Late summer small stuff

Late summer is good for butterflies, though many are worn.

Silver-washed fritillary, ミドリヒョウモン

Chinese Peacock butterfly, カラスアゲハ

Common Bluebottle, アオスジアゲハ

Indian Owlet moth オスグロトモエ

Toadstools can be pure white on the day they emerge

Perfect!

They age in a couple of days or less

And gain personality when very old. Who do these remind you of?

This Japanese Skink, ニホントカゲ looks fat. Is it a pregnant female, looking for a place to lay eggs?

One afternoon in the park

 I wanted to see the Japanese Flycatcher, but it didn't show up. Other birds frequently came to the water basin to drink or bathe. 

Female Narcissus Flycatcher, キビタキ

Blue-and-White Flycatcher, オオルリ also female

Warbling White-eye, メジロ and Japanese Great Tit, シジュウカラ

Blue-and-White Flycatcher, オオルリ juvenile male

In the light rain: Asian Brown Flycatcher, コサメビタキ

Lurking in the back, Asian Stubtail, ヤブサメ

It came out briefly

Then the rain became heavier and the light faded. I waited a little more and an adult male Blue-and-White Flycatcher, オオルリ dropped by. I had to bring the ISO up so much, it's hardly worth a picture.

On the same day in Hakata:

Builds Crowd by Mayumi Kuri

Sometimes we need something very different

😊

Eurasian Wryneck, アリスイ

 I heard there were 2 birds, but I was happy to find just 1.

At the same time: Asian Brown Flycatcher, コサメビタキ

And 1 of many noisy Bull-headed Shrikes, モズ

Zitting Cisticola, セッカ

1 Black-winged Stilt, セイタカシギ that seems to favor this place lately

The Higambana Red Spider Lilies are mostly over the top, but that's when the butterflies like them.

Old World Swallowtail, キアゲハ

A tiny damselfly, female アオモンイトトンボ ?

Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow,  モンキチョウ

Kanatake monthly meeting 9/21

It was a beautiful September day, with blue skies, white clouds and smiling faces. Not many specials, but the mood was high.

Neanotis hirsuta, ハシカグサ

Female Curetis acuta ウラギンシジミ 

Sympetrum risi risi, リスアカネ

Euscaphis japonica, ゴンズイの花

Rhynchospermum, シュウブンソウ

Circaea mollis, ミズタマソウ

Agrimonia japonica, キンミズヒキ

Lestes temporalis, オオアオイトトンボ

Yellow Crest Moth, キモンガ is becoming a regular sight in K

Boletus sp. イグチの仲間 (Eekhoorntjes brood or Penny Bun) Look at the size! I wanted to eat it. Edable Boletus mushrooms contain a lot of vitamin B

Sympetrum eroticum, マユタテアカネ male

female

Small branded swift, チャバネセセリ

Celtis sinensis, エノキ

Fejervarya kawamurai, ヌマガエル with rectal prolapse

Silver-washed fritillary, ミドリヒョウモン eaten by a spider

There was a living one in the same area later on

Caterpillar of Ramie Moth, フクラスズメの幼虫

Who knows what this is. Mr. A? Great, thank you. 

Mr. A says these pretty flowers are サクラタデ

It was a beautiful day