Around the park near my home

Felt spring here

and there, everywhere.

ENAGA against the sun...

Very difficult to catch its quick motion.

OTAKA and KIJI

5:31 Nice to see you again, OTAKA!

If I could see you daytime with sunshine...

Could see many male KIJI around there.

Looked like they were busy for attracting female pheasant.

Female one.

Another male one.

It just got started blooming.

NOSURI.

HAITAKA not so far but wrong position against the sun.

Would like to see you again with good position.

Snow and AKAGERA

Got a little nervous driving snowy road without snow tire this morning...

KASHIRADAKA(female) against the morning sunshine.

SHIJUKARA on the snowy branch. 

Comfortable walking on the fresh snow.

Nice see you again, AKAGERA!

Now I knew your unique loud sound, so maybe I can identify you without looking.

So close!!

Just after snowing.

MIYAMAHOJIRO again, but bad position against the sun.

Could see some, likely they formed a flock.

Female MIYAMAHOJIRO.

CHOGENBO on the way home.

IKARU and others

KERI in a short distance.

Female ISOHIYODORI. 

Could see a flock of IKARU.

Sang very nicely.

HAITAKA in long distance.

Cool NOSURI in this angle.

Looking forward to next weekend.

Took Friday off for bird watching with her

Since my elder daughter's school off today,

I took a day off and went watching birds with her.

Colony of helons

Battle between two NOSURI and TOBI.

Could see HAITAKA, a little.

Could notice him from car.

One of my dream birds, CHOGENBO!!

Could have happy time to see you for a while.

Moved north.

KOGERA.

JOBITAKI, male.

KAITSUBURI.

AOGERA.

Looks like male.

Female HOJIRO.

KERI's flying.

Could see him again in the evening.

ISOSHIGI

Superb weekday bird watching today!