Kashibaru Wetlands

Mid-June, the Dragonflies should be active. 

First one: Scarlet Dwarf, ハッチョウトンボ - male

Narrow-striped Bluet, セスジイトトンボ

Below in a mating wheel position. The male is blue, the female pale green

High brown Fritillary, ウラギンヒョウモン

Oriental Swallowtail Moth, アゲハモドキ

ツバメシジミ, Short-tailed Blue

Watershield, ジュンサイ

Arima umano suzukusa, アリマウマノスズクサ

Kakiran, カキラン Pretty as usual

Asian Pogonia,トキソウ Standing out proud by itself

Round-leaved Sundew, モウセンゴケ

This year I could not take any good pictures of it. Too much other stuff

Pygmy water-lily (ヒツジグサ)

Japanese Tree frog, 日本アマガエル

Just when I thought I didn't need to see another Tree Frog, my eye fell on this one: シュレーゲルアオガエル, Schlegel's Green Tree Frog. Look at the way his limbs fold into his body. He resembles a foetus

Then I saw another one, and another, and another... 5 or 6

Watching a firefly

At last some birds. Grey Heron's nest, アオサギ

Grey Wagtail, キセキレイ, adorning a roof ornament

Small stuff achi kochi

Continued from previous post. The nurses have finished checking my bandages and are back at their station. I take out my laptop and I find so many small treasures in June's photo album, I cannot possibly post them all. 

West Fukuoka: Young Wagtails, exploring their world, White Wagtail, ハクセキレイ

Jumping out of the green wild bush: Gooseneck Loosestrife, オカトラノオ

I was worried that the people with their big nets would find it. It's been here 2 weeks now. So far so good. メスグロヒョウモン · Sagana Fritillary

At the usual tree the first beetles have arrived

Drone beetles, カナブン

カシワマイマイ幼虫 · Caterpillar of Pink Lymantria Moth

A little further south, Pea Blue, ウラナミシジミ

Every year's classic: Small Coppers, ベニシジミ on Daisy Fleabane, ヒメジョオン

How many butterflies? Cabbage Whites, モンシロチョウ

It's the perfect weather for Rain Lilies, サフランモドキ. The Large Skipper, キマダラセセリ likes them as well.

This year they appear "everywhere" Short-tailed Blue, ツバメシジミ

Japanese Grass Lizard, ニホンカナヘビ

This perfectly shaped orange blob was calling me from far. 

In one corner of the park were clusters of young pretty Stinkbugs, nymphs of the Southern Green Stink Bug, ミナミアオカメムシ

They like to huddle together

Left over from Mt Kuju: Emerald moth sp. コシロスジアオシャク

Hoso Longhorn Beetle? ホソカミキリ

Flowers of the Japanese Snowbell, エゴノキ, floating down the stream

One day at Mt. Kuju

After Mt Hiko I drove to Oita, to meet up with the hikers. The season of pink was in full swing. Hikers everywhere. The only bird I saw was a bunting in the wetlands.

Chestnut-eared Bunting, ホオアカ

On to small stuff then. White Admiral, イチモンジチョウ

High Brown Fritillary, ウラギンヒョウモン 

Checking the sap producing trees. As expected: many Japanese Labyrinth, ヤマキマダラヒカゲ

2 pretty Scarce Tortoiseshell butterflies, ヒオドシチョウ 

Who is that, flying erratically around the sap tree?

Landing in the grass beside me after a few clumsy attempts

What attracts you to my bino's? The smell of my sweaty hands?

On the tree again

Male and female Rhinoceros Beetle, カブトムシ

Four-spotted Sap Beetles, ヨツボシケシキスイ

High Brown Fritillary, ウラギンヒョウモン  again

Some flowers I had seen before, but forgot about. iNat says it's East Asian Wintergreen, イチヤクソウ · 

A great day, just before the rain