Early morning in Imazu on the last beautiful day of January

7:00 am.. Eh...?

Moving out of the way

Black-faced Spoonbills, クロツラヘラサギ and Eurasian Spoonbills, ヘラサギ

Adult birds have a yellow marking, called a pre-orbital patch on both sides of their black face.

Same place:  1 Northern Lapwing, タゲリ  Where are your mates?

Spring is in the air. A male and female Bull-headed Shrike, モズ were spotted in the thickets making spring sounds

Magpies, カササギ  doing the same?

A single Common Kingfisher, カワセミ

Out at the mudflats the tide was low, but few ducks were there.

Napoleon chasing his Josephine

Falcated Duck, ヨシガモ

Were did she go?

A small surprise in the reeds: Rustic Bunting, カシラダカ

and 4 Chestnut-eared Buntings, ホオアカ