Pressed flower craft、押花

Pressed flowers in the frame were exhibited at my friend's "Kajike Restaurant".

I have always been taking pictures of wild birds and flowers around the pond of this restaurant.

The works are from those who the friend of the owner of this restaurant.

About pressed flower: reference from Wikipedia⇊

Pressed flower art consists of drying flower petals and leaves in a flower press to flatten and exclude light and moisture. It has long been practiced as an art form in China and in Japan, where it is known as oshibana (押し花).

Outside shot of the Kajiike restaurant 

Water lily pond owned by the restaurant

Hydrangeas in full bloom around the pond

 

Wild bird spot on Mt. Fuji (4)Red-flanked bluetail,ルリビタキ

This is the fourth installment of a fourth-part series on this topic.It end series on this topic.

It breeds in the subarctic region of Eurasia and the Himalayas in summer and overwinters in the southern part of Eurasia in winter. In Japan, subspecies breed in the north of central Honshu and Shikoku in the summer and overwinter in the south of central Honshu in the winter.( Reference source from Wikipedia)                                                                                                           A  male                                                    

                                        A female

Wild bird spot on Mt.Fuji (3) Eurasian Bullfinch,ウソ

 This is the third installment of a three-part series on this topic.

The origin of the Japanese name comes from the old word "uso" that it changed from another name "oso" which means whistling, and it was named because it emits a whistle-like call like a hew.

(Cited from Wikipedia)⇊This bird breeds across Europe and temperate Asia. It is mainly resident, but many northern birds migrate further south in the winter. Mixed woodland with some conifers is favored for breeding, including parkland and gardens

                                                  a male

  

                                      a female

the summit of Mt.Fuji,viewing from 5th station 

Wild bird spot on Mt. Fuji（2）Goldcrest,キクイタダキ

 This is the second installment of a three-part series on this topic.

The first to appear there was a Goldcrest. What a diligently and frequently moving bird around! 

The goldcrest (Regulus regulus) is a very small passerine bird in the kinglet family. Its colorful golden crest feathers, as well as being called the "king of the birds" in European folklore, give rise to its English and scientific names. The scientific name, R. regulus, means king or knight.^[2] Several subspecies are recognized across the very large distribution range that includes much of the Palearctic and the islands of Macaronesia and Iceland. Birds from the north and east of its breeding range migrate to winter further south.(Cited from Wikipedia)