNR5ohWHgCRM75Ac_vNYX6RWDCZNGuQkNpfRZrecyXdA2Lf0sY4jnOc_vV0nU16nqtQ4RRBGh8D41LXoh4PKQ1jQTCpDDKO9GQ1JRikYIrX3PNlk/s1600/IMG_8007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684513828526959650" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLMtpm9-6y8K4R1-N1JVX56GnWA50I13Rypx-5Up9QlFxHdylnN-X2TrqMNGvWP7w0VAxE0pCVOHkppzWGl68uNUfczncp8HYNV3nq6atogr6qGhhj1vo2CCThfgWq9uCeYfuki9-ULbQ/s1600/IMG_7991.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 181px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp4snwLY45fSakdVFzSUJKAQ-PSYQzvONu_Y_J099-B0pAimEhwpt7h00gqpjnpN8fJ7dgsbfgWbO2uF2ACoQ-XAPrnMoQpQ0_G2Tk-xWJQlUVIn6A3hz0SV42jClFrhcLWawZs6PP6A8/s200/IMG_8020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684514062508515938" border="0" /></a><br />Female <span style="font-weight: bold;">Black-faced Bunting</span> (<i>Emberiza spodocephala personata</i>)<br /></div></div></div></div></div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013548319756273290.post-22958748310011100012011-12-07T21:49:00.014+09:002011-12-17T23:10:45.696+09:00Chinese Spot-billed Ducks<div style="text-align: justify;">It might be the commonest duck in Japan, but it's quite a special one for Beppu. I've seen this duck many times elsewhere in Japan, including the nearby city, Oita, but I've only seen it once in Beppu at Sekinoe flying over my head. Last winter I saw photos from Furuso-san taken at the river near Hamawki. She photographed a small flock of Spot-billed and a female Falcated Duck, another species that is surely among my top wishlist. Even though I've seen a small number of Falcated Ducks both at Kitsuki and Oita River, I've still yet to get a decent shot of this extremely beautiful duck. So on November 26, I went to Hamawaki to check if there's any interesting ducks around. I found no Falcated Duck, which was not surprising, but at least there were 6 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chinese Spot-billed Ducks</span> (<i>Anas zonorhyncha</i>) presenting at the river.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXt-rl58k33hY4c0e03FyAjPx8zXJcvddA0mZWQVrkriKnWoahnAX6UIOjZgzSuQQV3gNGOqNCZj-EygcX-Axe6-30GADXFAaIl6jfPJJWyGQqDAmlo4fqgqBG2iaB6Wz_oNRxoff7WFo/s1600/IMG_9281.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXt-rl58k33hY4c0e03FyAjPx8zXJcvddA0mZWQVrkriKnWoahnAX6UIOjZgzSuQQV3gNGOqNCZj-EygcX-Axe6-30GADXFAaIl6jfPJJWyGQqDAmlo4fqgqBG2iaB6Wz_oNRxoff7WFo/s1600/IMG_9281.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683373335033555970" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chinese Spot-billed Duck</span> (<i>Anas zonorhyncha</i>)<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNulnzZ_gbkBD5QeY9l9wv3u8hvYoE2Mww7U4Uei1clE2biFx8u1AfrB4Tsc00znwqZawwTs0iLacAVcFOzqj4qERyDmOIMAdI9Jn836XcBtVuOmeBFRPWkhjo_ooBB0E_hA6D3I9g_-A/s1600/IMG_9307.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5G72sfFTCbtzZanLYEz6Vwz5WoomdzQXuSmJpxGabSykmhlVmT-Y1dyb0a3vQskhTX0OPoxpy3jp7F3Bq_abHNSgtVoxrsMHq60-ypqnEzpKUz3ezT5HLZahCFCjMYFHqI1Ia3a0UTA/s200/IMG_9293.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683374127138394130" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9bt0FyFCu3D1_A9BmvP2OuBVZ_kzh2o3rIYXmDCOiM0ZRl40yVN63k8zNKUVhPTpaFyRkFQ2cRIYPqkqT1znoSs6Wh5hktmjfd5dXuwqReaf5PE7gkaHvSOkNh-1LOEgl49b-5wy_F4/s1600/IMG_9294.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9bt0FyFCu3D1_A9BmvP2OuBVZ_kzh2o3rIYXmDCOiM0ZRl40yVN63k8zNKUVhPTpaFyRkFQ2cRIYPqkqT1znoSs6Wh5hktmjfd5dXuwqReaf5PE7gkaHvSOkNh-1LOEgl49b-5wy_F4/s200/IMG_9294.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683374134411213282" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvctBLr-UtpGCo-7dr-ZN13G8F0_NPOlJRfXGrTTwNmrNcjMqSD11exZBsnyF0807YH0z9N3pfVtCpXoAYSBMdKcuCFi844yLUUDKehyphenhyphenwkYjGC5wHSxg44THa7aSJAI73NZf7am4S6Vvw/s1600/IMG_9295.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvctBLr-UtpGCo-7dr-ZN13G8F0_NPOlJRfXGrTTwNmrNcjMqSD11exZBsnyF0807YH0z9N3pfVtCpXoAYSBMdKcuCFi844yLUUDKehyphenhyphenwkYjGC5wHSxg44THa7aSJAI73NZf7am4S6Vvw/s200/IMG_9295.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683374144213382450" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The ducks were relaxing and bathing in the river. They are super tame just like any other Spot-billed Ducks I've seen elsewhere. Well, maybe except the ones in Oita River where they are not very accustomed to human. I had fun taking photos of them bathing with high speed. The results look quite funny as you can see from the pictures above. I especially like the one where the bird puts its legs up splashing the water. I also took lots of videos the birds. Below is a compilation of the videos I took.