Winter weekend in the mountains

 I hoped to find some more snow birds, but the snow was either dirty or just gone by the time I got there. On a sunny day it felt like spring.

My usual encounter: Eurasian Nuthatch, ゴジュウカラ

In my favorite up-side-down pose

Deer were calling. A male came very close. If only there weren't that many branches 😁😁😁

None of the birds came down to feed on the ground; all stayed high up in the trees. 

Coal Tit, ヒガラ

My neck hurts!

Frosty edges in the morning

Back to Fukuoka via the Mikuma River. There was a nice variety of ducks. Below Gadwalls, オカヨシガモ blending in with the wintery water colors

A dash visit of a Crested Kingfisher, ヤマセミ

Brown Dipper, カワガラス seemingly looking for nesting materials

Does this statue remind you of something? 

A short stop to see there were no storks in the regular pond. I watched the 10+ Spoonbills for a while.

Black-faced Spoonbills, クロツラヘラサギ

What happened there?

Eurasian Spoonbills, ヘラサギ

Spring is coming!