Yokojikkengawa & Sendaiborigawa Canals

On 19/July I went out to the canal walk in search of a Japanese Sparrowhawk nest with my dad but we were a bit too late for that. They seemed to have fledged a few days earlier. Shame. But We spotted some handsome ones instead:)

A Little Egret (Kosagiコサギ) was foraging in the bush.

Cormorants (Kawauカワウ) & the little egret in the background:)

Azure-winged Magpies (Onagaオナガ) were everywhere alongside the canal

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An old farmer/fisherman's house relocated in the canal park. This house is the only thatched house preserved in a perfect manner in the area from the 19th century.

Ecology Park

There were quite a few visitors to the lake in the Ecology Park on 13/July, despite the bad weather.

a Great White Egret (Daisagiダイサギ)

a Grey Heron (Aosagiアオサギ）

a very young Black-crowned Night Heron (Goisagiゴイサギ).
There is a particular name for young BC Night Herons in Japanese: Hoshigoiホシゴイ, meaning a spotty BC night heron, which is easy to know why:)

a male Kingfishers (Kawasemiカワセミ)

a Little Grebe (Kaitsuburiカイツブリ)

a juvenile Moorhen (Banバン)

more than 50 crows came one after another to have a bath

many Thick-billed Crows (Hashibutogarasuハシブトガラス) and a couple of Carrion Crows (Hashibosogarasuハシボソガラス)

Rare visitors: Raccoon Dogs (Tanukiタヌキ)

dragonflies

empty shells of young dragonflies (nymphs) on the pole















a Japanese Sand Wasp (Nippon Hanadaka-bachiニッポンハナダカバチ)

the wasp's nest

very quiet looking lake but full of life