When: November 2022, Weather: Warm 25-30C. Nikon P900, 950, Leica Q and M11
Our final morning, we set off early for the summit to view the sea of clouds and do a bit more birding….it was a long 2 hour drive up the peak….
When we approached the summit, there were way too many people (it was a sunday after all) but our guide brought us to the end of the road where the King has his holiday residence….here the view of the clouds was good without the crowdsthe road at the top of the mountainfirst bird was this rather large dollar birdand from a gazillion miles away this charming red rumped parrot hoppedyellow browed warblerA green eared barbet which I initially mistook for a lineated barbetand just before we descended, this lovely female white throated rock thrush entertained me for a few minutesblack throated sunbird
As we descended, we stopped off a a trail to try and find some of the larger hornbills, we soon heard them calling…and found several great hornbills perched on a high tree….they however took off quickly with loud whooshes from their great wings…a fitting farewell to a few great days in Kaeng Krachan National Park, in Thailand. Recommended
When : November 2022 Weather: Warm 25-30C Nikon P900, P950, Leica Q and M11 After our day’s birding in Ban Krang, we headed off to the Boathouse Restaurant located on the lake’s edge to have dinner and watch the sunset….
When: November 2022. Weather : Hot 25-30C. Nikon P900, Nikon P950. Leica M11/35 Summilux With our ranger guiding us, we set off from Nana Resort to the Kaeng Krachan National Park (KKNP) about 730am and the weather soon got a … Continue reading →
Nikon P900, Nikon P950, Leica Q, Leica M11/35mm Summilux
After our meeting in Bangkok(BKK), we spent two nights at the Nana resort just outside Kaeng Krachan(KK) National Park, a 3 hour drive from Bangkok. Just an hour outside BKK, we stopped for lunch at an unpretentious but very good seafood restaurant called Daeng Seafood restaurant….as good as it was unexpected! We had a veritable feast at very reasonable charges…
Daeng Seafood restaurant, apparently former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra dines here regularlywonderful prawn dish….don’t miss this restaurant if your’re driving to KKNP
Replete, we drove on another 1.5 hours to the KK Park area where we arrived at the Nana resort, our home for the 2 nights…the greenery around us boded well for the birding….
Nana Resort Kaeng Krachan, nicer than we expected!A beautiful river runs alongside the resort and the sight of several oriental pied hornbills in flight over the river was a welcome sight. They were also commonly seen around the resortOriental Pied Hornbills were easily seenthe resort grounds were pleasant enough with a butterfly enclosurewhich housed some lovely butterfliesRed collared doves were plentiful in the evening lightchinese pond herongreen bee eaterSiamese pied starlingstreak eared bulbulat breakfast the next morning, this beautiful Black Baza watched over us from afarhis mate wasn’t far awaySooty headed bulbulBarn swallows
So this was a reasonable start to our stay in Nana Resort and a few birds before the serious birding started the next day….
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