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IUcQXfWNeCg?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="" width="580" frameborder="0" height="367"></iframe><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chinese Spot-billed Ducks</span><span> bathing and resting</span><br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zTo5w0ZRXmLrIUIj4xUBnbm1gAcf8EispM8Qb92Mn4bDrfmljWWgY06mPS9xoaiSF2CxdJNWRH8U5g7SKeufX8AzJgwfNrakJHIjA_SDKH19_0muxMpEYnJKa11KH3BKDOvA2YyG3x4/s1600/IMG_9337.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6zTo5w0ZRXmLrIUIj4xUBnbm1gAcf8EispM8Qb92Mn4bDrfmljWWgY06mPS9xoaiSF2CxdJNWRH8U5g7SKeufX8AzJgwfNrakJHIjA_SDKH19_0muxMpEYnJKa11KH3BKDOvA2YyG3x4/s1600/IMG_9337.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683376852543937106" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRKVFmq23dK724cuPXiZsPeU62xfEygT9VRxne1R0MDSYI9cGeb3eFKzkdhkg02I_W_g1XAvNp7iisLx9YVoBQ2B48MuY0HVAcNl8B0G8ojjAnicP7Sc55w75psV-bMZX1oATIkOyb08/s1600/IMG_9322.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaN6FqHkqugC-PdN_IOMD6M9r5eiJeNfW0sZma4zNCF7s-MI-rBdr1QFLNwFnoVeYm5JfD5TryhSaCSyrDUcnLgK5QJk3I6f2-sGWeaLkcMp45gI_JQdGezphla9ww9c6c57UPVPMXOw/s200/IMG_9392.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683378339442121314" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgsllrSS0tX0AKPPjgLblE1aK7Wk-UBYBirkLDgw-FWQXv-AYqa6PFQrAIwMZZixZCUcN4R7GJk4kkC-uIKbHLoMHC_n7D0s1KRrXhVy5qJRM8gxq6QfTibFCG2wDwJD-2R_yXMNrqjI/s1600/IMG_9394.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgsllrSS0tX0AKPPjgLblE1aK7Wk-UBYBirkLDgw-FWQXv-AYqa6PFQrAIwMZZixZCUcN4R7GJk4kkC-uIKbHLoMHC_n7D0s1KRrXhVy5qJRM8gxq6QfTibFCG2wDwJD-2R_yXMNrqjI/s200/IMG_9394.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683378345457899890" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyb7Q-jup-p-Ub2TBEX-BfcHHGNIB5_Zm5tjjzEjAj6YFFiSmwxH5ehQ9u-ReFtPJ2CUsZcvuaW3t7A-2lfUvmSKczFNaNoXbqsHlLigtH-Wj3dLrN69E6kzYh0PkkOjAv3MNt4OwwwU/s1600/IMG_9457.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyb7Q-jup-p-Ub2TBEX-BfcHHGNIB5_Zm5tjjzEjAj6YFFiSmwxH5ehQ9u-ReFtPJ2CUsZcvuaW3t7A-2lfUvmSKczFNaNoXbqsHlLigtH-Wj3dLrN69E6kzYh0PkkOjAv3MNt4OwwwU/s200/IMG_9457.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683378351369958098" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The bird was once treated as a subspecies of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Spot-billed Duck</span> (<i>Anas poecilorhyncha</i>) which is now called <span style="font-weight: bold;">Indian Spot-billed Duck</span>. The Indian Spot-billed has a much different facial pattern, lacking the dark line at the base of the lower mandible, with bright red spot on the lores. I also believed that the speculum of the Chinese Spot-billed is much bluer than the Indian Spot-billed, which is typically greenish, but from what I saw, the colour of speculum is hugely affected by angles and light. The late afternoon light really made the speculum look genuinely green. At least a visit to Hamawaki gave me a chance to get some decent photos of this common duck in a kind of light that I want.<br /></div></div></div></div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013548319756273290.post-48865957854559687182011-12-06T13:28:00.013+09:002011-12-06T16:55:03.191+09:00Greater Painted-Snipes<div style="text-align: justify;">The afternoon of May 11th saw me sitting still for hours trying to get some good photos of the extremely shy <span style="font-weight: bold;">Greater Painted-Snipes</span> (<i>R</i><i>ostratula benghalensis</i>) at Sekinoe. A pair of male and female birds was found staying closely together in the lotus fields. Even though never been so numerous, these birds can be found regularly each year during late spring and summer. Sometimes they can be found during winter too. In fact, I just flushed up a male bird from a flooded grassy field a few weeks ago at Furuichi. Anyway, they're much easier to see during summer since they normally build nests in the lotus fields either in Sekinoe or Furuichi. This year, sadly because my camera dropped into the mud, so I was unable to get some photos of them at the nest. Unfortunately, I heard from Tonai-san, another birder that regularly visited the nest, that the nest failed because the eggs were swallowed by a snake.