Herons in the ditch

 I took a break from searching waders and watched the scene of arguing herons for a while. Who was in there? Grey Heron, アオサギ; Great Egret, ダイサギ; Intermediate Egret, チュウサギ; Little Egret, コサギ; Cattle Egret, アマサギ and... who is that dark looking one?

There you are again, Juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron, ゴイサギ

Kanatake walk August 16

 August is a difficult month for birds. On hot days even butterflies don't show up. Dragonflies are usually active. Let me start with them

Taiwan Uchiwa Yanma, タイワンウチワヤンマ

White-tailed Skimmer, シオカラトンボ

detail

Broad-winged Damselfly, ハグロトンボ

Mayutate Akane, マユタテアカネ male

female

The following 2 creatures seem to be young, maybe Katydid species, that have not yet become fully developed. 

Ready to fight: Giant Asian Mantis, Harabiro kamakiri, ハラビロカマキリ

Egg sac carrying Huntsman, 卵嚢とアシダカグモ

Burnt-spot Hummingbird Hawkmoth, ホシホウジャク

Stinkbug, カメムシ

Yokozuna kissing bugs, ヨコツナサシガメ. One is bright red!

Look at these see-through wings of the Sukeba Hagoromo, スケバハゴロモ

Caterpillar of Ramie Moth, フクラスズメの幼虫

Ramie Moth, フクラスズメ 

Mizutamaso, ミズタマソウ

Kuko flower, クコの花

Nosasage, ノササゲ

Some kind of fungus, grossly weeping

Kingfisher, カワセミ

Migrating birds after typhoon nr 6

 The moment the rain stopped I went over to the river to see what was there. Patches of flowering Water Hyacinths were floating, dragged to the bay by the current. Some waders were calling. I was full of anticipation.

At high tide, on the concrete wall. Greenshanks and Tattlers, as was expected. A few Terek Sandpipers were among them.

Off to the fields. First sight: Wood Sandpiper, タカブシギ Just 1 bird

At another field, also just 1

At a deeper part of a submerged rice paddy. I could not check the colors of the legs. Was this a Marsh Sandpiper? コアオアシシギ ?

  

Terek Sandpipers, ソリハシシギ 7 or 8

Back to the mudflats at low tide: 2 Tereks ソリハシシギ　and 1 Dunlin, ハマシギ

When the cloud-cover broke: Grey-tailed Tattler, キアシシギ about 8 birds

There was no sign of Stilts, nor Stints.

I hope to see them again later.