HeHuan Mountain sky in Mid Taiwan for Skywatch Friday

 

In my experience, Hehuan Mountain seldom reveals itself beneath a clear blue sky. More often, it wears a cloak of mist and cloud, making those rare moments of sunlight feel all the more precious. It was a mesmerising sight to watch thick, velvety clouds drift above the yellowing grasslands, their soft shadows gliding across the slopes where scattered islands of deep green punctuated the fading gold. For a fleeting moment, mountain, cloud, and meadow seemed to breathe together in quiet harmony, creating a landscape of understated beauty that lingered long after the view had disappeared.

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White Whiskered Laughingthrush in Taiwan for Saturday Critter

 

I only learnt the name of this bird until a former mate in Perth Australia told me about it.

Extraordinarily plumaged songbird with white facial markings that lend it an almost comical whiskered appearance. Brown overall, with accents of yellow, buff, purple, plum, blue, and orange throughout the plumage. Inhabits montane forest edge with dense shrubbery or grassy cover, but often emerges out onto roadsides and paths to forage, often crossing the road close to vehicles. Moves in noisy flocks or in pairs, giving soft contact calls and harsh rattling and whistling calls when alarmed. Song, a melodic tinkling, is simple but pleasant.

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HeHuan Mountain for Skywatch Friday

 

Love the clouds

Mount Hehuan is a 3,416-metre-high mountain in Central Taiwan. The peak lies on the border of Nantou and Hualien counties and is located within Taroko National Park. Hehuanshan is a popular destination in central Taiwan.

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Hehuan Mountain frost

 

Somehow, I like the view. It was something memorable in my hike in middle Taiwan

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