Birding in Taiwan

Carolyn and I went to the Botanical Garden in Taipei our first day, which was somewhat productive, but I think we got spoiled by Singapore standards.  Plus, it was blasted hot, and we tried to stay in the shade as much as possible.  Heat index of 105 midday…. perhaps that’s why bird activity was low.

Taipei Botanical Garden
Taipei Botanical Garden
Malayan Night-Heron
Malayan Night-Heron
Malayan Night-Heron
Malayan Night-Heron
Malayan Night-Heron
Malayan Night-Heron
Malayan Night-Heron (immature)
Malayan Night-Heron (immature)
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Coot

TAIWAN - Dragonfly, July 2015, Taipei Botanical Gardens (3)

From the Botanical Garden, we walked to Liberty Square to check out the museums, etc (which we did) but were pleasantly surprised to discover that the bird life in a pond on the property provided a better variety of bird life than the Botanical Garden.

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Eurasian Magpie
Eurasian Magpie
Black-collared Starling
Black-collared Starling
Red Collared-Dove
Red Collared-Dove