On January 25, 2018, I saw a Japanese wagtail (Motacilla grandis, セグロセキレイ) in a small irrigation canal. The bird’s injured right foot did not prevent it from actively foraging in the shallow water as light snow fell. In addition to several video clips, I took a few still photos of the bird. The plowed fields […]
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Egrets in September
In September egrets actively hunt for fish and small aquatic animals at the Yasugawa bridge between Yasu City and Moriyama City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
January birds
In January, 2017, I took hundreds of photographs of birds near my home in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Here are a few of them. More photos are on Flickr. Quality varies! Selected photos are on 500px. I’m looking forward exploring Shiga Prefecture and seeing more birds in February.
Kingfisher Movie
http://youtu.be/Fge9UwvyubE This movie includes video clips and still photographs of a kingfisher at Yasugawa in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. All scenes show the same bird photographed in Deba, Ritto City, December 21-30, 2014. (Actually, the bird may be hunting in Yasu City since it’s on the north bank of the river.) Nearly every day I walked […]
