Very rare coalesce of persimmons：珍しい柿の合体

 The three persimmon fruits coalesced into one.

  How do you express this fruit?

Hen harrier, Northern harrier、ハイイロチュウヒ

I will upload as a proof photo of a Hen harrier that came flying here one in October. According to BIRD FAN on the NET site, there is only one case came flying in October in Japan. 

On October 21st, I found a Hen Harrier flying at its unique low altitude in the usual countryside, It has lost sight of the target while I was pulling the camera out of the bag. So, when I was waiting for it to fly again on the 22nd of the next day, I found that it was flying about 200m above at around 9:40.It was the first time I took a picture of a hen harrier in this countryside on December 27, 2013.

                                               December 27, 2013

                                              December 27, 2013

 

Siberian Stonechat,ノビタキ

 IUCN Red List： least concern species

At least in the past autumn, when it comes October you could observe Siberian stonechat anywhere in the countryside of this area. However, in this year I could observe them only three birds until today. I wonder what is the cause of less migrating in to here? It is seen the same in the other migrating birds.

(The color of the feathers of Siberian Stonechat has been already become the color of the like these images around the end of September when the breeding season ends and come flies here.)

Zitting Cisticola, a juvenile

IUCN Red List： least concern species

The zitting cisticola or streaked fantail warbler (Cisticola juncidis), is a widely distributed Old World warbler whose breeding range includes southern Europe, Africa (outside the deserts and rainforest), and southern Asia down to northern Australia. A small bird found mainly in grasslands, it is best identified by its rufous rump; as well, it lacks any gold on the collar and the brownish tail is tipped with white. During the breeding season, males have a zigzagging flight display accompanied by regular "zitting" calls that have been likened to repeated snips of a scissor. They build their pouch nest suspended within a clump of grass.（Cited from Wikipedia）

A pellet of kingfisher,カワセミのペリット

When you often may come across  this kind of sight when shooting wild birds, especially kingfishers and owls

A pellet, in ornithology, is the mass of undigested parts of a bird's food that some bird species occasionally regurgitate. The contents of a bird's pellet depend on its diet but can include the exoskeletons of insects, indigestible plant matter, bones, fur, feathers, bills, claws, and teeth. （Cited from Wikipedia）