10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 10, 2019

The 125 Best Bird Watching Sites in Southeast Asia, edited by Yong Ding Li & Low Bing Wen. And now I am holding the “The 125 Best Bird Watching Sites in Southeast Asia” – an expanded and fully updated second edition of “The 100 Best Birdwatching Sites in Southeast Asia”. As a rule, I like second editions better.

Asia 219

Asia Laos Myanmar Indonesia 219

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 21, 2014

The prinias are a group of around 25 Old World warbler species found in Africa and Asia. It inhabits rather dry areas within a region notorious for being one of the rainiest parts of the world, and is thus patchily distributed from Burma through Laos, Cambodia, parts of Thailand and south China, all the way to Vietnam. Yes, indeed.

Burma 160

Burma Laos Birds Indonesia 160

Animal Ethics

JUNE 17, 2008

It sent more than 300,000 troops to help us in Vietnam, was a quick and generous supporter of Desert Storm in 1991, and for several years had the third-largest deployment of troops in Iraq, following our invasion of that country five years ago. Without our strong alliance with South Korea, our influence in Asia would be vastly diminished.

New York Times 40

New York Times South Korea New York Iraq 40

10,000 Birds

JANUARY 9, 2023

Napo is a county in the West of Guangxi, bordering both Yunnan and Vietnam. The Bar-backed Partridge is a species of partridge found in southwestern China and Southeast Asia. It is about 3 hours by car from Nanning airport, which in turn can be reached from Shanghai in a 2.5-hour hour flight.

China 147

China Hunting Birds illegal 147

10,000 Birds

AUGUST 14, 2012

The wonderful family Meropidae contains 27 dazzling species, of which Africa is endowed with no less than 20 species, the balance occurring across Asia and with one as far afield as Australia. Numerous subspecies exist within this long range, and birds vary from a light green coloration to an off blue.

Africa 261

Africa Gabon South Africa Uganda 261

10,000 Birds

MAY 1, 2016

The White Wagtail Motacilla alba , or the taxonomic entity formerly known as “White Wagtail”, comprises a complex of 9 differently-looking forms which have some white in their plumage, wag their tail and inhabit all of Eurasia from eastern Greenland and Morocco to western-most Alaska and northern Vietnam.

Germany 100

Germany Sharks Morocco Europe 100

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Germain has lived in East Asia since 2014. For the Chinese New Year 2022 holidays, my girlfriend and I decided to visit the remote areas of Guangxi in the South of China, at the border to Vietnam. Having earned both a Master’s Degree in Engineering and in Law, Germain works as a manager for the construction industry.

Birds 189

Birds China Emotional Vietnam 189