kingfisher (3)

Jim Rion

The pain of Pedantry

The city I live in, Hikari, was into last year home to Yamamoto Akira, a master of chōkin metal chasing and what is known as a Living National Treadure. He passed away just over a year ago, and the city has finally managed to put…

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Jim Rion

Winter Waterside Birds

A bit of a foot problem has cut down my walking range quite a bit, but I still managed to get out to the river yesterday afternoon to see the ducks flocking in. Mallards, Teal, Pintails, the gang's all here. I also spotted a blue…

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Jim Rion

Birders birding

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…

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