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMj8vuZExctEnrZL0X4MQwn0vODGj9ZKf118CWKBZIa7gskq6E1eROjQXJ6cJPfvPp8TU9h4gJBpZKnZser7SflcFSo7viigpvm-Jg45y8HGr7izeZa1XI6UAl69MYanQ0jQ2OMTAo0Js/s1600/IMG_0534.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMj8vuZExctEnrZL0X4MQwn0vODGj9ZKf118CWKBZIa7gskq6E1eROjQXJ6cJPfvPp8TU9h4gJBpZKnZser7SflcFSo7viigpvm-Jg45y8HGr7izeZa1XI6UAl69MYanQ0jQ2OMTAo0Js/s1600/IMG_0534.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682870638967354482" border="0" /></a>Male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Greater Painted-Snipe</span> (<i>R</i><i>ostratula benghalensis</i>)<br /><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUuMG6k2myfZfZ7uu9eRqb7Bwz1b8CryJ94C8R752E7mpXvEkbgnPP_CdDFbTBV9LoNzyC_X8nO6tW8KP2BsdoXsPEUofRLbTV37JV4w7E3tHG2Zgg_j2hgNIuYVqXc5wTN0-c5iPjPU/s1600/IMG_0543.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNUuMG6k2myfZfZ7uu9eRqb7Bwz1b8CryJ94C8R752E7mpXvEkbgnPP_CdDFbTBV9LoNzyC_X8nO6tW8KP2BsdoXsPEUofRLbTV37JV4w7E3tHG2Zgg_j2hgNIuYVqXc5wTN0-c5iPjPU/s1600/IMG_0543.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682870923745572034" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVtWXKmVsJtn4UE1RX503SdkMm_Uy8OU1OemihYXQRtTSCxmmR0VgwoIpoe0bk_h3mEfGDcsLu_qq4EL6uYUpN739EkosMYPInVZjuMFoHozSH4N3mfzooWnCdwefVX8lw_P7vxcvYGQ/s1600/IMG_0600.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVtWXKmVsJtn4UE1RX503SdkMm_Uy8OU1OemihYXQRtTSCxmmR0VgwoIpoe0bk_h3mEfGDcsLu_qq4EL6uYUpN739EkosMYPInVZjuMFoHozSH4N3mfzooWnCdwefVX8lw_P7vxcvYGQ/s320/IMG_0600.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682871131953783618" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrEdd50Kq3hecD_BL5-Ymdjg-2d6tMArFc_Vg6AUvHuRFW-4vGzMyHXLPNyudVCji_QAfQMIWyEIR4iHFcO0yGNBdAo-TzJZgRl3A1dMoDlQpAbsY1PBkGtyHk6L12CMz5wWKFpoaeSU/s1600/IMG_0529.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYrEdd50Kq3hecD_BL5-Ymdjg-2d6tMArFc_Vg6AUvHuRFW-4vGzMyHXLPNyudVCji_QAfQMIWyEIR4iHFcO0yGNBdAo-TzJZgRl3A1dMoDlQpAbsY1PBkGtyHk6L12CMz5wWKFpoaeSU/s320/IMG_0529.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682871122096648402" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Male (<span style="font-style: italic;">left</span>) and female (<span style="font-style: italic;">right</span>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">If asking me to make a list of most difficult birds to photograph, this beautiful <span style="font-weight: bold;">Greater Painted-Snipe</span> would definitely be in the list. It's just so cryptic and extremely difficult to get good photos. Although some people might be lucky to get decent shots without much effort, these birds have never been so easy for me. It's the bird that I need to try to take photos of it everytime that I come across. Apart from being so shy and camouflaging, these birds have another thing that makes photography even more difficult, their patience. They're the most patient bird I've ever seen. They can sit still, even in water, for hours. I tried to compete with their patience but I've always lost. I've always ended up moving a bit forward, which always consequently made them flush.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAm5ZlEL8pbMOK8AOkKQwXkki28Dk28-p3ILoMhyXYCkELtsMQmhOHtdDdjUvyKrQmNhHsdY8Mpj83ZfqziCAJi3XVA2xdUsE5Z7zPAY71Jw2vHVWU0_CsEMmtVF_djl57uupBmh1CPM/s1600/IMG_0517.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAAm5ZlEL8pbMOK8AOkKQwXkki28Dk28-p3ILoMhyXYCkELtsMQmhOHtdDdjUvyKrQmNhHsdY8Mpj83ZfqziCAJi3XVA2xdUsE5Z7zPAY71Jw2vHVWU0_CsEMmtVF_djl57uupBmh1CPM/s1600/IMG_0517.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682875413781167554" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Greater Painted-Snipe</span> (<i>R</i><i>ostratula benghalensis</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTX-q7GnxdEAt7lmYF74eOPbs72GX3c2LJSmj3zZ3fOnOQpyQNg9Ym1aG_q3n0EioYVnDrqJC48WmjFMZ3TCTqU5ZdX_UQnVh6qccr0mICFaFm5y1Xeo3UQRKu_HNoiefYGsQ4pjcznY/s1600/IMG_0495.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTX-q7GnxdEAt7lmYF74eOPbs72GX3c2LJSmj3zZ3fOnOQpyQNg9Ym1aG_q3n0EioYVnDrqJC48WmjFMZ3TCTqU5ZdX_UQnVh6qccr0mICFaFm5y1Xeo3UQRKu_HNoiefYGsQ4pjcznY/s1600/IMG_0495.