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)

Wild bird spot on Mt. Fuji

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

On June 11th, I went to Okuniwa near the 5th station of Mt. Fuji, which is a well-known spot among wild bird photographers, with three friends. Okuniwa is located at sea level about 2000m.

As you may know, Mt. Fuji is a location registered as a World Heritage Site, and the highest mountain in Japan, sea level 3776 m, and is the tallest and most beautiful mountain in Japan and also is a symbol of Japan. However, the tallest and most beautiful figure in Japan is the result of Mt. Fuji erupting many times in the past and multiple layers of volcanic ejecta such as lava.

Cited from Wikipedia　⇊

Mount Fuji is one of Japan's "Three Holy Mountains" (三霊山, Sanreizan) along with Mount Tate and Mount Haku. It is a Special Place of Scenic Beauty and one of Japan's Historic Sites.^[] It was added to the World Heritage List as a Cultural Site on June 22, 2013.^[7] According to UNESCO, Mount Fuji has "inspired artists and poets and been the object of pilgrimage for centuries". UNESCO recognizes 25 sites of cultural interest within the Mount Fuji locality. These 25 locations include the mountain and the Shinto shrine, Fujisan Hongū Sengen Taisha, as well as the Buddhist Taisekiji Head Temple founded in 1290, later depicted by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai.

                                                Mt.Fuji viewing from the car

                                      A shinto shrine around the bird spot

                                      Top of Mt.Fuji

                                       The spot

Little Tern,コアジサシ（2）

 This is the second installment of a two-part series on this topic. This time is hovering and mating.

Private car Pajero mini crash

  Caused by careless the private car I drove crashed into a power pole on May 23.

When I went backward to change the direction of the car, I collided with a utility pole standing at the end of the parking lot.

For the past ten years, many elderly car accidents have been reported on TV and other media every day. Nearly 80 years old, I was careful about driving, and I finally got into an accident, so I decided to scrap the car and not drive it anymore.

As I have been to thinking to use an electrically power assisted bicycle in the future, so I have already bought it.