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...

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