Birdwatching in Maioka Koen (16 June, 2013)

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Chinese Bamboo Partridge

Hwamei

Hwamei

Mycalesis francisca

Lethe sinelis

Birdwatching in Inzai City (9 June, 2013)

I went to tick a kind of missing puzzle in this morning. Great Bittern is probably a breeding resident in eastern Chiba to southern Ibaraki Pref. and is locally not uncommon. I didn't predict they fly so frequently and closely. Although I took a few shots, they are still far away from satisfaction....
Another purpose, Japanese Reed Bunting was not really cheeful and far away for photographing today. 

1. Little Grebe 2. Great Cormorant 3. Yellow Bittern 4. Great Bittern 4 5. Little Egret 6. Spot-billed Duck 7. Osprey 8. Black-eared Kite 9. Green Pheasant 10. Oriental Turtle Dove 11. Lesser Cuckoo (call) 12. Common Kingfisher 13. Japanese Skylark 14. Barn Swallow 15. White Wagtail 16. Japanese Bush Warbler 17. Oriental Reed Warbler 18. Zitting Cisticola 19. Meadow Bunting 20. Japanese Reed Bunting 21. Tree Sparrow 22. Grey Starling

Great Bittern

Great Bittern

Great Bittern

Great Bittern

Great Bittern

Great Bittern

Oriental Reed Warbler

Japanese Reed Bunting (male)

Japanese Reed Bunting (male)

Butterfly watching in Maioka Koen (26 May & 2 June 2013) 3

Noezephyrus japonicus

Butterfly watching in Maioka Koen (26 May & 2 June 2013) 2

June is the best season to photograph zephyrus group butterfly.  Here, I am presenting three species of zephylus (from top to bottom: Japonica lutea, Japonica saepestriata and Antigius attilia).