My first fishing trip in China

[kuching]

The spathe (above the water surface)





The leaves....





We also found the Crypt in emersed condition.





The Chinese temple

[MrTree]

Mike, that flower is Mucuna birdwoodiana..common in Shenzhen too.

and this is another less common species found in Shenzhen, Mucuna semperirens , very hot stuff taken 12:35 am this morning in Wu Tong Mountain. We are going back again tonight.

The fatty goby is Odontobutis haifengensis

[MrTree]

i am going out now to buy a goggle.......will go back again soon..

[illumbomb]

Simply stunning and beautiful. Its a pity that during my 3 years stay in Suzhou in Jiangsu Province, I did not attempt to go for such trips !!! Anyway there were no like-minded kakis also lah and the mountains around Suzhou are mostly rocky mountains. We do have 2 very famous lakes called Tai Hu and Yang Cheng Hu around there, but I usually go there to makan 太湖三白 and 阳澄湖大闸蟹.

[TS168]

Nice flower

[kuching]

Mike, that flower is Mucuna birdwoodiana..common in Shenzhen too.

and this is another less common species found in Shenzhen, Mucuna semperirens , very hot stuff taken 12:35 am this morning in Wu Tong Mountain. We are going back again tonight.

The fatty goby is Odontobutis haifengensis

Thanks for the ID.

[kuching]

Simply stunning and beautiful. Its a pity that during my 3 years stay in Suzhou in Jiangsu Province, I did not attempt to go for such trips !!! Anyway there were no like-minded kakis also lah and the mountains around Suzhou are mostly rocky mountains. We do have 2 very famous lakes called Tai Hu and Yang Cheng Hu around there, but I usually go there to makan 太湖三白 and 阳澄湖大闸蟹.

There are a lot of interesting aquatic flora & fauna in China....u should go back there next time to look for them.

[kuching]

Nice flower

Thanks for viewing.

[Jungle-mania]

Keep it up, you are a big inspiration to all.

[kuching]

Keep it up, you are a big inspiration to all.

Ha!Ha! Many thanks.

More coming up....

[MrTree]

Mike, that water snake got ID liao, it is Opisthotropis kuatunensis.

[kuching]

Mike, that water snake got ID liao, it is Opisthotropis kuatunensis.

Thanks for the id.

[rogerboi]

Very nice pictures and superb photography skill. Do share more pictures with us. May all these pictures motivate everyone to conserve the environment and do what that can to preserve the nature.

[kuching]

Very nice pictures and superb photography skill. Do share more pictures with us. May all these pictures motivate everyone to conserve the environment and do what that can to preserve the nature.

TQ. still got some photos to share. Will post it tomorrow.

[kuching]

On the 4th day, Mr Tree & I woke up early & took a motorcycle taxi to a nearby village to look for paradise fish.

Pix A

Mr Tree is looking for paradise fish in a polluted drain. The fish population is very low:





Pix B: A calf.






Pix C: the scenery.






Pix D: Water plant, most probably is Potamogeton sp.





Pix E: Close up of Potamogeton sp.

[kuching]

Pix F: Unidentified species of semi-aquatic plant.





Pix G: Polygonum sp. ???





Pix H: Channa asiatica.





Pix I: Anabas testudineus





Pix J: Pest of the world.....a juvenile of tilapia.




Pix K: farming....




We failed to find paradise fish in this trip, so we returned back to Shenzhen in the afternoon. Due to the following day was Monday after the long weekend holiday, the highway/expressway got very serious traffic jam. We reached Shenzhen very late in the evening.


To be continued.....

[rwalker]

Really enjoy your outing journal.
Thanks for sharing.