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Jun 16, 2013 00:02:54 #

Reddog (a regular here)

Just got back from 10 week vacation in Sri Lanka, Singapore and Thailand. First set is from Sri Lanka. Will follow later with shots from Singapore and Thailand.

Stilt fisherman

Stilt Fishermen

stilt Fisherman

Giant Fruit Bat AKA Flying squirrel

Up to 5' wing span

Cluster of birds

Do not know this Bird.

Tri colored Heron

Forgot to ck store original on previous

Egret

I am getting carried away, will stop now!

sorry about double post

Jun 16, 2013 00:43:37 #

TucsonCoyote

Reddog wrote:

Just got back from 10 week vacation in Sri Lanka, Singapore and Thailand. First set is from Sri Lanka. Will follow later with shots from Singapore and Thailand.

Knew I had seen that bird before !:)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoopoe

Jun 16, 2013 00:51:42 #

Douglasjayjensen

Reddog wrote:

Just got back from 10 week vacation in Sri Lanka, Singapore and Thailand. First set is from Sri Lanka. Will follow later with shots from Singapore and Thailand.

WOW!!!amazing way to fish.Nice shots, thank you for sharing.

Jun 16, 2013 00:51:43 #

Ronbo

Real nice set there. The first bat is awesome...

Jun 16, 2013 03:14:38 #

angler (a regular here)

Stunning set.

Jun 16, 2013 05:28:18 #

Leicaflex (a regular here)

Wonderful set, particularly like the Fruit Bats. Ten weeks is some vacation.

Jun 16, 2013 06:08:23 #

Reddog (a regular here)

TucsonCoyote wrote:

Knew I had seen that bird before !:)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoopoe

Thanks TucsonCoyote for the info on the Hoopoe, I had no clue!

Jun 16, 2013 06:10:44 #

Reddog (a regular here)

Douglasjayjensen wrote:

WOW!!!amazing way to fish.Nice shots, thank you for sharing.

The art is dying out and you see less and less fishermen out there, a lot of empty stilts. Thanks for viewing Douglas!

Jun 16, 2013 06:45:10 #

Reddog (a regular here)

Ronbo wrote:

Real nice set there. The first bat is awesome...

The Bats were quite a site and very difficult to shoot, kind of erratic flyers. They have up to five foot wing spans

Fruit Bat in tree aka flying foxes

Jun 16, 2013 06:48:35 #

Reddog (a regular here)

angler wrote:

Stunning set.

Thanks for viewing Angler! The fruit Bats are also known as flying Foxes not flying squirrels. I had another senior moment.

Jun 16, 2013 06:51:39 #

Reddog (a regular here)

Leicaflex wrote:

Wonderful set, particularly like the Fruit Bats. Ten weeks is some vacation.

Thanks for viewing Leicaflex! Yes it was a great vacation and remodeling the Kitchen has been put off again!

Jun 16, 2013 07:17:13 #

washy

Reddog wrote:

Just got back from 10 week vacation in Sri Lanka, Singapore and Thailand. First set is from Sri Lanka. Will follow later with shots from Singapore and Thailand.

great pics' bird in number 7 is a Hoopoe , bird in number 8 I think you will find to be a Night Heron, a bit smaller than a tri coloured Heron

Jun 16, 2013 07:20:03 #

Reddog (a regular here)

washy wrote:

great pics' bird in number 7 is a Hoopoe , bird in number 8 I think you will find to be a Night Heron, a bit smaller than a tri coloured Heron

Thanks for the info and for viewing washy!

Jun 16, 2013 11:00:22 #

Bmac

Wow, superb set of photos. :thumbup:
Sounds like a great vacation too. 8-)

Jun 16, 2013 13:41:13 #

Reddog (a regular here)

Bmac wrote:

Wow, superb set of photos. :thumbup:
Sounds like a great vacation too. 8-)

Thanks for viewing Bmac!

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