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Great stuff! I was thinking about going to Thailand to film birds and this is the firts video I find! Makes really want to go there. Subscribed!

@thailandwild4897

2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much… I hope you are able to get over here. Do you know what time of year you would come? Please also note that I have a playlist of videos from the various bird hides around Kaeng Krachan and will be making more this month.

@Birdfun

2 ай бұрын

@@thailandwild4897 Thinking about the end of November to the end of January. I take a look at your bird hide playlist

@thailandwild4897

2 ай бұрын

Ah... okay.... the best months for birding, at least at the bird hides, will be January to May, when the weather is getting hotter, and the forest is getting drier.

Great video, I'll be visiting Kaeng krachan next February, I'll surely visit one of these hides. Your videos provide a great ingormation on what to expect

@thailandwild4897

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. I'm sure you'll have a great time at Kaeng Krachan.

Nice video 🔥🔥🔥

@thailandwild4897

10 ай бұрын

Thank you, valued subscriber.

Fascinating video, the front claw fossorial digging behavior of the partridges, seems at least to me to be rather reminiscent of the megapode family, maleefowl, the brush turkeys of Australia and the like! I don’t suppose there’s any direct genetic correlation megapodes are located on the other side of the Wallace line anyways, still, I suppose they belong to the same biological niche, interesting how convergence works Mr Sweetland!

@thailandwild4897

10 ай бұрын

Ah... now you are talking! My subject at university, and my first job was in Evolutionary Biology. Wallace is a great hero of mine.

@phasusanamornthepadul7031

10 ай бұрын

@@thailandwild4897 Judging by your utmost excellence in the matter, I don’t have an iota of surprise in my veins regarding your expertise, the Malay archipelago also happens to be one of my favored literary works, I’ve also found the romantic idea of biological exploration to be a fascinating one, especially in uncharted parts of this little blue dot, to use David Attenborough’s words, “ I just wish the world was twice as big, and half of it is still unexplored” nowadays, that new frontier might just be the ocean abyss

@thailandwild4897

10 ай бұрын

Indeed, the Malay Archipelago is one of my favourite books, and I've been fortunate to visit some of the places where Wallace stayed on his classic journey.

Thanks a lot for your amazing video. Such a good relief from watching Thai politics.

@thailandwild4897

9 ай бұрын

Thanks very much. I know what you mean.

Nice video 👍

@thailandwild4897

10 ай бұрын

Thank you, Nicola. I hope you are well.

@nicolabrownlee5493

10 ай бұрын

Yes , I am well thank you.

@nicolabrownlee5493

10 ай бұрын

👍

the jungle fowl are going through eclipse moult towards end of breeding season

@thailandwild4897

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. As you will have seen, there was also a male in full regalia. Do they molt at different times depending on maturity?

@loekeyz1349

8 ай бұрын

@@thailandwild4897 you’re not wrong. I used to keep them as pets, and they’d moult at different times but very close to each other. I’d love to visit this national park one day!

@FriedrichEsser

8 ай бұрын

The moulting of the Red Junglefowl cocks can be different not all at the same time. Sometimes the breeding season is short and sometimes longer as this year. @@thailandwild4897

Hello! Your video is amazing. Thank you. I'll visit the NP few days in December, we booked a birding tour with a guide. I hope my R6 and RF 100-500mm will be enough. I assume the RF 800mm, F11 is not god. Do you have any suggestions? BR from Austria

@thailandwild4897

4 ай бұрын

Hello.... thank you so much. Will you just be travelling inside the park, or will you be visiting one of the hides as well? We certainly get a lot of light here when you are out in the open, and many of the birds will sit for an extended period of time, so although I imagine you would have the 100-500mm on your camera most of the time, I believe you would also have plenty of chances to use the 800mm too and get some really nice tight shots.

@yxyxyxyxyx1373

4 ай бұрын

@@thailandwild4897 Hello there😊. Thanks for a quick response. Your video helps a lot. I haven't asked yet what is the plan for the day. Have to do it anyway, cause I need to know if I should take a tripod to the tour. Thanks again

@thailandwild4897

4 ай бұрын

Yes indeed, you will need the details. Most guided tours are into the park and would involve a combination of driving and walking.... you may not need a tripod for that if you are only taking still photos, but if you want to do video or will be visiting one of the hides you will need a tripod for sure.

Your videos are amazing Darryl! It's been a pleasure to meet you in Kaeng Krachan 😊

@thailandwild4897

10 ай бұрын

Hey… thank you so much. Good to meet you, too. Where are you now?

@danielecamplone8007

10 ай бұрын

@@thailandwild4897 Sadly i'm back to work in Italy; but we're coming back in November to visit the area around Chiang Mai

@thailandwild4897

10 ай бұрын

OK.... Good luck with that. I don't often go up North.

the problem i have with these videos is the fact that i have booked my trip to kaeng krachan for october and you are teasing me with all these great looking birds and mammels!!! i dont want to wish my life away but i cant wait to visit one of these hides whilst i am in that area..great video again and great info as always..

@thailandwild4897

11 ай бұрын

Which end of October? The rainy season tends to ease off during October, so by the end there could be quite a few dry days that could bring the birds to the water pools. At the same time, the forest should still be quite wet…. so good for reptiles and amphibians. Let me know your plans and dates.

@pennhillman

10 ай бұрын

@@thailandwild4897 hi, I arrive in phuket in September. Then go to Chumphon for a couple of days for raptor migration (I hope) then straight to baan maka nature Lodge for 5 days on the 11th oct. Then many more places including chiang mai and phang nga. If you are in any of these areas maybe we can meet and say hi... Ken.

@thailandwild4897

10 ай бұрын

OK... interesting sounding trip, Ken. Be prepared for rain at that time of year. I did the raptor migration for South African TV way back in 2009 or 2010 I believe!! Regarding birding at that time, I imagine the hides might not be the best option as it will most likely still be quite wet, but the park should be lush.

@thailandwild4897

10 ай бұрын

FYI.... I have just spoken to the owners of Bird Hide and they plan to keep putting food out through the rainy season (some of the other hides close down when it gets wet). The access will get difficult if there is a lot of rain, so 4-wheel transport will be needed. It was noticeable on my visit that a lot of birds were only coming for the food. I'm guessing they can get water in the forest now. Also, they just got eared pitta and blue pitta in the last week.... so I may need to get back down there!!

@pennhillman

10 ай бұрын

@@thailandwild4897 thankyou sir great info on the bird hide, i have been to baan maka lodge last year but not for long enough, this time i have 5 days and i cant wait!! i have just built a house in the phang nga area thats why im fairly flexible in what will do on the trip. there are so many places i want to go and thats all to do with you and a couple of other youtubers i follow, so thankyou for that....