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While on a drive around the south west of Phuket, we stopped at the Kata View Point to enjoy the view. Some locals were there, with some tame sea hawks and sea eagles.

sea hawk
sea hawk
Kata View Point, Phuket Thailand
Canon EOS 350D, 17-85mm IS @85mm, 1/200 sec, f/5.6, ISO200

They referred to the one shown above as a "sea hawk", but after some research, I think it may be an Osprey.

For a fee of 100 baht, we were allowed to take photos of this sea hawk sitting on my son's head (or 200 baht for a photo with their dodgy point-n-shoot camera).

Ashley and a sea hawk
Ashley and a sea hawk
Kata View Point, Phuket Thailand
Canon EOS 350D, 17-85mm IS @33mm, 1/1250 sec, f/5, ISO200
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Comments:
actuacine wrote at 2009-02-01 07:41

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Roger Jacob wrote at 2009-02-24 11:23

The bird sitting on Ashley's head is a Brahminy Kite!

Martin wrote at 2009-02-24 11:32

@Roger: thanks for the bird ID!

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