On a very, very hot day, I joined a seabird breeding colony survey in Kujukuri.
A lone Little tern (Koajisashiコアジサシ)
Birds in and around Chiba, and beyond...
On a very, very hot day, I joined a seabird breeding colony survey in Kujukuri.
A family of Azure-winged magpies (Onagaオナガ) were foraging in the cherry trees near our house. I was just passing by and I didn't have my camera!
I see azure-winged magpies around here only occasionally even though they are not uncommon birds. (probably more often hear them rather than actually see them) I always feel like a treat when I come across a large family like today.
A pair of Oriental turtle doves (Kijibatoキジバト) comes to our garden every now and then to forage and/or bathe 😍
Japanese grass lizards (Kanahebiカナヘビ) have woken up from hibernation and are often making the most of the sunshine to warm up.
I noticed this shell far too late! missed the dragonfly... 😭
Another migration season, another breeding season.
It was a lovely day and now is the time for all sorts of flowers and blossoms 🌺🌼
and it's a very busy time for parent birds to bring up their little ones.
Even only a short stay in the park made me smile and feel extremely happy 😍
Along with Black-crowned night herons (Goisagiゴイサギ) and Great egrets (Daisagiダイサギ), Grey herons (Aosagiアオサギ) have nests there too. They are normally the first to start building nests and I guess most of Grey herons have eggs in their nests.
There used to be only herons and egrets in this heronry but Great cormorants' nests were recorded last year.
a great egret had an itch...😄
Under all the dramas on the water, some wintering ducks were still fuelling for their migration ahead.
Shovelers (Hashibirogamoハシビロガモ)