Take time to look up, take care to look down

I can’t remember the first time when I saw a Malaysian Night Heron, but I know that it was in Taipei. They are called Malaysian Night Herons because they are normally seen out feeding in nearby parks in the evening, but just as “morning sickness” could last the whole day for some women, Malaysian Night Herons are also not averse to feeding during the day. This is really the bird that started my interest in birds, or what I like to call the “gateway” bird. They aren’t the rarest of birds in Taipei, but I never even knew of this bird’s existence before coming to Taiwan. Growing up in Virginia cardinals, blue jays, robins, and even the occasional humming bird were commonplace. They are beautiful birds, and if I saw one of these birds here now, I’d probably think of it as exotic and wonder why and how it arrived here. <a href="https://jeffreyschwab-30696.medium.com/take-time-to-look-up-take-care-to-look-down-538335149966">Learn More</a>