Bird Watching in Japan & Asia: Japanese Bush-Warbler

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2011-04-10

Birdwatching in Maioka Koen (April 10, 2011)

Spring has come. Japanese Bush Warblers were singing everywhere while Chinese Bamboo Partridge was very vocal, too. Cherry trees are nearly full bloom while magnolia's flowering season was nearly finished. Most of winter migrants seemed to leave as the forest has become quiet.

Cherry flower

Peach flower

dandelion and violet

violet

violet and bee

holly blue

magnolia

Varied Tit

Great Tit

Long-tailed Tit

Long-taied Tit

Pale Thrush (male)

Pale Thrush (female)

Black-faced Bunting (male)

Japanese Bush-Warbler (male)

2011-02-22

Birdwatching in downtown Tokyo (February 21, 2011)

Although I originally planned to photograph Golden-crowned Sparrow, which has been seen in north western Chiba Pref. since last month, I decided to go to Meiji-jingu likely last month. Weather was cloudy and even bit windy. The famous shinto shirne was very crowded as usual. However, gyoen is quite as not many people go in the park while 500 YEN is needed to go in.

A male Orange-flanked Bush-Robin was easily found and was still tame. I spent about 45 minutes and enjoyed photographing it. The individual was surprisingly tame. It even came closer.....

Flock of Grey Bunting was absent as nobody left seed for the buntings, though a male was briefly seen in the bush.

I dropped off one of the ponds in the shrine for watching Mandarin Ducks. Although the number was small, they are still in the pond, too.

In the emperor's palace (or Koukyo), Falcated Teal and Smew were seen well. A male Smew came closer unusually.