Tragopan Troop! The Forests of Southern China
Welcome to my first-ever non-Philippine blog! I’ve been holding this off for the past 2 months as I’ve been thinking too much on how to write blogs outside the Philippines. I don’t think I’ll ever be as knowledgeable on international birds as I am on my home turf but these experiences have been just too fun not to share so here goes anyways! Last October, my very good friend Jao came over to visit me in my place in Hong Kong. To my surprise, he booked to stay the whole week. As much as I love HK, the food and the sights, one whole week in the area is a bit too long, so I felt the need to spice up his trip in China! We had one of our most memorable trips ever to Sichuan in 2018 and it was about time we once again explored this massive country. This is my first time outside the tropical forests I'm very used to and my first venture into birding into subtropical broadleaf and coniferous forests! We did have a fun first 5 days in HK, going and exploring new areas and experiences I hav...
