About 1km from our hotel at Beleza on the Beach there was a small lake known
as Betalbatim Lake, which held an interesting array of birds, including
especially these bronze-winged jacanas, seen here with a couple of Indian pond
herons. Other birds not photographed included various egrets, black-headed
ibis, red-wattled lapwings and rufous treepie.
Grey-headed swamphens.
White-throated kingfisher, the commonest kingfisher.
I've seen a few stork-billed kingfishers but never well enough to get a decent
photo. What a bird though!
Male Asian koel, a type of cuckoo.
White-browed bulbul.
Asian green bee-eater.
Greenshank and marsh sandpiper showing the size difference.
It may look like a butterfly, especially when in flight, but this is a
dragonfly, common picture wing.
Pied paddy skimmer.
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