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

Ruddy Kingfisher, アカショウビン 1

You go for one bird and meet another. That happens often. The target bird was there, but would not show itself. 5Meters away, hiding, no view. I passed the point for Ruddy Kingfisher. There was the bird, but where are the crowds? There must be something better around

Ruddy Kingfisher, アカショウビン

There is a lot of small stuff to see on the mountain. Like mushroom beetles on a mushroom

An unknown flower. Brush Gentian, フデリンドウ?

Big frogs in the night

And the Lilacine Bushbrown, コジャノメ

The Wren at the shrine finished building its nest. I want to see the chicks!