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682875682076116658" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After sitting still for almost half an hour, the male bird in the above photo decided to relax and stood up but it also decided to fly away shortly afterward. These are my best attempt for May 11th. There was 1 female bird in the fields with at least 2 males. You can see that the female bird, which is strikingly beautiful, is much more hideous than the male. The dull and slightly smaller male bird is also the one that takes care of incubation and the chicks, just like the phalaropes. And even though they look like snipes, they're actually more related to rails!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4epvF_s3k0rkbZmZuz0X1-fW6PZXNuljfliWFKSdLzcXe30c0aNtplkUVaOvxlGp1-WcxUA54uRtRgLyK2Onu3fKNW7MZMUDsU4wd3tcpLa7mzV-SlomM1RoJAPrZMig3SMtg3Lyq7uY/s1600/IMG_0521.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4epvF_s3k0rkbZmZuz0X1-fW6PZXNuljfliWFKSdLzcXe30c0aNtplkUVaOvxlGp1-WcxUA54uRtRgLyK2Onu3fKNW7MZMUDsU4wd3tcpLa7mzV-SlomM1RoJAPrZMig3SMtg3Lyq7uY/s1600/IMG_0521.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682876825741102178" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Female <span style="font-weight: bold;">Greater Painted-Snipe</span> (<i>R</i><i>ostratula benghalensis</i>)<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivR56UB8AnRJsdSJBhjzVj8lY775Q6mKLnqNdU5lDJjeBFcJQPs4lLHHJQCgxuiwZw2Xev07Iogtv0l5s36GGSggvymxFOBcCPCl1OM3TDSwrOn_2AFL1enXbVde7DgLggle4SA3VEn34/s1600/IMG_0485.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivR56UB8AnRJsdSJBhjzVj8lY775Q6mKLnqNdU5lDJjeBFcJQPs4lLHHJQCgxuiwZw2Xev07Iogtv0l5s36GGSggvymxFOBcCPCl1OM3TDSwrOn_2AFL1enXbVde7DgLggle4SA3VEn34/s1600/IMG_0485.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682877088664635906" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53pzd8NakhLEtMP76cNo7gH-i_eBF8UBpLIV6fdd_ZbqCMlt-wnLxdYnznOa9HmmRK1MulGeexRWID2n8qpD3u14xahh1pYBzfZkTFmE6yyWdqdwB5muCgDP9l69tapJJnx38Oy6DsLs/s1600/IMG_2364.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53pzd8NakhLEtMP76cNo7gH-i_eBF8UBpLIV6fdd_ZbqCMlt-wnLxdYnznOa9HmmRK1MulGeexRWID2n8qpD3u14xahh1pYBzfZkTFmE6yyWdqdwB5muCgDP9l69tapJJnx38Oy6DsLs/s320/IMG_2364.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682877293530789842" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjahmaUkiNcl8pKPciAHi1zMD0vAmiqyuD0v3B-JIjKq1B5HrMx5Ie44OrID9q7OxqWVYadD8MaGHepFe4tEHQMMfsXi9DFwYZcVfV5ekybCqHc8n4AA_AoDJjh8xRxw62106KAMgR6Ao/s1600/IMG_2458.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjahmaUkiNcl8pKPciAHi1zMD0vAmiqyuD0v3B-JIjKq1B5HrMx5Ie44OrID9q7OxqWVYadD8MaGHepFe4tEHQMMfsXi9DFwYZcVfV5ekybCqHc8n4AA_AoDJjh8xRxw62106KAMgR6Ao/s320/IMG_2458.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682877301556747842" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Can you find both of the birds in the above photos?<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVK5MCWedv1kTqoEkYMPVGbg15P9nkGHfLsMCkwsSvKAgbfaOvtJsIZ4Q7BhvZLuNMArGjZq-RIlp2BDtZIqXgbHv5AC-tQsr7RlymWQYquV_ndhW3_VdsrkKBBbjSom-_2IWhVxp0ho/s1600/IMG_2365.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmVK5MCWedv1kTqoEkYMPVGbg15P9nkGHfLsMCkwsSvKAgbfaOvtJsIZ4Q7BhvZLuNMArGjZq-RIlp2BDtZIqXgbHv5AC-tQsr7RlymWQYquV_ndhW3_VdsrkKBBbjSom-_2IWhVxp0ho/s1600/IMG_2365.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682877624226913522" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I went back again on the next day trying to get some better photos, but not only was I unable to get any better shot, my camera and lens also fell off the tripod and dropped into the mud while trying to follow them. I'll surely remember these birds forever. Finally, I'd like to end this post with a photo and video of them performing their courtship display at dusk. These birds are also nocturnal, so they become more active when the sun goes down. I had to push the ISO up to 3200 so please bare with noise. In the video, you can see the birds doing their creepy rituals of nodding their heads and tails, before the male bird climbs up on the female's back and falls off so miserably. My apologies for the size of the birds, but this is the only distance which they feel comfortable enough to move themselves around freely.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4F88xFZ8RLSIFNfPazYLBCpaj6n26qXjMu-fgEbQo3N9iZQudXfm3yFOUtwil13VNNa3Sc5QsNOFHccKDS-MU3JivHiKOl21Gwq81MTzDEbAJMdFsdqlMAd-hBg-6Vm3gbPlH_jnciaI/s1600/IMG_0685.