In retrospect, this weekend at Wuyuan was not exactly my finest hour as a bird photographer – hopefully, I could do better now, and...

The Siberian Rubythroat passes through Shanghai on its autumn migration, mainly in October and November. Its Latin name, Calliope calliope, is derived from Calliope,...

Look up Nabang on a map of China – it is literally at the end of a road. As usual, birds seem to like...

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Apparently, historically there never was such a thing as a “Ius Primae Noctis” – one myth about the Middle Ages that can be safely...

This article is about birds. For information on the male porn actor, see www.pornstarswithbirdnames.com (disambiguation). While there are 8 species of woodcocks worldwide, only...

Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park is the oldest proclaimed nature reserve in Africa – it was established in 1895. It is thus much older than the Hold...

The Oriental Scops Owl is possibly my favorite of all bird species (though I may have said that about other species as well) –...