Friday, 27 November 2009

Chinese Pond Heron- Birds of Thailand

Chinese Pond Heron perching on wall
A Chinese Pond Heron(Aredeola bacchus) is seen here perching on my garden wall in Thailand. The heron is common throughout Thailand and this particular heron visits my garden ponds from time to time, no doubt in search of an easy meal.

The rather nondescript plumage of this bird at rest changes when the bird is in flight since it has striking white wings and tail feathers. The bird is quite noisy if disturbed emitting a loud squawk

The Chinese Pond Heron is normally found in freshwater wetlands, mangroves and swamps up to 800m elevation.
in alarm.


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Equipment: Canon EOS 1000D 55mm Lens
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4 comments:

rainfield61 said...

Great! It is so close to you.

The TEFL Don said...

Rainfield, he's actually quite tame. Mind you he eats all the small fry in the pond!

เว็บ ไทย said...

Very interesting ;). It's beautiful!

Sharkbytes said...

Oh Gosh! That is one handsome bird! Looks most like our green heron. Wow! You can understand how the orientals made such beautiful depictions of birds with these lovely models.

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I have lived in Thailand since I retired from teaching in the UK in January 2008. Home is a bungalow about 2km from the Gulf of Thailand and 8km south of the town of Prachuap Khiri Khan. I am one of the few foreigners that live in this area. I am a keen birder and photographer although I have a lot to learn about both subjects! I also enjoy blogging and visiting temples and other cultural and wildlife sites in the country. I am trying to learn the Thai language, but I think you could say that it remains a work in progress.
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