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Above and below: Varied Tit (Parus varius; Korean name: Gonjulbagi) Today I spent a couple pre-work hours visiting Namsan Gongwon, South Mountain Park. It houses Seoul Tower, and is basically several pathways of stone steps up the steep hill. There was a little too much human activity to see many birds, but I did manage to photograph two common species: Varied Tit and Rufous Turtle Dove. It is often exceedingly overcast and smoggy here, which poses some unique photography challenges. |
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| Below: Rufous Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis; Metbidulgi) | ||
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| Below: Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus; Chamsae) | ||
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| Korean Bugs and Such | ||
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| Above: Colors that just say, "Let's cuddle". Below: Korean caterpillar. What is it, Hans? | ||
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| Scenes from South Mountain Park | ||
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| Below: Random Korea weirdness | ||
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| Below: One of Korea's top-notch mini-zoos | ||
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| Comments: All photographs taken at Namsan Gongwon (South Mountain Park), South Korea (10/3/2005). |