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4F88xFZ8RLSIFNfPazYLBCpaj6n26qXjMu-fgEbQo3N9iZQudXfm3yFOUtwil13VNNa3Sc5QsNOFHccKDS-MU3JivHiKOl21Gwq81MTzDEbAJMdFsdqlMAd-hBg-6Vm3gbPlH_jnciaI/s1600/IMG_0685.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682880182948846370" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/uyXO-m7ni5g?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="" width="580" frameborder="0" height="367"></iframe><br /></div></div></div></div></div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013548319756273290.post-34510827106839255322011-12-03T16:40:00.017+09:002011-12-03T17:40:55.534+09:00Kentish Plovers<div style="text-align: justify;">These photos of male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kentish Plovers</span> (<i>Charadrius alexandrinus nihonensis</i>) were taken a while back during the last week of November. I heard the news from Furuso-san that there were 2 Kentish Plovers, a male and female, staying at the Mochigahama beach. I went there several days later and found 2 male birds instead. One was staying in the Kotsu Center side and another one around Mochigahama side. Both of them were quite obliging but the one near Kotsu Center was especially tame. I've never seen any Kentish Plover as tame as this one before. I took a few videos of it too and you can see how close I was able to approach it.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtg3qt_sEnBX8lUcHI0116r5fIxP5APUTnNz7BHDOnS7gEchWuvkxjvFECFKLsLaspFFzDmHue8T-lK1E-S74-5pDJ9c-aqwUi1-oViUR3d_qkljByqbHSn7GksnRH_lo1WS5chDRLAko/s1600/IMG_9191.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtg3qt_sEnBX8lUcHI0116r5fIxP5APUTnNz7BHDOnS7gEchWuvkxjvFECFKLsLaspFFzDmHue8T-lK1E-S74-5pDJ9c-aqwUi1-oViUR3d_qkljByqbHSn7GksnRH_lo1WS5chDRLAko/s1600/IMG_9191.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681806442146726114" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqTlS3li5YueGpgJPYVjGBQp2kg0ko3emKp6PQg36iNw0c-2AypEedH3YplDzQtNfjhHC1JFzw-va4vo7U2rr4uXdSIgMn_FWrrotzL3_Q_1jYlhtO-f_EY-pnUKBvXyAWgFIYq6nPkM/s1600/IMG_9133.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHqTlS3li5YueGpgJPYVjGBQp2kg0ko3emKp6PQg36iNw0c-2AypEedH3YplDzQtNfjhHC1JFzw-va4vo7U2rr4uXdSIgMn_FWrrotzL3_Q_1jYlhtO-f_EY-pnUKBvXyAWgFIYq6nPkM/s320/IMG_9133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681806858234867874" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAK0-mcnsUrXYGiBQ58ueaWLlXgRXlPNSOnKVusEp6adVp3VMRv6WpLs7SxVMtDuVEvPnQpD2YXFWSQi7wHMqh2M2_Y04CkslIHyTmqHSz3IR4OAYvm8gjIJWz-GC4UZSk251DgkZo-_4/s1600/IMG_9157.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAK0-mcnsUrXYGiBQ58ueaWLlXgRXlPNSOnKVusEp6adVp3VMRv6WpLs7SxVMtDuVEvPnQpD2YXFWSQi7wHMqh2M2_Y04CkslIHyTmqHSz3IR4OAYvm8gjIJWz-GC4UZSk251DgkZo-_4/s320/IMG_9157.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681806860691010642" border="0" /></a><br />Male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kentish Plover</span> (<i>Charadrius alexandrinus nihonensis</i>)<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/T6WDDiYuZMM?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="367" width="580"></iframe><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Here's the video of the tame one. It seems to be in an almost full breeding plumage. It's interesting how these plovers moult into breeding plumage so fast. The population that winters in Thailand and South-east Asia wouldn't have the same orange cap and black marks at this time of year. Male and female birds would normally be looking the same in the wintering grounds. Maybe it's because these plovers in Japan don't migrate? Some of them might migrate to eastern parts of SE Asia (like Borneo), but some might stay in Japan throughout the whole winter (like the ones in Beppu) and begin to mate earlier like other resident birds?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdeJylFkHa9Z5gU-8PahtwFyJqImqDFmEI3x63vIt-nFLa6Pd_I9AMeQkLEYh0eVkIEBtS3Qmz8PQaEO2aiS7fsbCvwXU1XxRnGEaZ6j7iVMJiv0DC0JcdjwZATtWRe0WU__BP3uGzV3w/s1600/IMG_9203.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdeJylFkHa9Z5gU-8PahtwFyJqImqDFmEI3x63vIt-nFLa6Pd_I9AMeQkLEYh0eVkIEBtS3Qmz8PQaEO2aiS7fsbCvwXU1XxRnGEaZ6j7iVMJiv0DC0JcdjwZATtWRe0WU__BP3uGzV3w/s1600/IMG_9203.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681810611083798370" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekHWK3UM5c9fvGtGICOciApBSIlm2QbJogWy3lOyC4eOAgXM-Pr2XW0ubI_CqnOG2rLw0P3uNRmgKIStDoMLf57LOFqe-GRyIPeyNq0kM0YbnpXajb5_Re0PqrUI6RHdmGXNzpm4IzRA/s1600/IMG_9161.