Thursday, 24 December 2009

Chestnut-Capped Babbler Birds of Thailand Photo/Image

Chestnut-Capped Babbler perched in bush
The Chestnut-Capped Babbler(Timalia pileata) is found throughout central and Northern Thailand. The bird is quite small and not easy to photograph. It has a bright chestnut cap, black beak and black eye mask.

This photograph was taken as the sun was setting and does not clearly show the true colours of the birds main facial features that make recognition relatively easy. When viewed from a slightly different angle, after the bird moved, the chestnut cap was clearly visible which in this (possible juvenile) specimen looked like a broad chestnut stripe from the front to back of the head.



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Equipment: Canon EOS 1000D 55-250mm Lens
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4 comments:

Martin in Bulgaria said...

An appropriate winter chestnut names bird for this season. I imagine this is quite a shy bird.

Ratty said...

He does look like a small bird. His little body is almost round. I like his little pointed head. Have a Merry Christmas.

rainfield61 said...

It is a beautiful little thing.

Have a Merry Christmas.

The TEFL Don said...

@martin, yes shy like many birds here that are trapped!

@Ratty & Rainfield Merry Christmas too.

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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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