No Mugimaki

From the end of October, I checked the Prickly Ash trees for Mugimaki Flycatchers, but all my yellow birds turned into Narcissus Flycatchers. 😆Hopefully next year.

Narcissus Flycatcher, キビタキ

There were many Angled Sunbeams, ウラギンシジミ - nearly all females. Trying to get rid of their last clutch of eggs?

Japanese Robin, コマドリ and some more

There were 2 Robins, コマドリ at the usual location. A male and a female. The last stayed hidden between branches, but the male showed up on the staircase a few times. So did the Red-flanked Bluetail, ルリビタキ briefly. To get better views I moved to the water basin and guess who came out of the thickets?

Japanese Robin, コマドリ

Female Red-flanked Bluetail, ルリビタキ ♀

also around: Black-faced or Masked Bunting, アオジ 

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

Birds in the park

With this mirrorless camera details come out so clear and the surroundings often becomes too pronounced. Occasionally that's interesting, like with the Cedar branches below

Goldcrest, キクイタダキ

Tits. ヤマガラ, シジュウカラ　

Amur Falcon, アカアシチョウゲンボウ

Surprise! There were 3 birds hunting in the fields in a rural area far from the sea. How did they get here? The first bird, a youngster, was not concerned about us being around. (3 pers) The second bird was a female adult. She was faster, flew higher. The 3rd bird I saw at a distance was probably a juvenile...  Mum and 2 kids?

Bird 1, juvenile

Bird 2, Female adult

Bird 3, juvenile