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!.

Sunday 13 March 2016

Lucky on the 13th

On the way to Saga I stopped at a river point midway, hoping to catch the sight of a Goosander.
And guess what I saw, thanks to my young companion:

1 of 2 Crested Kingfisher, ヤマセミ






also around: Mandarin Duck, オシドリ 5 or 6.  I don't really want to take more photos of these ducks after our visit to Tottori (coming up soon) but just this one for the record.


And in the distance there was a fem Goosander, カワアイサ




approaching us slowly


passing under the red bridge








We are living to far south for these birds to be common. I didn't see a male, just 2 females.


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Location: Saga, Fukuoka

1 comment:

  1. Russell Jenkins13 March 2016 at 22:14

    Great birds and pics. I've only ever seen one Mandarin Duck and that was in Aomori. I rarely see the Crested Kingfisher and Goosander as well. Some rewarding birding.

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