Not many birds. Winter visitors have long left. Migrators moved on. Summer birds stay mostly in the mountains, where it's cool. I wish I could do that.
We walked most of the general course. Only a few members attended because of the Corona regulations.
1 of 3 Young White Wagtails, ハクセキレイ
Zitting cisticola セッカ waiting for her/his mate
Common Magpie, カササギ taking a bath
Great Reed Warbler, オオヨシキリ singing its great song
Some small stuff:
Purpletop Vervain, ヤナギハナガサ with a pair of Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow, キモンキチョウ
Nobudou, ノブドウ
Cutleaf Evening Primrose, コマツヨイグサ
Yellow Spotted Longhorn Beetle, キボシカミキリ
Aodougane? アオドウガネ?
Yamato Oosagani, ヤマトオサガニ
Let's dance!
ハマボウ、 Hibiscus Hamabo
Komatsunagi, コマツナギ
2 Gossamer buterflies on 1 plant, I thought it might be a pair. But looking well it seems they could be 2 different butterflies, left Short-tailed Blue, ツバメシジミ. Right might actually be Holly Blue, ルリシジミ
The ditches were full with little fish
Egeria densa (オオカナダモ)
Pairing damselflies: Aomon Tombo, アオモンイトトンボ
Afterwards I hung around a little longer and found a young crow that could not fly yet. The very vocal parents were giving instructions from above, but the wings would not flap
Carrion crow (ハシボソガラス)
Great Reed Warbler again, オオヨシキリ
Common Moorhen, バン
In the big trees at a shrine nearby: ニホンヤモリ, Japanese Gecko
The place was crawling with hairy caterpillars. All very big and fluffy. Several stones had coccoons on the edges. I want to see the moth next!
クスサン, Caligula japonica, the Japanese giant silkworm
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