On the Wings of Love - Jeffery Osbourne

 Feast rather that Famine we have at last sorted the images from the weekend which, along with our Weymouthian friend

DAVE FOOT
was something of a Moth Fest with far too many for one Post so we will eke them out.

BLOXWORTH SNOUT

was undoubtedly the Best among a fair size Bunch as not only a First for Year but also the first we have ever caught which is second only to the

EARLY MOTH
secured back in January. Among he rest of the mix were found

FESTOON

a rather bulky

LOBSTER MOTH

GREEN PUG

both
SMALL ELEPHANT and ELEPHANT HAWK-MOTHs

L-ALBUM WAINSCOT
and for now at least

SILVER-GROUND CARPET
while the rest of the weekend was predominated by other Insects as well.
However, a couple of

SHELDUCK

not personally seen thus far this year but have been noted by others

cut a welcome distraction across the clear blue sky.

another great favourite among our 6-legged friends is the most striking

GOLD-RINGED DRAGONFLY
but unfortunately find the video clip of one being predated by a Spider would not glue onto the page.

additionally a single

RAVEN
was recorded and most welcome a the species has kept a very low profile this year, while both

BANDED DEMOISELLE
(male)

(with female)
in a rather romantic Heart Shaped mating posture, (on the wings of love)  and

BEAUTIFUL DEMOISLLE
(female)

(male)
not quite in the mood yet.

BLUE-TAILED DAMSELFLY,

also 'in the mood', might well have been the last of it had it not been for the Saturday shinanigans
at Windsor and Cornwall alike as a

crowd had formed along the
Bournemouth International Airport

perimetre fence to enjoy the
Fantastic Spectacle

that is the

RED ARROWS

likely coming into land for fuel prior to speedong off to

both destinations to entertain the
Rich and Famous!

(There They Go!)

TAIWAN III

 OK, we missed a week but now back on the trail to continue the

TAIWAN SOURJON

The deal put to me by my now friend and bird-guide Vicke Cheng was simple, "£100 stering and my taxi driver friend and fellow Birder will take us on the 4 hour drive to the mountains as an 'all in package' including food" - so tempting, without thought I bit both her hands off!

Arriving early dawn all kitted up that cup of coffee had to have been the sweetest ever savoured with a backdrop Dawn Chorus that has been impossible to forget.
With sufficient daylight we entered the 'at altitude'

DASYUESHAN NATIONAL FOREST RECREATION AREA
being met at the gate by a

CHINESE BULBUL
and a warm welcome at the ticket office and the sort of place there is no need to look for stuff as it mostly comes to you!

Many of the protagonists were already in place as Vicky intoduced me in her native tongue, much to the delight of the assembled crew it should be said.
The second bird had already reached the log by this time and considered a bonus indeed as anywhere in the world the Family Group can be difficult, a lone

MOUNTAIN SCOPS OWL
From there there it was mostly 'lifers' (a bird never seen in your life before) that not surprisingly tumbled into the book which you cannot spice up other than present a part of that list here.

What a way to meet a New Day looking 'down' on the Clouds and having

STEER'S LIOCICHIA
land on your lens,

there, take a closer look.
The ROBIN's are particularly startling in this part of the world, like the the White-browed Bush Robin that adornes our Header Page, 

as are

JOHNSTONE'S ROBIN
and

RED-FLANKED BLUETAIL

with my luck having allowed me to view on 3 occassions in our Home Country
but none of the trio looking anything like this! Along with

WHITE-TAILED ROBIN

KOREAN SQUIRREL
was the only Mammal recorded on the day but there were plenty more avians the most outrageous of which was introduced by a

female of the species

a pair of

SWINHOE'S PHEASANT

which really could not be beaten for sheer glamour!
Unfortuneately the video will not glue on as to large.

The almost mandatory Temple which if nothing else are most pleasing to the eye architecturally, and

another gathering of aficionados which have facinated me right across the Far East. Not so interested in the Birds themselves, as most seem unable to ID them when asked, but just wishing to photograph them!
EACH to THIER OWN!
The Back-up Crew included

TAIWAN BARBET

YELLOW TIT

TAIWAN SCIMITAR BABBLER

VINACEOUS ROSEFINCH

TAIWAN YHUINA

RUFOUS-FACED WARBLER

WHITE-BELLIED YHUINA
and

WHITE-THROATED FLYCATCHER WARBLER
which might have been the end of the day save for George, our Chauffeur, who was almost insistant that I should meet his

109 Year's Old Father who cooked me a traditional meal, along with one over the 8 and the odd grunt and smile which said it all.
CHEERS!

It seems somehow appropriate to complete this saga with a one liner 

from the Genesis magnum opus that is

The Battle of Epping Forest from the album Selling England by the Pound.

"It's the end of the day

and the clouds roll away"!
In this instance the clouds are Rolls Royce Silver Clouds.

Listern for yuorself to this magical depiction of

London Gang Warfare

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFuIYyXiD5w