Tag Archives: Taiwan
Some Halloween Critters from Taiwan
I am posting some photographs I took of wonderful and sometimes startling creatures that I saw in Taiwan – in honor of Halloween – A large centipede, huge red wasp, slug, land crab in the forest, brightly colored fiddler crabs … Continue reading
More birds in Taiwan
I was not able to go birding in the mountains on my recent visit to Taiwan – The threat of a tornado made that impossible – however I managed to see many interesting and new species in the cities and … Continue reading
Water Birds From Taiwan
I saw some beautiful water birds while I was in Taiwan. A wonderful mixture of familiar birds from Europe and North America showed what a wide distribution some of these birds have. I saw a beautiful Little Grebe (Dabchick), some … Continue reading
Eagles Rising
When I was in Taiwan I was invited to see “the Eagles Rising”. This is the stunning annual hawk migration in Southern Taiwan that occurs every September to October. Chinese Goshawks and other species migrate to the Philippines from China … Continue reading
Migrating Birds in Southern Taiwan
I was in Southern Taiwan for a conference this week. One morning at first light I stood on the balcony of my hotel room and watched the wind in the palm trees near the harbor. As the light improved I … Continue reading
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