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiekHWK3UM5c9fvGtGICOciApBSIlm2QbJogWy3lOyC4eOAgXM-Pr2XW0ubI_CqnOG2rLw0P3uNRmgKIStDoMLf57LOFqe-GRyIPeyNq0kM0YbnpXajb5_Re0PqrUI6RHdmGXNzpm4IzRA/s320/IMG_9161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681810833621344402" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDb9yJcshNTE4AqMWY7_ViP7xGW25ImKXI_a1bWO7AwanOW9ym6Ai5K2jmqT3v5SsjR1qkKPIudDFAy0QLBrE3k71ODmDXiyiQtfjCwMm7d87SFgQuCcCB0OFtahEW4CyqldhHLoGoF0/s1600/IMG_9211.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 284px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkDb9yJcshNTE4AqMWY7_ViP7xGW25ImKXI_a1bWO7AwanOW9ym6Ai5K2jmqT3v5SsjR1qkKPIudDFAy0QLBrE3k71ODmDXiyiQtfjCwMm7d87SFgQuCcCB0OFtahEW4CyqldhHLoGoF0/s320/IMG_9211.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681810830164202226" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The race '<span style="font-style: italic;">nihonensis</span>' or 'eastern' <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kentish Plover</span> seems to be much paler than the nominate race '<i>alexandrinus</i>' that winters in most parts of SE Asia. I've never seen any male bird in Beppu that has completely rufous crown in breeding plumage like ones that winter in Thailand. The legs are also much paler. Most of the birds that winter in Thailand look like <a href="http://orientalbirdimages.org/search.php?p=25&Bird_ID=1034&Bird_Family_ID=&pagesize=1">this</a> when they moult into full breeding plumage. Below are some more pictures of the same male bird taken a few days earlier exactly at the same spot.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqSStbVasKLgMLib_6E6WQzvbDsVik4yqBQJBItpCDSoTowiyNxFbOsCXWLcoqWB3FF2cYT1Q-C-yuBhMUD73NFgK0NgqIfIu8E7fO-NkzSamx3In17QYKy5d27aPWCYJLcZWdeW8ivk/s1600/IMG_8473.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 570px; height: 380px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQqSStbVasKLgMLib_6E6WQzvbDsVik4yqBQJBItpCDSoTowiyNxFbOsCXWLcoqWB3FF2cYT1Q-C-yuBhMUD73NFgK0NgqIfIu8E7fO-NkzSamx3In17QYKy5d27aPWCYJLcZWdeW8ivk/s1600/IMG_8473.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681812993187174946" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oqgqDqxdmT0GJmctkb6R4NYCKnZ0fMLb97areV5azGesXjdsiCQUxqgKLfWQaIiBc3_ZLA9RrGnYwc0Jew9CWLjsZq5-Cx01rET9qIBE2bZJlPKH15EqiH5TpFzpl3Hl5JkoHP_QAoM/s1600/IMG_8352.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 181px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-oqgqDqxdmT0GJmctkb6R4NYCKnZ0fMLb97areV5azGesXjdsiCQUxqgKLfWQaIiBc3_ZLA9RrGnYwc0Jew9CWLjsZq5-Cx01rET9qIBE2bZJlPKH15EqiH5TpFzpl3Hl5JkoHP_QAoM/s200/IMG_8352.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681813350947896338" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Xt6fz3AcV_xCMTqWpCK0DYxak0dEpGc-ly6uYxguXTGAmf1VW8HAXIjS3eBjubc0CSYia6wIRHY-gVLqTeTEu37wCNLy4EBpIcXP2l23pl7pMSzAmhOTPRXGNMR7NtusxSjsQQjPt3c/s1600/IMG_8228.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 181px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Xt6fz3AcV_xCMTqWpCK0DYxak0dEpGc-ly6uYxguXTGAmf1VW8HAXIjS3eBjubc0CSYia6wIRHY-gVLqTeTEu37wCNLy4EBpIcXP2l23pl7pMSzAmhOTPRXGNMR7NtusxSjsQQjPt3c/s200/IMG_8228.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681813351909755026" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9aMT8aBIL-05UnaCU9NjKBd6RtYzHdnd1MX_uNeZgucvMeEnsKhfsg46IzAwKoqb0S_Kde3UGHqCo5W1YsLNIDqVmJxUOh8CceD2vphJGI5GCVmR_xv9_oPkPr-LzetstJhgEKU5dcQ/s1600/IMG_8400.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 181px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9aMT8aBIL-05UnaCU9NjKBd6RtYzHdnd1MX_uNeZgucvMeEnsKhfsg46IzAwKoqb0S_Kde3UGHqCo5W1YsLNIDqVmJxUOh8CceD2vphJGI5GCVmR_xv9_oPkPr-LzetstJhgEKU5dcQ/s200/IMG_8400.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681813356471634994" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The same male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kentish Plover</span> (<i>Charadrius alexandrinus nihonensis</i>)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_f3Cqew4xnsFAl0FEvv3v13hmcv0-QMSHytMlTl3L_q3cFoYpqiUThv-xmcI0Kw2iMLVTrqLOO-Pdxi0Af74sTyZtoElFTRBDSkV1rXb1FlwOZ4sCKmXx35ww7W1vFInP90cwvqiOHQ/s1600/IMG_8449.