We started off on a cold morning, wearing winter jackets, hats and mufflers. But as the sun rose the world warmed up and in the afternoon, it felt like summer again. 4 Seasons on 1 day. There were 20+ Mandarin ducks in the first pond, as well as some Pochards. We heard some other winter birds as well. In the morning, before the sun came out very few butterflies were seen, but afterwards they suddenly seemed everywhere. All in all, an exciting day
Many pretty Thunberg's Chives, ヤマラッキョウ were flowering
So was the Japanese wild mint variety Isodon, ヤマハッカ
Clusters of small コスミレ, Viola japonica made me feel like spring already
Near-perfect balls of Japanese Kadsura, サネカズラ
Just as colorful: Fruit of the Korean Sweetheart Tree, ゴンズイの実
Why Korean? It's a Japanese plant..
Quite a number of dragonflies were hanging out in the warmer parts of the park
They all seemed to be Mayutate Akane, マユタテアカネ
Some of the birds: Bull-headed Shrike, モズ
Japanese Wagtail, セグロセキレイ
At my request, Japanese Yew, イヌマキ
The fruit tastes sweet!
We all know the caterpillars of this moth, but some people had never seen the real thing
Ramie moth, フクラスズメ Struggling to survive
Raptors were flying in the distance. For good measure I took this shot of Black Kite, トビ and Eurasian Sparrowhawk, ハイタカ
S-san brought a caterpillar to show us and we all adored this cute lovely creature that didn't mind to be touched. Ringo Dokuga, リンゴドクガ
Showing the black spot that might indicate a sense of danger
After the meeting broke up, I went back to check on butterflies
Pea Blue, ウラナミシジミ
Small Copper, ベニシジミ
Kuromadara Sotetsu Shijimi, クロマダラソテツシジミ
Indian Fritillary, ツマグロヒョウモン♀ ♂
Indian Red Admiral, アカタテハ and Pale Grass Blue, ヤマトシジミ
Asian Comma, キタテハ
Insect Gal, ムシコブ on Mugwort, ヨモギ
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