Osprey,ミサゴ

Although I saw the osprey was diving for fish in the watershed drainage for the first time in two years,

I couldn't take the moment of diving in time.

Disappointing!

 

Falco peregrinus pealei、オオハヤブサ

It's the first time I've watched a Falco peregrinus pealei , but I can't instantly tell the difference between the Falco peregrinus japonensis and the Falco peregrinus pealei .

According to Wikipedia,

In Japan, the subspecies peregrine falcon inhabits year-round (resident birds), and (the subspecies peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus pealei) rarely flies in winter due to overwintering.

                                              a Falco peregrinus pealei

 

Long-tailed Rosefinch、ベニマシコ

For the first time in two years

Anyhow, rarely meet migratory birds and goshawks, both last year and this year, and I feel tired.

While I used to be able to shoot in the usual field without difficulty several years ago.

So, I was a bit excited when encountered a Long-tailed Rosefinch for the first time in two years, and

I took a few shots immediately, but they disappeared in a blink of an eye.

That was all in the day！ 

Long-tailed rosefinch inhabits Japan, China, Kazakhstan, North Korea, South Korea, and Russia.

In Japan, it breeds as a summer bird in Hokkaido and the Shimokita Peninsula in Aomori Prefecture and migrates to the south of Honshu as a winter bird to overwinter. （Cited from Wikipedia described in Japanese）

 

White-bellied green pigeon ,アオバト

 The white-bellied green pigeon (Treron sieboldii) is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in China, Japan, South Korea, Laos, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, India and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is temperate forests.The pigeon is known for its unusual habit of drinking saltwater. A well-known location where the pigeons do this in Japan is Terugasaki in Ōiso in Kanagawa Prefecture. （Cited reference from Wikipedia）

The first time to have been appeared a white-bellied green pigeon in this area.

I have heard it have somewhat an injury on the legs.

It is feeding on the fruit of the Round leaf holly. 

Blue Rock Thrush、イソヒヨドリ

Given the Japanese names of Isohiyodori( Blue Rock Thrush in English), and Hiyodori(Bulbul in English), it would be quite natural for any Japanese person who does not know about this wild bird to think that it is a similar wild bird.

For a long time, I thought that these two species were the same kind of wild bird family.

This time after a closer check when uploading, I found that the two species are completely different species.

Oh my got！

Blue Rock Thrush, in Japan, the coastal areas such as rocky shores and harbors used to be the main habitat, but breeding has been confirmed in inland local cities since around 1980, and the number has increased further in the 2000s. （Cited reference from Wikipedia）

Blue Rock Thrush, you can observe a lot anywhere in Okinawa prefecture, and I have already been posted it on this blog.

It has been confirmed already around my resident area, I had taken some shots from 2011 to 2013. The other day, I found a male blue rock thrush that I took the same place where one was before.I don't know whether if it is the same bird.

                                       a female, Nov. 2013

                                       a male, March.2010

                                                   a male, Dec. 2011