Recent birds in the West

Mid September held a few surprises. Number 1:

Male Brown Shrike, シマアカモズ　　2nd time this year

Chestnut-cheeked Starling, コムクドリ

Zitting Cisticola, セッカ among Black-browed Reed Warbler, コヨシキリ and Middendorff's Grasshopper Warblers, シマセンユウ the only bird I managed to capture 😆

Young Common Kingfisher, カワセミ

After 100s of Black-tailed Gulls, ウミネコ a flock of 60 noisy young Black Kites, トビ, lots of Great Egrets, ダイサギ and Cormorants, カワウ -  FINALLY the Black-headed Gulls, ユリカモメ came to our harbor.

2 Black-headed Gulls, ユリカモメ and 1 Black-tailed Gull, ウミネコ 1st winter

Looking forward to see you more often!

End of an era

Last waders? No, latest waders

What's this with the Stilts? Have they had a fall out? I drove around the Imazu area, and found Stilts, bout 6 or 7, all in different fields. Often accompanied by another wader, 1 or 2. I thought it was strange. Don't they usually stay together? Doesn't the presence of the others make them feel safe? Did they have a big argument on the way???

Black-winged Stilt, セイタカシギ and Marsh Sandpiper, コアオアシシギ

Just the Stilt, セイタカシギ

Marsh Sandpiper, コアオアシシギ

At other fields: Terek Sandpiper, ソリハシシギ

Red-necked Stint, トウネン

Common Snipe, タシギ

Small suff around Fukuoka

A collection from a few parks on the outskirts of the city, where the forests start.

Lesser Emperor, ギンヤンマ pair

Four-tipped Darter, マユタテアカネ

Crimson Marsh Glider, ベニトンボ

ベニイトトンボ

Greater Blue Skimmer, オオシオカラトンボ

American Bullfrog, ウシガエル

Goschkevitschi's Labyrinth, サトキマダラヒカゲ

Diana Treebrown, クロヒカゲ

Chinese Bushbrown, ヒメジャノメ

Small Copper, ベニシジミ

Dark Evening Brown, クロコノマチョウ

Japanese Siren Butterfly, ゴマダラチョウ

Peacock Pansy, タテハモドキ

Emelina Grass Blue, シルビアシジミ 

Emelina Grass Blue, シルビアシジミ or Pale Grass Blue, ヤマトシジミ?

Short-tailed Blue, ツバメシジミ

Plains Cupid, クロマダラソテツシジミ

Gutta Bug, オオホシカメムシ 

Nokogiri Kuwagata Stag Beetle, ノコギリクワガタ

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