It's only a few days till we say
goodbye to this year.
I appreciate you taking the time to
visit my blog this year.
As we are in mourning next year, we
have to be excused for my New Year's greeting.
As of May this year, my older
brother passed away at the age of 88. Following the customs of this country, we
will refrain from celebrating for a year.
Thank you
This wild bird is described by Wikipedia as:
The breeding area is central Siberia
to eastern Siberia, while the wintering area is Mongolia, eastern China, and
the Korean Peninsula.
As a winter bird, it migrates to
central Honshu and the north in Japan, but its numbers are relatively small.
On Wednesday, December 20, 2023, I started from home at 4:30, drove for nearly three hours, arrived at 7:30, returned home at 4:30 p.m., and fell deeply asleep.
I have taken many photographs of them for the first time in three years
Male 
The first stork I saw was on
December 25th, 2004 at my residence.
After that, almost every year, I saw
it for two birds at the most.
This time, there were ten birds that I saw.
The temperature in Tokyo reached 25 degrees last week.
It's extremely hot!
Even though, it's December.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, temperatures this week, which begins on the 18th, will be colder than usual.
Two birds are out of the image frame
December is during winter here now, even though the temperature is high.
Today, December 10th, the weather
forecast says that the temperature will reach 16 degrees Celsius.
However, autumn leaves have begun to
appear.
These images show autumn leaves around my residence.
I arrived at the site around noon
and waited until 4:22 p.m.
They appeared two times, apparently
as different individuals.
But the distance to the target was
far.
Their breeding area is northern Eurasia,
and during the winter they migrate to northern Africa and central Eurasia. They
inhabit Europe all year round.
It flies to Japan as a winter bird to
overwinter, but it is localized and the number of individuals is small.（Cited from Wikipedia, described in Japanese.）
This location is a popular place to visit in the vicinity of Mt. Fuji, and is particularly popular with photographers because it is depicted on the back of the Japanese 1,000 yen bill.
In the morning, the sun rises over
the top of Mt. Fuji and can be seen.
Mt.Fuji view from Motosuko senensatsu(本栖湖千円札)
At 07:59 a.m.Sarturday.December 02.2023
Fujigoko TV live camera
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Oshino Hakkai is located approximately 15 km east of
Mt. Fuji, and one of popularity tourist spots around
Mt. Fuji, attracting many foreign tourists.
Mt.Fuji view from Oshino Hakkai(忍野八海)
At 08:27 a.m. Sarturday.December 02.2023
Fujigoko TV live camera
Are you actually attacking or just having fun?
Ospreys frequently perch on this
walnut tree that is growing in the riverbed.
It seems to be a habitual practice
to catch a fish, such as a mullet.
Even though there was a strong west
wind blowing this morning, I saw an osprey perched on the usual tree. I
immediately set up my camera and was focusing on the osprey when suddenly a
bird of prey attacked it.
It happened in a moment and
finished.
The distance to the target is 146 meters.
JBF was held from November 4th to 5th this year.
You can access the English home page
of this festival at http://www.birdfesta.net/.
According
to Abiko city publication, where I live in HP, this event, the Japan Bird
Festival (JBF), is one of the largest festivals in Japan related to birds. The host city, Abiko City, is located 48
km northeast of central Tokyo, has a quiet environment with a population of 130,000,
and is blessed with a birdlife environment
overlooking Lake Teganuma to the south and the Tone River to the north.
JBF offers a wide range of events.
Everyone, from young to old,
birdwatchers to non-birdwatchers, and others, can enjoy every bird event!
Number
of exhibits
Opti JBF offers a wide range of events.
Everyone, from young to old, birdwatchers to non-birdwatchers, and others, can enjoy every bird event!
Number of exhibits
Opticalcal equipment/photography/recording
equipment 15
Eco-tourism related 2
Books 5
Goods 12
Administration related 8
NPO 28
Bird watching(oversea)
Welfare related 1
Food court 7
All Japan Bird Photo Contest Lecture, Ornithology course, JBF Environmental Society, Music live, Seminar 8
NPO 28
All Japan Bird Photo Contest;Minister of the Environment Award ⇅
All Japan Bird Photo Contest:Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award
There is a saying that the best thing to have is a friend. I always learn a lot from this friend about birding technology. I can think...
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