トラツグミ, Scaly Thrush

Waiting for birds in the trees, this beauty came out of the dark undergrowth and started walking my way. Clinging to the shadows first, then gaining confidence, courage or maybe trust, picking up a worm and a berry, coming closer bit by bit. A very special encounter. 

Another thrush in the same tree:  マミチャジナイ, Eyebrowed Thrush 

Sorry, could not do any better.

Narcissus Flycatcher, キビタキ

 Regular visitors at the Asian Prickly Ash tree, most often females, but the males usually made an appearance as well.

It might be the last time this year. Good luck on your way south. Hope to see you in spring again.

Mugimaki Flycatcher, ムギマキ

The annual visits to the Asian Prickly Ash Karasusansho,  カラスザンショウ started a bit late. I just managed to see a few. Mostly females. And they are so sweet!

A young male

Pale Thrush, シロハラ

Female Narcissus Flycatcher, キビタキ

Doing a "mugimaki"

Red-billed Leiothrix, ソウシチョウ

Narcissus Flycatcher, キビタキ vs Daurian Redstart, ジョウビタキ

Hawkmoths

 These creatures deserve their own blog post

Pellucid hawk moth or Coffee Bee Hawkmoth, オオスカシバ, (Cephonodes hylas)

ヒメクロホウジャク, Macroglossum bombylans

Burnt-spot Hummingbird Hawkmoth, 

ホシホウジャク (Macroglossum pyrrhosticta)

Kanatake walk October 21st

A bit late. Nature changes so fast in autumn. Flowers come and go, birds and insects too.

Many small moths were fluttering just above the lawn. What were they looking for? 

キアヤヒメノメイガ,　Diasemia accalis

Juzudama, ジュズダマ (Coix lacryma-jobi) Kids use the seeds to string necklaces etc

Chinese Bushbrown, ヒメジャノメ  (Mycalesis gotama)

A reproduction of last year's scene. Somewhere there is a bird in there

クサシギ, Green Sandpiper

セグロセキレイ, Japanese Wagtail

ジョウビタキ, Daurian Redstart        ヤマハッカ, Isodon

The mystery of the month: Intricate grooves in an old log that look like hieroglyphs of a huge centipede

Doesn't it look like the huge centipede オオゲジ  Thereuopoda clunifera?

(12 cm, Unzen 2020-9-23)

Harlequin Glorybower,  クサギ

Wild winter strawberries, フユイチゴ

Some kind of caterpillar,  毛虫,  芋虫

Emma field cricket, エンマコオロギ (Teleogryllus emma)

Taiwan Hototogisu, タイワンホトトギス (Tricyrtis formosana)

キンミズヒキ, Japanese Agrimony

Nest of Eurasian Harvest Mouse (カヤネズミ)

Crested Honey Buzzards (ハチクマ) 

Marukamemushi, マルカメムシ (Megacopta punctatissimum) the most common species of stink bugs in Japan. It's very small, but note the ant. That's tiny!

Avens、ダイコンソウ  (Geum japonicum)

Kitsunenomago, キツネノマゴ, Water Willow

Himekudamakimodoki Bush Cricket, ヒメクダマキモドキ  (Phaulula macilenta)

Hariganemushi, ハリガネムシ,  Horsehair Worm

The photogenic Ramie caterpillar, Fukurasuzume フクラスズメ 虫, 

Numatsurugiku, ヌマツルギク, Spilanthes americana

Tankiri mame, タンキリマメ, Rhynchosia volubilis

Nekohagi, ネコハギ, Lespedeza pilosa

My highlight of the day: シュレーゲルアオガエル, Schlegel's green tree frog

ノビタキ, Stejneger's Stonechat

ノスリ、Eastern Buzzard

The ultimate relaxing way to watch the raptors... ?

Hirata abu, ヒラタアブ, Hoverfly

Tenguchou, テングチョウ, European beak, Nettle-tree butterfly

Common Straight Swift, イチモンジセセリ (Parnara guttata)

 

Hairy caterpillar,  毛虫,  芋虫 on Mizosoba, Water Pepper, ミゾソバ

Kitakichou, キタキチョウ, Common grass yellow on セイタカアワダチソウ,  Canada goldenrod

Asian Giant Hornet , オオスズメバチ Vespa mandarinia