I've been venturing out to the river on my bike on various morning and evening trips the past couple of weeks to see if I can spot any kingfishers, but mostly to no avail. I decided to try the middle of the afternoon today for…
Continue reading...The weather here has turned—well and truly, finally—to winter. Which means both dusky days, and winter birds. Many of the birds I associate with winter, like white eyes or long-tailed tits, are present year round but are more visible because of bare branches. Others, like…
Continue reading...The rare hooded crane once nested here in Yamaguchi Prefecture in the hundreds. Most now winter in southern Kyushu island, but a few—a bare handful—nest in the rural community of Yashiro, a part of Shunan city about 25 minutes' drive north of here. The town…
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