In a dark corner in the city park I met Japanese Thrushes, male and female. There were 4 or 5 birds that occasionally came out of the dark bush to drink. A smaller orange-brown bird was briefly seen in the distance, but I was not fast enough to capture it. Was it a Robin?
Young male Japanese Thrush, クロツグミ
I went to the mountains to look for Mugimaki again. The fruit on the karasu sanshou has ripened and the common small birds regularly stop by, but I didn't see any other flycatchers than this one.
Narcissus Flycatcher, キビタキ
During the WBSJ meeting a Spotted Redshank, ツルシギ made an appearance in front of everybody.
It has been sitting in my pc for 2 weeks. Maybe because I wasn't so happy with these photos. It was difficult. However, this is what it came to this year
A whole day in Isahaya is such a treat! There wasn't that much to see yet, but even the few birds that I met made the drive worth while
I was driving in the dark when a dark shadow hovered over me and landed on the road...
It was perched on a road sign first and jumped to the road in front of me. In the light of my cars headlights, I could only just focus on it. I thought it was a Short-eared Owl, コミミズク, but was corrected. This is apparantly a Long-eared Owl, トラフズク!
