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Waxwing Time

17/11/2016

Waxwings, or Bohemian Waxwings to give them their Sunday name, are fantastic birds. They only visit us during the winter months and only in some years. This winter promises to be a bumper year for them. Unlike most wintering birds Waxwings often visit towns and cities and are fairly fearless in the company of human and vehicle traffic. As long as there are red berries they will stick around. As the berry crop dwindles they split into smaller group and begin on apples or other foodstuffs before returning across the North Sea to Scandinavia where they breed in the north, up to the tree line. As they seldom encounter them they have little fear of humans.

Its difficult to take a different picture of one but this is a bit unusual and shows their agility.

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Sichuan Time

17/11/2016

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After our visit to Tibetan China we concluded our Chinese trip by visiting Sichuan Province for two extensions. Birds were a bit disappointing - perhaps the bulk of them had migrated through the areas we visited. I don't know. However for the first location we had a specific mammal target - the Red Panda. I am happy to report that we succeeded. For the second of them we hoped to see the Golden Takin and again we were successful. You can see more of out trip pictures in the trip Gallery.

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Tibet

7/11/2016

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Last month we travelled to Chinese Tibet where we took a lot of pictures. That said, we struggled quite a bit with the altitude. We hoped to see Pallas's Cat as it had been seen on previous trips. In the event, we were not disappointed. Not only saw but we were able to get close and enjoy this cat - the highest living small cat in the world. What a thrill and credit to Jesper our leader. It is due to his fieldwork over many years that enabled us to see such a precious animal.

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