IT WAS COLD. This winter seems more severe. Ice on the puddles is nothing new. Frost on the ground neither. However, there were clear, reassuring signs of spring.
Japanese Grosbeak.,イカル. About 13 birds were flying around and the tree with the Mistletoe was most popular
frost, (shimo) 霜、
ロウバイ, Wintersweet or Japanese Allspice
feather of most likely a Eurasian woodcock (ヤマシギ)
Calling from the thick grows of trees and bushes; she came out to check us out: Red-flanked Bluetail ♀, ルリビタキ
East Asian Eurya (ヒサカキ) Eurya japonica
Young branches of Neziki (ネジキ) Lyonia ovalifolia subsp.
笑い顔 Warai gao = laughing face. (ハゼノキ=
= Toxicodendron succedaneum)
Many Bagworm moths (ミノムシ) ...
... between the leaves of Japanese ivy (キヅタ)
On one of the vege plots we found Romanesco broccoli (ロマネスコ). A bit of a novelty in Japan.
The first butterfly of the year: Common grass yellow (キチョウ)
Just flowering as if there are no seasons like winter: Henbit deadnettle (ホトケノザ)
Definitely changing with the seasons: Common Hibiscus seeds, ムクゲの種
Eastern Buzzard, ノスリ
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