Aisatsu

Aisatsu

This blog is for family and friends, to share my feelings and photos with and for myself, to support my fading memory. Readers who have my site translated automatically, please refer to the original if necessary. Especially when it comes to identification. Any comments, anonymous or by email name are always welcome!.

Thursday 25 April 2013

Passing through

Brown-headed Thrush,  アカハラ
Similar to the Pale Thrush, but very reluctant to show itself




  






 Asian Stubtail,  ヤブサメ
Whose high-pitched voice can only be heard by people with good hearing



Japanese Grosbeak,  イカル
Their eating habits are as gros as their beak, but they sing well









Blue-and-white Flycatcher,  オオルリ
So pretty in the light green foliage of spring




Tuesday 23 April 2013

Narcissus Flycatcher and Japanese Thrush



This week in Minami koen:

Narcissus Flycatcher,  キビタキ









A Japanese Thrush was seen moving around in the darkness of low bushes. Too dark and too fast to take e decent picture. So I dug out last summers files and found this image taken in Nagasaki, that hadn’t been blogged up yet. A good chance now.

Japanese Thrush,  クロツグミ


Also click to see  雲仙 Mt Unzen 2





Friday 19 April 2013

A different Thrush

Why does this Pale Thrush have eyebrows?
Is it a hybrid or a mutation?
Anybody who can tell me?

Pale Thrush,  シロハラ







今日の勉強    mayu,  eyebrow


Tuesday 16 April 2013

Migrating birds in Minami Koen


Gathering before their departure to the breeding grounds further north:

Japanese Robin,  コマドリ





Black-faced Bunting,  アオジ


Grey Bunting,  クロジし





Brambling,  アトリ Partying in the pool


Male and female



An intruder!



Taking over:  Siskin,  マヒワ



These big bright poppies are flowering in the botanical gardens from March. Though I prefer the more delicate wild flowers I couldn’t resist stopping by for a shot or 2.






Also seen that day:  Varied Tit,  ヤマガラ(residents)








Wednesday 10 April 2013

Blue-and-white Flycatcher


Welcome to Fukuoka Minami koen:


オオルリ,  Blue-and-white Flycatcher  male









Monday 8 April 2013

Imazu early April


Summerbirds are slow this year, but this was seen around Imazu lately:

Meadow Bunting on rape,  ホオジロ, 菜の花  





Far Eastern Curlew, ホウロクシギ



Little Ringed Plover,  コチドリ



Wood Sandpiper, タカブシギ





Little Grebe, カイツブリ With its catch of the day



今日の勉強  菜の花  Nanohana,  Rape


Farewell to the winter birds


These photos were taken over the last winter months.
The pretty Red-flanked Bluetail was one of my favorite birds to capture. I went back several times to see it and the assurance that he was there every time oddly put me at ease.


ルリビタキ,  Red-flanked Bluetail












クロジ,  Grey Bunting






シロハラ, Pale Thrush 






Dusky Thrush, ツグミ