A strange common kestrel,変なチョウゲンボウ

This year is likely to become the year's least number of migrating birds.

Whenever I every time see a common kestrel, it reminds me of things somewhat strange colored one that has taken Nov.2016.No matter how you look at it, it has white-colored feathers partly. As I am not a specialist of wild bird, asked Yamashina Institute for Ornithology located in this city where I live in.

The reply is as follows:

In the photo, the face is bluish-gray from the head, the back and rain cover are brown with black spots, and the tail is gray with a thick black belt at the tip.The underside of the wing has black spots on a white background and looks a little whitish, so it is considered to be a male Kestrel. Besides, white feathers are thought to be partial whitening, which is an abnormality in feather color.

                                      A common kestrel(normal)

 

Word of the Year 2020

 

The prize for the new word of the year, and the grand prize for the best vogue word of the year.

The U-Can New Words and Best Vogue Word Award is an event hosted by the Japanese publishing company Jiyuminposha, and selects the "words" that represent the year from the events, remarks, and trends that became a hot topic during the year. This year, 30 words have been nominated.

Among them,” Sanmitsu" got the award. "Sanmitsu in Japanese means Three Cs in English" was selected for the New Word / Buzzword Award.

The word "Sanmitsu in Japanese" is used as a slogan when the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare calls for avoiding "Closed ", "Crowded " and "Close" in three situations where the

risk of COVID-19 infection increases.

 The word "mitsu " is always the first letter in this sanmitsu word. What is the mitsu meaning ?

      Japanese kanji display          :  密閉・密集・密接

Alphabet display(clogged sound)： mittsupei(closed) ・mittsyu(crowded) ・mittsusetsu(close)　

The slogan released from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare:

"Closed spaces with poor ventilation," "Crowded spaces with many people nearby," and "Close-contact settings such as close-range conversations" are particularly common contributory factors in outbreaks.

Please avoid group gatherings in poorly ventilated spaces crowded with people.

Camellia sasanqua、サザンカ

 In late autumn, this flower, Sasanqua, begins to bloom everywhere. Especially, many are planted as a planting tree on the border of one's residence.

The flowering of this flower here begins in early autumn and ends in mid-winter. Also, at this time of year, Japanese White-eyes gather in this flower in search of the nectar of this flower.

According to Wikipedia the history of Sasanqua in Japan is not clear, but the summary of the description on the NET is as follows.

Sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua, scientific name: Camellia sasanqua) is an evergreen broad-leaved tree of the genus Camellia of the Theaceae family and is also a tree in the city of Kobe, Japan.

In Japan, Sasanqua varieties began to appear at the beginning of the Edo period. The first record of cultivars of this plant was made by Ihei Ito (1695–1733).

The Chinese character for Sazanka is derived from Sasanqua, which refers to camellias in general in Chinese, and the name of Sasanqua is said to have been derived from the original reading of" Sanzaka Originally We said "Sanzaka", but the current reading with metathesis has taken root.

Camellia Sasanqua was unknown to Western society until 1820 when Captain Richard Rowes of the East Indian Warren Hastings introduced the Camellia Sasanqua variant.

It is currently being introduced in Australia and the United States.

Peregrine Falcon,ハヤブサ

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

This is the first time to see a falcon that is searching for prey on the ground.

Encounter with a Northern Harrier while flying