Suddenly the weather changed and the temperatures went up into double digits. We walked the regular course in pleasant warm sunshine. There were young flowers and many butterflies (11 kinds) The first frogs of the season and many frog eggs. The high lights of the day were the 18 Eurasian Sparrow Hawks, ハイタカ on migration
Kobushi Magnolia, コブシ
East Asian eurya (ヒサカキ) Eurya japonica
Viola Japonica, コスミレ
ツボスミレ (Viola verecunda)
Semiaquilegia, ヒメウズ
Kyurigusa, (transl as Cucumber grass), キュウリグサ
Indian Fritillary, ツマグロヒョウモンの蛹 pupa
Indian Fritillary, ツマグロヒョウモン Just emerged from the puppa and still wrinkled
Painted Lady (ヒメアカタテハ)
Japanese Oakblue, ムラサキシジミ
Small Copper, ベニシジミ
Dark Evening Brown, クロコノマチョウ
Common Mapwing, イシガケチョウ on Japanese Ivy, キヅタ
Gall on Japanese Ivy, キヅタの虫こぶ
Insect eggs, 虫の卵
アオモンツノカメムシの卵
Eggs of Aomontsumeno Kamemushi stinkbug. Thank you for the update, N-san.
Some Yokozuna kissing bugs, ヨコツナサシガメ were still in their winter hide
Japanese Knotweed leaf beetle, イタドリハムシ
キノカワガ, Blenina senex. We found only one this time.
Japanese tree frog, ニホンアマガエル. Not yet green
Japanese Brown frog, ニホンアカガエル
Rhynchosia volubilis (タンキリマメ)
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