Common Crossbill

I have heard that the Crossbill, which I first photographed in our prefecture on November 1, 2020, has arrived at a nearby park.

So I went there for two days to photograph it, but the results were disastrous because the targets were far away.

They were flying among pine trees to search for pine nuts, ate some, and then flew away, and it continues like this.

a female

                           Photographed on November 1,2020

 

Siberian Stonechat (2)

The other day I encountered a battle at the feeding ground of the Siberian Stonechat.

Insects are trying to land on tall goldenrod flowers.

After that, the Stonechat catches them.

You can see the white colored small insects around the bird.

 

Siberian Stonechat

Normally, it would have arrived at its usual spot a long time ago (the earliest date in the past was September 17th), but this year it arrived too late, perhaps due to the heat.

Naturally, the feather color has already been in winter mode.

It migrates to central Honshu and north in Japan to breed as a summer bird.

It can be observed during the spring and autumn migration in central Honshu and the south.

                              

In September was also the hottest month : Its +2.66 degrees compared to normal

 The stomach pain I've been dealing with for the past two months has been considerably less the other day, so I went to my usual field for the first time in the second half of this year and photographed birds for the first time.

It was a boiling summer:

 The Japan Meteorological Agency reported on September 2nd that the average temperature in Japan was 2.66 degrees above normal, which is significantly higher than the 1.51 degrees in 2012, and the highest temperature since statistics began in 1898.

In the region, Tohoku had the highest temperature compared to normal, with +3.4 degrees, followed by Kanto-Koshin with +3.3 degrees and Hokuriku with +3.2 degrees. Out of the 153 locations nationwide that have temperature statistics over the past 50 years, 101 locations experienced record-high average temperatures in September.

The Pacific high-pressure system that extended to the southwest of Japan and record-high sea surface temperatures near Japan are believed to have caused this.

                

    Upon closer inspection, I realized that it was a common starling.

A Blue Rock Thrush

It seems that this immature goshawk is not interested in training for hunting.