Although we had a good time and the Chinese people were lovely, China was not what we expected and we were a bit disappionted that a lot of old China has gone, only to be replaced with western style buildings and cities, with a skyline that could rival Manhattan.
.jpg "Rufous-bellied Woodpecker")
+(2).JPG "Brown Shrike")
.JPG "Brown Shrike")
Brown Shrikes can sometimes have a grey head.
.JPG "Oriental Scops Owl")
.JPG "Little Egret")
.JPG "Little Egret")
We were surpised to learn that the Lores and Feet are Pink in breeding Male Little Egrets.
.JPG "Black-crowned Night Heron")
.JPG "Eastern Cattle Egret")
+(8).JPG "Swallow")
.JPG "Oriental Turtle Dove")
.JPG "Red Collared Dove")
.JPG "Red-billed Blue Magpie")
.JPG "Long-billed Plover")
.JPG "Ibisbill")
.JPG "Black-winged Stilt")
.JPG "Saunder's Gull")
.JPG "Black-tailed Gull")
.JPG "Cuckoo")
.JPG "Crested Mynah")
.JPG "Chinese Bulbul")
.JPG "Siberian Thrush")
.JPG "Eyebrowed Thrush")
.JPG "Blue Rock Thrush")
.JPG "Daurian Redstart")
.JPG "Tree Sparrow")
.JPG "Russet Sparrow")
.JPG "Siberian Ruby Throat")
+(3).JPG "Bluethroat")
.JPG "Grey-streaked Flycatcher")
.jpg "Yellow-rumped Flycatcher")
.JPG "Taiga Flycatcher")
.JPG "Asian Brown Flycatcher")
.JPG "White-throated Sparrow")
.JPG "White-throated Sparrow")
.JPG "White-throated Sparrow")