It's been puzzling me for years why at dusk the crossroads at the Tessaban are heavily populated with birds on the over head cables. They are chattering away so I assume their all females
My memory was jogged tonight as I stood on the balcony surveying the onset of another beautiful sunset when the still unspoilt tract of tree laden ground directly beneath me and north of Condo Chain was heavily laden with tweeting birds who suddenly stopped and proceeded to swarm down Petcha going north. I assume they were heading for the crossroads for a cuppa and a chat
Anybody any theories?
RICHARD OF LOXLEY
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Makes me chuckle when there's 100's of them sat on the Railway Station side of the junction's wires..what's needed is for them all to stack up & roost on the other side of the road...right over the police box..
(then we'd have MiB+W..Men in Brown + white)
STEVE G wrote:I do remember that we had a thread on here about it many years ago but not the conclusion of why they were there.
Yes there was and 'Guess' came nearest to an explanation saying they meet up at sundown as there is safety in numbers. Unfortunately the thread descended into a mud slinging match between 'Guess' and 'Skandi'
RICHARD OF LOXLEY
It’s none of my business what people say and think of me. I am what I am and do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. It makes life so much easier.
Why specifically there? I don't know, but they've been congregating there for as long as I can remember, perhaps they've always roosted in that area, even before the power lines.
I would guess that at one time, there were nice large trees at this very spot, and the birds always roosted there. They return even when the trees are gone. It is an internal mechanism similar to the mechanism that has migrating birds fly south for winter and flow the same route. That is my guess.
I wouldn't have to manage my anger if people could learn to mange their stupidity!
SunandFun wrote:I would guess that at one time, there were nice large trees at this very spot, and the birds always roosted there. They return even when the trees are gone. It is an internal mechanism similar to the mechanism that has migrating birds fly south for winter and flow the same route. That is my guess.
Yes, that pretty well sums it up. Years ago the same thing used to occur in Silom Rd in Bangkok, but development has forced them out.
Yes, they go back a long way. I was around when the Dusit Thani was being built and they were on the wires then. More recently in the 80's I remember thousands of them each evening at the corner of Silom and Rama IV. They used to put on quite a show soaring all around, and attracted a sizable audience. When I arrived back in '93 the numbers had started to dwindle already. I would imagine any antique photos of the 19th century may have them in it as well. Pete
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RICHARD OF LOXLEY
It’s none of my business what people say and think of me. I am what I am and do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. It makes life so much easier.
Maybe you need a bird brain to work in the Tessaban
RICHARD OF LOXLEY
It’s none of my business what people say and think of me. I am what I am and do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. It makes life so much easier.
There be some truth in you folk's 'big tree' theory...my Mrs has an old photo of the Petkasem/Chomsin Jtn, & that pic has a big,big tree on the corner.
