October 2013 – Flora and Fauna of Tropical Asia

Long-Tailed Shrike

24 October 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 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 wake-up call. Standing on a branch of a tall tree

Fire Dragon Fruit

13 October 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 0 Comments 3 tags

One of the more unusual fruits one often comes across while travelling through tropical Asia is the dragon fruit (Hylocereus undatus). This attractive-looking produce grows on a vine belonging to

Daylilies and Golden Needles

5 October 2013 Ladislav Bodnar 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 out the region’s famous daylilies, I was under the impression