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Colorful birds (free version)

April 29, 2021 by Kai Pflug No Comments

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 –...

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Japanese Night Heron in Shanghai

April 15, 2021 by Kai Pflug No Comments

Last Sunday, it was raining hard, but I went out to Chongming Island, a part of Shanghai, anyway. Mostly I went because some farmers...

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Sleep

April 1, 2021 by Kai Pflug 3 Comments

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...

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Pycnonotidae: A Critical Review

March 18, 2021 by Kai Pflug 4 Comments

The reception of bulbuls in the ornithological world is decidedly mixed. A typical description of the family is that of “a tropical African and...

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Tianmashan, Shanghai in winter

March 3, 2021 by Kai Pflug 2 Comments

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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Chongming Island in winter

February 18, 2021 by Kai Pflug 2 Comments

Chongming Island is part of Shanghai – but it does not look much like the rest of the city. Located right where the Yangtze...

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The Metamorphosis

February 4, 2021 by Kai Pflug 2 Comments

As the Purple Swamphen awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, it found himself transformed into a Grey-headed Swamphen. It must indeed have been a...

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Birding Laifengshan, Tengchong, Yunnan, China

January 21, 2021 by Kai Pflug 6 Comments

Good news for those frightened by the title of my last blog post – we are now back in the safe and boring world...

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