南嶺國家森林公園 Nanling National Forrest Park in Northern Guangdong, China

06.08.18-21

Nanling is a nature reserve located between Northern Guangdong and Hu Nai, with numerous scenic spots for nature lovers. 南嶺是在粵北與湖南交界的一處自然保護區。景點有親水谷，小黃山，莽山，九重山瀑布群，通天籮地下森林和廣東第一峰‥石坑崆，風景秀麗。
It is the first time that Rick left the family for his own hiking expedition outside of Hong Kong. We feel very pleased that he enjoys his trip thoroughly. Rick stayed in the Orange House! 這是我第一次在境外”行山”，感覺很特別。
住的地方是一間環保飯店﹣﹣「橙屋」，水平算是喜出望外。





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沙羅洞 Sha Lo Tung

06.07.22

ShaLoTung this time has a completely different view from our last visit in winter. Not only do you see lots of flies - butterflies and dragonflies, you also get to see mammals that fly - bets! 大暑前一日來到沙羅洞。蔚藍色的天照得各人汗流夾背，1.5L的食水是每人最少的份量。
到沙羅洞，除了一定不會令你失望的蝴蝶和蜻蜓外，還見到了蝙蝠呢！

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夜行大埔滘 Night Walk in Tai Po Kau

06.07.05

Quite unexpected to see fireflies in Hong Kong. Only a few of them would be enough to excite you in the silent darkness. Also astonished by the sheer size of an "aged" larva that is palm-size to a child. The close encounter of a huge frog, by local standard, was one of first rewards in this family night walk.

今次，我們嘗試一家人到大埔滘夜行。
到達大埔滘時，大約是下午六點幾，天色還是很明亮。一下車，子希就發現一只小蜻蛙躲在水管中了。沿途行上去閘口已發現了不少生物。去到了閘口，天色便黑起來了。原來，愈夜愈多小動物。

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香港仔水塘 Aberdeen Reservoir

06.07.01

Pleasant surprise for all of us in Aberdeen Reservoir. You realise summer is truly back when you see such rich species of animals in one short trip. The fishery and argricultural department is building an insect path for children right at the entrance of the park. Dark black caterpillars lining the underside of leaves, butterflies and quite a few mating couples.

香港仔水塘是港島一處十分之方便就可以到達的郊野。
可能由於兒時在石排灣長大的原故,對這個水塘特別有很多回憶。經常游水的溪澗,沿著引水道的小徑,雄偉的水壩,水塘邊的草地。
以前很少留意這裡的小生物,今次發現­原來品種十分之豐富,只是由入口到水壩的一段路已經是目不暇給了。玉帶鳳蝶 Common Mormon; 藍點紫斑蝶 Blue-spotted Crow; 白帶螯蛺蝶 Tawny Rajah; 報喜斑粉蝶 Red-base Jezebel; 沾邊裙弄蝶 Water Snow Flat; 和不知名的甲蟲,蜘蛛,竹節蟲和蛙等。

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赤柱 Stanley

06.06.17

A very short walk from the buzzing Stanley market and Murray House took us to a rather quiet spot.
子希今天提議去赤柱"大石頭"旁的小路看一看。這條小路入口在美利大廈旁,標示箸天后古廟和千年古井。從小徑行進,不消五分鐘就到達了。
在觀濤石旁還有一段石級。短短的小徑,一邊長滿了血桐,另一邊長滿了其它植物和野草。發現了不少昆蟲呢!

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米埔 Mai Po Wetland Reserve

06.06.11

Rick's first time to the Mai Po Wetland Reserve has been most fruitful. Can't imagine such close encounter with rather large avian species.
第一次到這個久負盛名的受保護濕地--米埔。感覺像離開了香港,到了一個東南亞地區,又像回到了少年時的新界。一行穿梭於魚塘的基圍,兩旁都是縱橫的水道,長滿了密密的蘆葦。這些水道都有著本身的門號,在旁散落著一座座矮小而綠色的觀鳥屋。我們進入了其中的兩間,輕輕打開木板小窗從內觀察淺灘的水鳥。雖然在這個月份大部份的季候鳥都已經離開了,我們還可以發現十一隻留下來的黑臉琵鷺和帶著雛鳥的黑翅長腳鷸,十分可愛呢!


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雨後的大潭水塘 Tai Tam Reservoir in full capacity

06.06.04

Tai Tam is always welcoming, always refreshing. Beautiful in its own ways when full or half-full. We can't help taking photos of this stunning bridge no matter how often we pass by.
經過數天的雨水,大潭水塘早已滿溢了。
這條英式三孔橋是大潭水塘其中一個最美的景點。水面像一片鏡子將整條石橋倒照在人工湖上,確是美不勝收,是一個可以入畫的景致。今次沒落水壩底,想那萬馬奔馳的水勢必定十分壯觀。
不知道是不是因為久雨的關係,很多雀烏和昆蟲都忙著出來搵食呢!子欣今次發現了不少。
途中碰到小強。

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夜行大埔滘Night walk in Tai Po Kau in a group

06.06.03

First night walk in the Tai Po Kau Nature Reserve, one of our familiar hiking places. Astonished by the ability for the group to spot so many types of stick insects, and this cute frog on the cover page (the toes are lovely). This is also one of the few sites where you can almost always see fireflies along brooks or streams in the right season. Not a large number, but enough to get you excited in the dark.

雖然大埔滘是經常到的地點,夜行還是第一次。
一行人在大埔吃過下午茶後,約六時出發,到松仔園落車,如平常一樣往上行。但這次所用的時間比平時多三倍,因為各位同學對沿途每株植物都不放過。過了閘口的公廁之後,便是每步都有驚喜了。雨後,急漲的溪流旁,立刻發現這次行程的目標---螢火蟲;接住便是各式蛙類,樹枝蟲,蜘蛛和貓鷹的叫聲了。約九時離開,尾程的bonus更加有螢火蟲幼蟲青竹蛇(應為銀腳帶)和河溪紅蟹!!
此次同行有Apple, Maggie, Ming, Mandy, Bryan, Kenny 和 Steven。

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