I came to Thailand on business first, but secondly, to do some birding. I stayed in one of the Hotels in Thailand for my business, which lasted a week, but then booked a birding tour which only lasted 2 days and one night, I wish I had more time, but at least for those 2 days, it was well worth it.
The birds of Thailand are numerous and are known to be very colorful, also quite resourceful. I noticed a lot of the bird life in Thailand adapts itself well to the ever encroaching presence of man and all the other animals. The birds are taking advantage of the different food sources sometimes inadvertently provided by the tourist, like me. In fact, this reminds me of one of my experiences I had with a Pond Heron who was a regular fisherman at my pond back home and how he adapted to the loss of his natural habitat by making due with what fish I had in my pond.
A good example of what I refer to as adapting is while on my birding tour I got to see the Cattle Egret working alongside cows in a field on a local farm. The bird was in breeding plumage and it was so amusing to watch it wait for the cows to disturb some juicy bits, like insects and frogs. At the same farm the were some Common Mynah birds hunting around the gutters and eaves of the farm house. These birds work as a team and seek to flush out small geckos to eat. I watched one adept enough to steal fruit which was placed on an eating area outside when the farm owner turned his back to retrieve something on the ground. The Myna was so quick to gulp down that piece of fruit and fly off right as the farmer turned back around. The farmer not knowing he was missing some fruit from his plate. That made my whole trip worth while. The birds of Thailand, being resourceful, definitely helped me pass a relaxing 2 days with their antics.
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