India 2016 (part XLIII): Bharatpur
Bharatpur, Rajasthan: Four weeks after my last trip to Khajuraho, I used the holidays surrounding Diwali and took the train to Bharatpur in easternmost Rajasthan. Bharatpur is famous for the […]
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India 2016 (part XVI): Birding in Jaipur
Jaipur, Rajasthan: Apart from a lot of work (no posts on that!), religious festivals, and extensive sightseeing, I also spent my time in Jaipur with birding. Even though the city […]
India 2016 (part XIII): Kaziranga 2
Kaziranga National Park, Assam: My first day in the Kaziranga National Park was already packed with amazing wildlife sightings, therefore I was very curious whether the next day could still […]
India 2016 (part X): Sundarbans National Park
Sundarbans National Park, West Bengal: Following the field trip to Jaisalmer in westernmost Rajasthan, I spent two weeks working in the office in Jaipur. I only left the city again […]
India 2016 (part VII): Western Ghats
Western Ghats, Kerala: After two weeks of research in Kachchh, I took a flight from Bhuj to Cochin (or Kochi) in Kerala to meet a colleague/friend. What a difference between […]
India 2016 (part IV): Gir National Park
Gir National Park, Gujarat: On the 10th of February, I took the overnight train from Jaipur to Rajkot in Gujarat. A car and driver were arranged to pick me up […]
Hume’s Groundpecker (Pseudopodoces humilis)
A bird of many names, the Hume’s Groundpecker (Pseudopodoces humilis) is or was alternatively called Ground Tit, Tibetan Ground Tit, Hume’s Ground Tit, Tibetan Ground Jay, and Hume’s Ground Jay. […]
Crested Kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
With a body length of up to 43 cm, the Crested Kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris) is one of the largest kingfishers of the world. The birds occur from the Himalayas and […]
Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis)
The Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) is a small-sized bird of prey breeding in northern China and southeastern Siberia. During the winter months, however, the birds migrate all the way to […]
China 2015 (part XVII): Beijing
Beijing: Our journey along the Tibetan border had finished at the Leshan Giant Buddha, south of Chengdu. But our stay in China continued for a few days in Beijing, where […]
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