Siberian stonechat

 The first batch of autumn migratory birds has arrived. The name of the bird is Siberian stonechat. It's already a grave winter feather color.

In Japan, as a summer bird, it migrates from central Honshu to the north and breeds there. In central Honshu and southwards, it can be seen during spring and autumn migration.( Cited from Wikipedia described in Japanese)

Many herons

 When it comes mid-September, as has been done in the past,

the drainage channel rubber weir for agriculture makes it goes down after the rice harvest. This September also was so.

Then, many herons that couldn't find this sight came to this drainage channel to take small fish for food.

However, as the water in the channel is so turbidity, the herons can not see any fish.

As a result, they were in leaving.

The targets I have been focused on are hunting Goshawk that aim at herons.　

A young goshawk stares intently at a flock of herons

　　　　　　　　　　A hunting practice of young goshawks, the other day

Cluster amaryllis：Higanbana、ヒガンバナ

 This flower, called "higanbana" in Japanese,has begun to bloom.

The word higan means "the other shore,"or, in Buddhism, nirvana. During higan, the spirits of ancestors are recalled, Buddhist rites carried out and family graves visited.

The periods: Two periods of seven days with the middle day falling on the spring or autumn equinox. Higanbana will begin to bloom about on the autumn equinox. 

By the way, even though we're into Mid-September, the temperature still goes up over thirty degrees centigrade in the afternoon. I think that's why any migratory birds do not come flying still here.

When it comes to September and March, I remember this saying in Japanese.

Atsusa mo samusamo higannmade.

This means in English, Neither summer heat nor winter cold goes beyond the equinox week.