After a stressful last term at school, it's so nice the holidays are finally here. First trip out was to Kaeng
Krachan for a few days camping and to give test to the new (old) 300mm F4. Great to get out, but the
weather was pretty unbearable. The heat was absolutely stifling !!!
Day 1 was spent mainly around Bang Kran and the streams. Amongst the finds were Green Billed
Malkohas, Dollarbirds, White Rumped Shamas, Green Magpies, Leafbirds, Red Throated
Flycatchers,Grey Wagtails and many various Bulbuls. I can also confirm the Scops Owls at stream 2
have moved onto somewhere unknown.
Dollarbird |
Green Billed Malkoha. |
Day 2 began with a drive up to Panoen Tuang (spelling??) At the top we turned up Blue Eared, Blue Throated and Great Barbets, Blue Rockthrush and Orange Bellied Leafbird amongst others.
Blue Eared Barbet. |
Orange Bellied Leafbird. |
Blue Throated Barbet..... |
Blue Rockthrush |
The road back down tuned up the usual Long Tailed Broadbills around km 27, plus a nesting pair of Banded Kingfishers. Down between stream 3 - 2 we saw the Brown Hornbills feeding their young.
Banded Kingfisher |
Banded Kingfisher |
Brown Hornbill |
Day 3 around 1am we were awoken by a herd of wild elephants making their way through the jungle
and up into the camping area. Also that night we saw civets and porcupines. At lunch time we had a drive
out of the park to have lunch at Samarn's. A beer or two were definitely in order too!! After lunch, an hour
at his blind turned up Abbot's Babblers, Striped Tit Babblers and a Racket Tailed Treepie amongst others.
Abbot's Babbler |
Striped Tit Babbler. |
Racket Tailed Treepie |
The last day was spent around Bang Kran and the streams again, Black and Red Broadbills, Common
Goldenbacks, Silver Breasted Broadbills and a Great Hornbill were all recorded.
Black and Red Broadbill |
Common Goldenback. |
Silver Breasted Broadbill |
Great Hornbill |
The drive out of the park produced sightings of a Yellow Wagtail and a Crested Serpant Eagle.
Yellow Wagtail |
Crested Serpent Eagle. |
Overall a good few days. I'm happy with the new lens, but some images still a little soft with the D7000. I would welcome any suggestions on settings to sharpen the images....
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