Far-Sighted Tie-Up---Owl, Japan

 As it is so hot outside, I don't feel like going out. So, I have been watching the Olympic games on TV since last week. And now, I haven't left the house in 7 days.In addition, COVID-19 variants said to be the third wave of infections in the country, have begun to be prevalent everywhere across the country. Released yesterday's number of infections was 15,212.

 Far-Sighted Tie-Up---Owl, Japan　⇊         from NHK WORLD-JAPAN  video,  related wild bird

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Lotus flower and a juvenile kingfisher

The rainy season has gone, and the hot summer season has come and the temperature continues to be over 30 degrees Celsius every day.Tokyo Olympic Games will be held soon, but where COVID-19 began to rage again in Tokyo.Why do you do it in the so heat, and in addition even though covid-19 is in the epidemic rapid widely?

I have no choice but to feel doubts!

The Tokyo Olympic game of 1964 was autumn that was not hot but mild weather.

Several games have already has been started before the Olympic games opening ceremony tomorrow.

News about Japan ⇩

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These images almost were processed fog removal by image-editing software. 

 

Oriental dollarbird、ブッポウソウ

The Oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus Orientalis) is a bird of the roller family, so named because of the distinctive pale blue or white, coin-shaped spots on its wings. It can be found from Australia to Korea, Japan, and India. ( Cited from Wikipedia)

July 10-11 I visited Tenryu Village, Nagano Prefecture, which is one of the breeding grounds for this wild bird for the first time in two years.

Fortunately, despite the rainy season, it didn't rain for two days and I was able to take pictures of the parent birds raising their chick.

However, the distance of the target was far and I was dissatisfied.

All images installed this time on this blog were trimmed.  Since the distance to the nesting box is 45m, most of them were taken with 900mm / APS-C.

Heavy rain in the rainy season that caused devastating damage to various places that have 17 still missing in the country will be over soon.

Attention information by public organizations； Such as " don't approach the Oriental dollarbird" 

The distance of the target nest box is 45m.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

 

Pressed flower craft、押花

Pressed flowers in the frame were exhibited at my friend's "Kajike Restaurant".

I have always been taking pictures of wild birds and flowers around the pond of this restaurant.

The works are from those who the friend of the owner of this restaurant.

About pressed flower: reference from Wikipedia⇊

Pressed flower art consists of drying flower petals and leaves in a flower press to flatten and exclude light and moisture. It has long been practiced as an art form in China and in Japan, where it is known as oshibana (押し花).

Outside shot of the Kajiike restaurant 

Water lily pond owned by the restaurant

Hydrangeas in full bloom around the pond

 

Wild bird spot on Mt. Fuji (4)Red-flanked bluetail,ルリビタキ

This is the fourth installment of a fourth-part series on this topic.It end series on this topic.

It breeds in the subarctic region of Eurasia and the Himalayas in summer and overwinters in the southern part of Eurasia in winter. In Japan, subspecies breed in the north of central Honshu and Shikoku in the summer and overwinter in the south of central Honshu in the winter.( Reference source from Wikipedia)                                                                                                           A  male                                                    

                                        A female