Aisatsu

Aisatsu

This blog is for family and friends, to share my feelings and photos with and for myself, to support my fading memory. Readers who have my site translated automatically, please refer to the original if necessary. Especially when it comes to identification. Any comments, anonymous or by email name are always welcome!.

Thursday, 24 January 2013

Yokoshima Kantaku

A great, sunny Sunday with fellow-birders in Kumamoto.
We waited, but didn't see the yamasemi. Then drove down-river to the Yokoshima Kantaku.
Again, not what we had hoped to find, but you can't have it all. Still some pix.


Flock of Bramblings,  アトリ



Peregrine Falcon,  ハヤブサ



Earasian Kestrel,  チョウゲンボウ



Russet Sparrow,  ニュウナイスズメ



female                                                                     male

 


Common Starling,  ホシムクドリ



White-naped Crane,  マナヅル



Northern Lapwing,  タゲリ







今日の勉強  干拓  ,  kantaku  land reclamation

2 comments:

  1. Exciting to see the cranes. A species I haven't seen. Great pic of the Japanese Peregrine too. looks like a good days birding.

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    1. Thanks Russel and yes, it was a great day. How are things in Niigata?

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