In April, many birds come to Shanghai, stay for a day or two and decide to move on. As all my cats are indoor...
Birds can be wonderfully colorful. Here are some prime examples. Two Black-rumped Flamebacks with their distinct red crown and crest. A Blue-throated Barbet –...
Birds can be wonderfully colorful. Here are some prime examples. Two Black-rumped Flamebacks with their distinct red crown and crest. A Blue-throated Barbet –...
Last Sunday, it was raining hard, but I went out to Chongming Island, a part of Shanghai, anyway. Mostly I went because some farmers...
I am not crazy about alliterations. They seem a poor device, suitable for children’s books but not for refined literature. After all, there is...
The reception of bulbuls in the ornithological world is decidedly mixed. A typical description of the family is that of “a tropical African and...
Shanghai is basically a very flat place. The highest elevations here are all buildings, including the second-highest building in the world, the Shanghai Tower...
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