Lower mountains

The daily temperatures are rising. If it wasn't for the cold winds, we would have summer conditions. Butterflies are regular now. Time to post some

Asian Comma, キタテハ

Holly Blue, ルリシジミ

Japanese Oakblue, ムラサキシジミ

Small Copper, ベニシジミ

Blauwe Druifjes, in memory of my aunt, tante Bieb

Just a few birds - nothing special. Olive-backed Pipit, ビンズイ

Okawara Greenfinch, オオカワラヒワ

An early nesting bird. Maybe Varied Tit?

Low mountain forests

An expedition to find some colorful wings. This is what I got:

 Masked Bunting, オアジ

Very shy Male Red-flanked Bluetail, ルリビタキ

The female was around as well, but her portrait is not worse publishing 😒

Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker, コゲラ

Red-billed Leiothri, ソウシチョウ

Olive-backed Pipit, ビンズイ

Female Daurian Redstart, ジョウビタキ in a bush of colorful berries. There were no White-eyes

Finally, in a dry field south of the city: Green Pheasant, キジ

male

and female

Olive-backed Pipit, ビンズイ

A bit dark, but that's why these birds are there. Always a lovely encounter! 

Olive-backed Pipit, ビンズイ

It was nice to watch them together, Mr. and Mrs. H!

Low mountain birds in November

I drove to the mountains in the south, hoping to see the Crested Kingfisher. The trees had started to turn yellow and orange. The first thing I noticed were some Pipits, feeding on the ground. The grass was too tall to get a clear view; I waited for them to fly up in the trees.

Olive-backed Pipit, ビンズイ

In the river 2 pairs of Brown Dipper, カワガラス were chasing each other.

At the dam lake, as expected: Mandarin Ducks, オシドリ. But no Kingfisher 😓

A sad ending to a beautiful bird that didn't survive migration. Siberian Rubythroat, ノゴマ

On the hill side Akebono アケボノwas blooming

Asian Comma, キタテハ

Pea Blue, ウラナミシジミ -  Are those white dots eggs?

Peacock Pansy, タテハモドキ

Female Angled Sunbeam ♀ウラギンシジミ

I cannot stop looking for butterflies. The last of this year? It's a goodbye to the warm sunny days. 

Goodbye to late summer, welcome autumn... which soon turned into early winter, Br

Olive-backed Pipits, ビンズイ and some more

The trees around the hotspring were starting to bloom Yamasakura attracted many birds. The flowers were pretty, but the White-eyes, メジロ were all moulding and looked rough.

Bulbuls were chasing the small birds that visited the trees, but they ignored the birds on the ground. Below the trees 3 Olive-backed Pipits, ビンズイ were quietly picking their way

Daurian Redstarts, ジョウビタキ are gathering, getting ready to migrate. This female looked stunning with perfect eye and eyebrow feathers

Not Cherry blossom. Momo?

Bees sleep in flowers, I heard. I checked, but they were all wide awake at 8am

セイヨウミツバチ · Western Honey Bee