TOEF

Facilities of Tomakomai Experimental Forest set bird house on the wall. Russet Sparrow has its nest in this box.

The parents are busy for feeding to their chicks.

Black-faced Bunting breeds in Hokkaido.
When I lived in Tokyo, I recognized this species was winter visitor.

I walked around trail of Tomakomai Experimental Forest after birding of Yuhutu, and found a spot of sighting for Japanese Grey-thrush at short range.

They sang on the top of tree.

All photos in Tomakomai. 19/Jun/2010.

Passage migrants in Teuri2

I realize that here is island to see many Eyebrowed Thrushes. Some flocks of them were seen in this birding.

This is my precious in this birding, I've ever seen female Siberian Ground Thrush onece about six years ago. I could see many male and female Siberian Ground Thrushes, but they prefer brush and dark place difficult to take photo. This young male stayed at relative bright place.

A female Common Rosefinch which is a very rare species in Japan feeding flower base of Cherry blossom. Unfortunately I couldn't take photo.

European and Oriental Cuckoo were recognized. This photo is Oriental one.

I could see Divers at not only ferry route but on land. The number of Pacific Diver (this photo) was higher than that of Black-throated.
Four Pacific Divers (this photo is one of them) at front of my tent site (I stayed by tent).

Birds feeding

A day in December, I took photos of birds' feeding behavior walking around Teganuma, Chiba prefecture.

Northern Pintails (Anas acuta) fed on lawn grass.



Dusky Thrush (Turdus naumanni) fed on a dried fruit.



Common Coot (Fulica atra) ate floated grass and alga on pole in water.



Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) were striped reeds and search bugs but I couldn't see their catching bug.




In opposite, Siberian Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides) picked reeds' spike.


Brown-eared Bulbul (Hypsipetes amaurotis) ate peal of mandarin orange.


White-cheeked Starling　(Sturnus cineraceus) fed on fruit, I don't know name of this tree.



All photos in Kashiwa, Chiba prefecture. Dec/2009

Thrushes in Mendoza

I observed three thrushes in Mendoza.

Creamy-bellied Thrush (Turdus amaurochalinus) is the most common thrush in Mendoza.
In morning, they sing around residential street.


With dust box.


Rufous-bellied Thrush (Turdus rufiventris) is second common species. This species is similar to Brown-headed thrush (Turdus chrysolaus)







Chiguanco Thrush (Tardus chiguanco) is not so many compared to other two species.

They were seen in zoo (wild).