Seeing an Ostrich (Struthio camelus) in the wild reminds me of a commercial that featured some gadget just earlier this year. The feathers of this Ostrich were in pristine condition. Remember seeing those in the enclosure with feathers that were … Continued
“Lest readers had missed reading my birding stories and wondered my silence, I had more serious issues in attending to restoration works, D.I.Y. projects and home refurbishment, after unprecedented floods hit bad last, early November. Six months on, it was … Continued
Birding Highlights of Taiwan 2017 Series “Formosan Magpie or Taiwan Blue Magpie (Urocissa caerulea) as is known by, caught my attention as it repeatedly flew in and disappeared behind a Taiwan Giant Bamboo (Dendrocalamus latiflorus) clump, alongside a forest trail. … Continued
Birding Highlights of Taiwan 2017 Series “Robert Swinhoe – a 19th century English consular biologist called this bird, the “Long-tailed Mountain Nymph’ (below). “Taiwan ROC needed a national bird identity – a mascot bird to promote its tourism industry. The … Continued
Birding Highlights of Taiwan 2017 series “In a quiet, Yunlin County village of Taiwan ROC., accumulation of stagnant rainwater in a disused drain, clogged by decayed foliages and fallen leaves of deciduous trees, sprouted a mixed growth of vegetation and … Continued
Birding Highlights of Taiwan 2017 Series “The study of Fairy Pitta (Pitta nympha) is well researched and documented since 2000 by researchers of TESRI (Taiwan Endemic Species Research Institute), under stalwartship of Professor Scott Lin. “In addition to other prospective … Continued
Birding Highlights of Taiwan 2017 Series “I surveyed every area of Huben – an agricultural based village, wherever pedal power took me. Small fruit plantation holdings of bananas, pineapples, dragon fruits, papayas, oranges and limes, coffee trees and modest vegetable … Continued
Birding Highlights of Taiwan 2017 Series “In all field guide books of birds in Taiwan ROC, White-rumped Sharma (Copsychus malabaricus) is not represented as a local bird species. “It was first introduced into Taiwan ROC as a pet… escapee. This … Continued
Birding Highlights of Taiwan 2017 Series “Shadow Boxing or image fighting is defined as bird attacking its own image reflected from a mirror, window, water or shiny reflective surfaces. This behaviour may include one or several in one episode of … Continued
Birding Highlight of Taiwan 2017 Series “On the eve of my final departure from Wulai, a new bird sighting was had from my balcony. A bird observed exhibiting interesting and foraging behaviours that certainly put ‘cherry on the icing cake’ … Continued
