Kirishima 1

Trying out winter conditions with Billie, our new camper in Kirishima. We hiked up Mt Karakuni on this super special clear day.

The area of Kirishima has 22 volcanos, some active, some dormant. Below the big troublemaker of this century: Shinmoedake

Before scaling the summit (Not a real difficult hike, but for me a major achievement) we circumnavigated the 3 crater lakes below. There were very few birds. Every now and then we heard Bulbuls, an occasional Bush Warbler, saw some common Tits, heard a Blue-tail and the flutter of a Thrush. Brown-headed Thrush, アカハラ

We had more luck with the deer, who were quite vocal, males calling the females I guess.

Japanese Sika Deer, しか

Continued