Kao Yai Park and then home

 It was a bit of a convoluted trip from Nong Khai to our last destination Pak Chong and nearby Kao Yai Park. After two cities , two minibus trips and an ordinary rail trip with endless stops, we arrived at Pak Chong and were picked up by a driver and brought to our simple guest house. From here we took a couple of tours into and around Kao Yai Park. It was our last little bit of birding and we were fortunate to see some good birds and quite a bit of wildlife. 



The last hour before we left the park we were fortunate to see 5 gaur run across a field into the forest. They are a very large water buffalo like creature, the toughest thing in the forest. When the plunged into the forest they flushed out 8 asiatic elephants. Despite their size elephants are not that easy to see. 

 




Gibbon




Great Hornbill


This picture does not capture it. This is a stream of 2 million bats leaving their cave for an evening outing.



Anyways we had a great time at the park and then it was off to Bangkok and then home.



Finis

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