Sounds

Although many of the sounds here are unknown in the Netherlands, we are familiar with them from previous visits to Thailand. The smacks of the tjikjak, the tukeh of the tukeh, the chatter of mayna and bulbul, the neighbors' karaoke, the mopeds: they all have something familiar.

However, there are also sounds that are more difficult to identify. For example, in the night hours there is sometimes a kind of popping sound, as if a high-voltage line is being hit with a metal bar. Mieke also associates the sound with hitting the ice with a stick; It also reminds me of springs or tight elastic. Over the past few nights, the noise has become more and more frequent.

Googling with all kinds of creative searches yielded nothing. Because it is such a staccato sound we thought of a gecko-like animal. But today Mieke had a bite. It is the Malaysian nightjar (youtu.be/75UEx20lX4w) that has kept us busy all along. Not a gecko, but a bird. He lives up to his name, so the chance that we will see him once is very small.

Now we have to find out which bird treats us to a short concert every morning. He sings like a canary, but with a slightly heavier voice. That's why we baptized him Baritone Canary. His concert lasts no more than 5 minutes and he is somewhere on the mountain, but where, we don't know.

Hopefully to be continued.