Swinhoe’s Pheasant in Zhushan, Nantou

We knew we had seen something uncommon but didn’t know exactly what at that time. It’s only after the fact that we found out that we were a few meters away from the bird emblem of Taiwan: a Swinhoe’s Pheasant who is reported to be extremely rare and hard to spot. What a beautiful and majestic bird! My companion who is Taiwanese had never seen one before, nor does she know anyone who ever did!