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY_f3Cqew4xnsFAl0FEvv3v13hmcv0-QMSHytMlTl3L_q3cFoYpqiUThv-xmcI0Kw2iMLVTrqLOO-Pdxi0Af74sTyZtoElFTRBDSkV1rXb1FlwOZ4sCKmXx35ww7W1vFInP90cwvqiOHQ/s1600/IMG_8449.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681813759543871522" border="0" /></a>This photo was taken by the 18-55mm lens. I was about 5m from the bird.<br /></div><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCoUlcOOCAcwwEbKOtbf0D-D8aSiTUm7s5GWUqfA1HGDzpSmlCBtsIKvV6tsNg-h0iIZvtxxkcFU8deM7hkR59dzUDGiO62dsxFQT8uxC7zLT0nZzWuxXZ7IX31UqBIjMVMg57FPYgnw/s1600/IMG_8501.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCCoUlcOOCAcwwEbKOtbf0D-D8aSiTUm7s5GWUqfA1HGDzpSmlCBtsIKvV6tsNg-h0iIZvtxxkcFU8deM7hkR59dzUDGiO62dsxFQT8uxC7zLT0nZzWuxXZ7IX31UqBIjMVMg57FPYgnw/s1600/IMG_8501.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681814227811271250" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnVxZPBNO5J0BItOdWBzruCd10jZhMzfyjL1WEuxab6ACU6IxHT3kohQC37cOZdPOevsEqkWLS6r2KxZC_F3oXcvQ8hjyyprw4uvzfSHCzCow4a3OkNU0M9NzcuwPezYzKLKRzRzIyjc/s1600/IMG_8480.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZnVxZPBNO5J0BItOdWBzruCd10jZhMzfyjL1WEuxab6ACU6IxHT3kohQC37cOZdPOevsEqkWLS6r2KxZC_F3oXcvQ8hjyyprw4uvzfSHCzCow4a3OkNU0M9NzcuwPezYzKLKRzRzIyjc/s200/IMG_8480.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681814579168723282" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfgOybkp6jOMzkIg_MXmEjtsabuFATa5y1LW9PEnbGjaRR-TiPNJnckbthBVqDXZNNmUJ_CvwxNZvQHlTQrotR95KzxnoJK5VOd6-IdesHF0MVW-OukDzvCP8I_ETpuXJMhMwRQPjkE_M/s1600/IMG_8484.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfgOybkp6jOMzkIg_MXmEjtsabuFATa5y1LW9PEnbGjaRR-TiPNJnckbthBVqDXZNNmUJ_CvwxNZvQHlTQrotR95KzxnoJK5VOd6-IdesHF0MVW-OukDzvCP8I_ETpuXJMhMwRQPjkE_M/s200/IMG_8484.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681814581754599650" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwfgl0XC3JHq5ZyQLnamaLXXNE_CpHkvHZHxPLkEcJk28pkXLPVnfVzYfTZFJIqtnEWAr_PYTuvc1nsBE9OPIP5XDNDLZe8l2gscC-7-Ps-13qJ0N_pAPV0-vMzhC02zwzYTCZk2jPACY/s1600/IMG_8492.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwfgl0XC3JHq5ZyQLnamaLXXNE_CpHkvHZHxPLkEcJk28pkXLPVnfVzYfTZFJIqtnEWAr_PYTuvc1nsBE9OPIP5XDNDLZe8l2gscC-7-Ps-13qJ0N_pAPV0-vMzhC02zwzYTCZk2jPACY/s200/IMG_8492.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681814586711471058" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRgHF1qXpGVtZq5pMs5YDGd1C7pP3f5xoaIB7Xyr7X2lqrGsswhliX57H3grC_r9Qblj1woFjfiOxHSVutw73-Zii7HSI7XSK5VG4J6dYp4a1Ua39OEhkS_EZKa5CqTv4GbT21p61FSlo/s1600/IMG_8511.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRgHF1qXpGVtZq5pMs5YDGd1C7pP3f5xoaIB7Xyr7X2lqrGsswhliX57H3grC_r9Qblj1woFjfiOxHSVutw73-Zii7HSI7XSK5VG4J6dYp4a1Ua39OEhkS_EZKa5CqTv4GbT21p61FSlo/s200/IMG_8511.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681814597004627570" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">The other bird I found that was staying on the Mochigahama side was still possessing more non-breeding feathers. Its black bands on the breast sides, face and forecrown were still not as dark and clear as the one near Kotsu Center. It was a little more skittish and didn't let me get as close as the other one. I was wondering about where did the female bird go. I've never seen a female bird at Mochigahama Beach before, but I've seen quite a lot at Sekinoe Beach, but all of them are so shy over there. It seems like I've had enough photos of the males. Now it's time for me to get some decent shots of the ladies.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGpLqAoAQHi0LgNCcTF8MJ56WEVzNIYq6f38EBjxqcH6gbX6_CcepAn-Ze6qah7qmy87RxzbCFC81XNw1drTkHYuhw6uMMpdQZp_InskrMCXGOMRlaLBeSxTveAHe4jNMgViGcZlMHUg/s1600/IMG_8895.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 580px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGpLqAoAQHi0LgNCcTF8MJ56WEVzNIYq6f38EBjxqcH6gbX6_CcepAn-Ze6qah7qmy87RxzbCFC81XNw1drTkHYuhw6uMMpdQZp_InskrMCXGOMRlaLBeSxTveAHe4jNMgViGcZlMHUg/s1600/IMG_8895.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681816798604793394" border="0" /></a><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5TdwiRBR_5E9Ow7n-wUBjsT6r8fY4wXPdDMEPawZesovtRGK06eijrkEnM8vtXIPm92KS7Uq_9DuzKb_j6UHPqOPseApsJs2hpWAc_OCzuKqKXZYSDLQ8QBf25gF_Bmtg_lg0ETVG5ew/s1600/IMG_8889.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; 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cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1f6f6RXsIEqETvA9e2ytA0x2CXjmPjEhWZTKjYpjh4x3RIhqxgdZ9vUWeTaXRpABy1qLg489T0EV9m4PBGhyphenhyphenQytiD6oHuZLiPiTFLQ7-AzVF1YPIp9_SmKJ7Nl8lRXaCDFgPUr8Vl9gw/s200/IMG_8902.