2025年最後の鳥見(動画あり)
12月は本業の出張が頻発したのと、まもなく営業スタートの一棟貸し宿「 Omoto526 」の準備で忙しく、ほとんど鳥見に行けませんでした。
その代わり、わが家の庭にカンムリワシやチョウゲンボウ、ビンズイがやってくるようになりました。カタグロトビは朝と夕に現れます。
来年は、ゆっくりバードウオッチングをしたいと思いますがどうなることか…。^^;
A Red-throated Pipit with a short tail. There were also several Citrine Wagtails in the same condition. Perhaps they were grabbed by the Eurasian Sparrowhawk that has been holding territory over this paddy.
A (Yellow-browed) Citrine Wagtail in first-winter plumage.
A superciliated Citrine Wagtail in first-winter plumage.
White Wagtails are scarce this season — a bit lonely.
A female Siberian Stonechat wintering alone.
Tree Pipits that can be watched from the living room. Several are present, but they are being spooked by a Black-winged Kite.
A Crested Serpent Eagle appeared in the garden. It seems interested in the frogs in the biotope pond. December is the peak breeding season for Ryukyu Green Tree Frogs, so they are calling even during the day.
The kids watching the Crested Serpent Eagle from the bedroom. ^^
A Common Kestrel also appeared in the same tree. It was targeting grasshoppers and the like.
A Common Kestrel perched on the security camera at Omoto526. It stayed through the night.
Omoto526, opening soon. Named after Mt. Omoto, the highest peak in the prefecture at 526 metres above sea level. Of course you can see Mt. Omoto from the lodge too. ^^