Interview
1.Why are you interested in bird watching?
Many of my mountain lovers are experts in bird research,
and I follow them to watch the birds. The second reason is that my
child met Ms. Shu-Chen Chuang while studying at Changan Elementary
School. She is also a bird master. When she took the class students to
watch birds, I followed them to watch birds.
2.Which bird watching places would you recommend us to go to?
I would recommend Daan Forest Park, Botanical Gardens that
can be reached by public transportation. In elementary schools, middle
schools and university campuses like National Taiwan University, there
are many types of plants, many types of birds.
3.What should I pay attention to when watching birds?
We should keep a calm heart when watching birds, enjoy
the birds condition the nature offers to us. Do not deliberately seduce
it. I know that some people will play with the sounds to see a specific
bird, and even bring the loved feed to seduce it. I think it’s not very
good. We should follow the fate, wherever we go, whatever birds we will
watch, we should watch it quietly, and do not get too close, because
some birds have a strong territoriality.
4.What is your most impressive bird watching process?
I like large birds most. It is difficult to see the birds
on the tree with the naked eye so it is necessary to bring a telescope.
But there is a bird that we can see without a telescope. It is a
Syrmaticus Mikado, commonly known as Mikado Pheasant. I finally saw
Mikado Pheasant after going to Dasyueshan four times. I remember
waiting near Tianchi at about four o'clock in the morning, and it was
very cold at that time. Suddenly the sun shed light, and the mist
dispersed. The Mikado Pheasant was in front of me! And it was more than
one, which surprised me! I just sat there and admired it, and they were
not afraid of people. This was the most impressive time I ever felt.
5.In addition to the Taiwan barbet on the Changan Elementary School campus, are there any other bird species?
Tiger bitterns had built a nest on the tree above the
garbage dump in our school for two years. I took the students to see
it. It was the first year after the nest was built, and the old nest
was continued to be used for brooding in the second year. There are
many trees in Changan Elementary School, and many bird babies are born
on it.
6.What bird species can you observe at Changan Elementary School all year round?
Most of the permanent birds can be seen all year round,
like the three urban treasures: Light-vented bulbul, sparrows and
warbling white-eyes. The most commonly seen on Changan campus is the
Tiger bittern, which almost stays on our campus to breed the next
generation. There are also many Asian glossy starling appearing in our
schools. While the warbling white-eye was eating the nectar of kapok,
the Asian glossy starling flew in, and the warbling white-eye was
scared away. The white-eye bird was scared away. The Asian glossy
starling an alien species that would invade the area of our native
birds and take away foods. People love to raise these nice birds, but
they only raise them for a while and discarded in the wild, causing
them to flood and cause a crisis of native birds. |