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681817083807056002" border="0" /></a> <a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTM0JG1YhmfwjerasO6fwnyoBzZgqlxUrHsE4U1hzf5X6JIYBky4-XVw65Y2o5FiRJ0RqK_64IivZGthJepMvX8wUY6EIy8Z7R9vln-IQibtEx2UB5SNrtERo5wcv-SX6ge5MWWZI5uow/s1600/IMG_8915.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTM0JG1YhmfwjerasO6fwnyoBzZgqlxUrHsE4U1hzf5X6JIYBky4-XVw65Y2o5FiRJ0RqK_64IivZGthJepMvX8wUY6EIy8Z7R9vln-IQibtEx2UB5SNrtERo5wcv-SX6ge5MWWZI5uow/s200/IMG_8915.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681817087291942434" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Another male <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kentish Plover</span> (<i>Charadrius alexandrinus nihonensis</i>)<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a rel="lightbox" title="All photos on this website are copyrights of Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok and cannot be used without permission" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNb2Ge5_WR3pvQj0nzNSJ5vXLERf_VyIrs3C51dMxUgtnLA2P_AEvX68eta0PfyMDJQ2B6U3hUI42M62TaYJzqrw-KsdcMG3dDM-bl7EgsMam7BKazfP2IAEv4mo_UuFOxOjBCgEBsG3Y/s1600/IMG_9106.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 93px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRMNCwF-wBkdhX6P9Ff9BbOfaNSzzUU8FAcfO_Lf7kZ6CKqnbuBhjR9xxotPsBgqTRwoKie1zxGVmO58GXUgLjLRLwre2PdWBRt5gMJtxhs1QjVyRtfea98TFW33Wadz6m-jK-Apgvj8/s200/IMG_9087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681817778181549090" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5013548319756273290.post-25120879288522280092011-11-25T16:55:00.004+09:002011-11-25T17:28:39.269+09:00Shorebird Videos<div style="text-align: justify;">Still remember the Whimbrels from <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/10/whimbrel.html">this</a> post and the Kentish Plover and juvenile Grey-tailed Tattler from <a href="http://unravel-photo.blogspot.com/2011/10/not-in-kent.html">this</a> post? Now they're back again in video format. I don't have the same video editing program that I used while I was in Thailand, which was the <a href="http://www.cyberlink.com/products/powerdirector/overview_en_US.html">Cyberlink Power Director</a>. It's a great program but like other great programs, it's not free. I didn't want to buy it again, so I just didn't do any more editing until I found that YouTube has quite a nice video editing function. All the contrast, brightness and stabilising were done by the YouTube video editor. It's very easy and the result looks satisfying. Now I don't have to bother looking for any other video editing software. Don't forget to select <b>1080p</b> for full <b>HD</b> viewing!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ns7kpTjTflM?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="367" width="580"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wFcbLnsfAUI?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="367" width="580"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Y215AloDHDI?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="367" width="580"></iframe><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Whimbrel</span> (<i>Numenius phaeopus variegatus</i>)<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kYFim3DPxgY?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="367" width="580"></iframe><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kentish Plover</span> (<i>Charadrius alexandrinus nihonensis</i>)<br />This one was shot handheld but the stabiliser in YouTube video editor did a great job.<br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FVpn-CA9jtA?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="367" width="580"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Op98SC0M5b0?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="367" width="580"></iframe><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yABUHGd4ohs?wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="367" width="580"></iframe><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Juvenile <span style="font-weight: bold;">Grey-tailed Tattler</span> (<i>Tringa brevipes</i>)<br /></div></div>Ayuwat Jearwattanakanokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16419801335781406816noreply@blogger.com4