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  1. How the Lunar Cycle Shapes Night Birding for Owls and FrogmouthsThe hours after dusk feel like a separate country for birdwatchers. The forest trades its daytime cast of babblers and sunbirds for a quieter company: owls…
  2. Chasing the red-billed malkoha in Phuket's secondary growthFew birds combine the bright curiosity of a malkoha with the skulking habits of a forest interior species, and the red-billed malkoha is a fine example. It is…
  3. Built for the Canopy: The Great Hornbill's Tropical Asia AdaptationsPerched on a rain-drenched branch somewhere in the Western Ghats or the forests of peninsular Malaysia, the Great Hornbill looks like a creature sketched by an…
  4. Birding Etiquette Around Nesting Birds: A Field Practitioner's GuideThe first time you hear a Superb Fairywren scolding from a banksia in Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens, you know you have wandered too close to a nest. The tiny…
  5. Where to Find Gurney’s Pitta in Southern ThailandGurney’s Pitta is one of southern Thailand’s most sought-after forest birds. Its vivid blue crown, black facial mask, chestnut underparts and turquoise wing…
  6. Staying Cool and Hydrated on Thailand Birding DaysAn all-day birding outing in southern Thailand can begin in soft dawn light and finish after the forest has become hot, humid and still. The richest habitats…
  7. Best Lens Choices for Bird Photography in Dense Forest CanopyPhotographing birds beneath a tropical canopy is an optical problem as much as a wildlife challenge. Leaves interrupt the view, branches compete with the…
  8. Understanding White-rumped Shama Breeding BehaviourThe White-rumped Shama is one of southern Thailand’s most compelling forest songbirds. Its rich, fluting repertoire, glossy blue-black plumage, chestnut…
  9. A Photo Essay: Daybreak Birding on Phuket's East CoastThe first light on Phuket's east coast arrives as a thin copper line, then spills quickly across the mudflats and mangrove channels. Tide is ebbing. The air…
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