Long-Tailed Shrike

Long-tailed shrike (Lanius schach)
24 October 2013 0 Comments 1 tag
Every morning at precisely 5:30, a harsh, loud rattling call of a long-tailed shrike (Lanius schach), gives us an untimely ...

Fire Dragon Fruit

Dragon fruit (Hylocereus undatus)
13 October 2013 0 Comments 3 tags
One of the more unusual fruits one often comes across while travelling through tropical Asia is the dragon fruit (Hylocereus ...

Daylilies and Golden Needles

Orange dailily (Hemerocallis fulva)
5 October 2013 0 Comments 2 tags
When a friend of mine suggested a weekend trip to Chike mountain (赤科山) in southeastern Taiwan’s Hualien county to check ...