One good thing about traveling with your camping car is that you can start right after a day's work, stop for a meal and a nap at one of the rest area's at the Xp-way and get a big part of the distance covered, so you can be where you want to be early in the morning and enjoy a loooong day...
... of rain.
But when it cleared the forest became fresh, green and awesome.
White admiral、イチモンジチョウ Ichiminchou
We have our "checkpoints" on the way and at the first one we found lots of butterflies
One of them this ゴイシシジミ, Goishishijimi. The forest Pierrot,
At the Tadewara wetlands: Higodai, ヒゴタイ and lots of Common Straight Swifts, イチモンジセセリ Ichimon Seseri
マツムシソウ Matsumushisou, the Pincushion flower
シラヒゲソウ, Shirahigesou
with a キハダカノコ Kihadakanoko
Look at that face! Isn't he fierce?
シモツケソウ, Shimotsukesou
オニユリ, Oniyuri Tiger Lily
The Pallas' sailer or common glider, コミスジ Komisuji
On Mountain Asparagus, ウド, Udo
From there to the forest across the road.
All that rain of the last weeks (Have we ever had such a wet summer before?) caused a bit of trouble at the foot of some trees. Rotting wood and some sap maybe attracted lots of insects.
The Blue Admiral, ルリタテハ Ruritateha with Aokanabun Scarab Beetle, アオカナブン and a Dryad, ジャノメチョウ Janomechou
Aokanabun Scarab Beetle, アオカナブン
I've never seen them so deeply colored.
The Blue Admiral, ルリタテハ Ruritateha with closed wings is hard to spot sometimes
In argument with a Killer Bee, スズメバチ Suzumebachi
Labyrinth butterflies were constantly on the move. I know what they look like when they sit still with their wings closed, but an open wing image is hard to capture in this dark forest with a shutter speed of 640 at the most. Japanese Labyrinth, ヤマキマダラヒカゲ Yamakimadara Hikage
Kuwagata Stag beetle, クワガタムシ
Diana treebrown, クロヒカゲ Kurohikage
All together now. When the rain stopped and the wood dried they all left.
コバギボウシ, Kobakiboshi, next to the mushroom
Varied Tit, ヤマガラ
Rain rain rain
A sunny day. We drove a few km south for a change of view
ホソバシュロソウ, Hosobashurosou
ツリガネニンジン, Tsurigane Ninjin
Funny looking fungus in the grass
Great Burnet, ワレモコウ Waremoko
Diana treebrown, クロヒカゲ Kurohikage
The only raptors I saw were Black Kites, トビ
Early evening view towards Mt. Nekko and Mt. Aso
Strange thing happened when the light of the setting sun created a shadow against the clouds over the trees on the rim.
On the last day during a short hike. My legs still suffered from the Mt Daisen adventures.
3 Diana treebrowns, クロヒカゲ feasting on a dropping
At the first look-out points several Swallows and Martins were flying overhead. No big lens at hand, but some birds came quite close. Asian House Martin, イワツバメ
Red-rumped Swallow, コシアカツバメ
View towards the south from Kusu
コオニユリ, Small Tiger Lily
