I hope they’ll come back again 😊
I hope they’ll come back again 😊
Wishing everyone a gentle New Year.
Wishing everyone a gentle New Year.
There’s a House Martin with a broken leg, and watching it eat from my hand is incredibly sweet.
#HouseMartin #Swallow #BirdCare #WildBirdRescue #Birds #BirdVolunteering
There’s a House Martin with a broken leg, and watching it eat from my hand is incredibly sweet.
#HouseMartin #Swallow #BirdCare #WildBirdRescue #Birds #BirdVolunteering
And the little egret is “Kosagi,” meaning “small heron.”
And the little egret is “Kosagi,” meaning “small heron.”
But I don’t find those perfectly timed shots very interesting.
I enjoy photos that simply show birds just being themselves. 🕊️
But I don’t find those perfectly timed shots very interesting.
I enjoy photos that simply show birds just being themselves. 🕊️
It feels too soon! Autumn barely had a chance to settle in. 🍂
#Japan #autumn #weather #seasonchange
It feels too soon! Autumn barely had a chance to settle in. 🍂
#Japan #autumn #weather #seasonchange
Then the weather turned cloudy for weeks, and suddenly it’s cold. 🍂
Then the weather turned cloudy for weeks, and suddenly it’s cold. 🍂
What’s your favorite zoo — and why?
#zoo #animals #wildlife #favoriteplaces #BlueskyWildlife
What’s your favorite zoo — and why?
#zoo #animals #wildlife #favoriteplaces #BlueskyWildlife
I helped at the quiz rally booth — handed out sheets with three animal-related questions,
and checked the answers when people came back.
Everyone got a zoo postcard as a participation prize,
and so many people joined in! 🐾
I helped at the quiz rally booth — handed out sheets with three animal-related questions,
and checked the answers when people came back.
Everyone got a zoo postcard as a participation prize,
and so many people joined in! 🐾
Even here in Japan, xenophobic voices are joining hands,
growing louder together.
I’m tired of seeing that on my timeline.😭
Even here in Japan, xenophobic voices are joining hands,
growing louder together.
I’m tired of seeing that on my timeline.😭
Such a playful, very Japanese kind of expression, isn’t it?
— I couldn’t help smiling when I read it.
Such a playful, very Japanese kind of expression, isn’t it?
— I couldn’t help smiling when I read it.
(飛騨高山にて。流れの速い川の岩場に立つアオサギ。何を思っているのだろう。)
27.10.2025
#birdwatching #wildbirds #naturephotography
#greyheron
#heron
#Hida-Takayama
#アオサギ
#野鳥観察
#飛騨高山
(飛騨高山にて。流れの速い川の岩場に立つアオサギ。何を思っているのだろう。)
27.10.2025
#birdwatching #wildbirds #naturephotography
#greyheron
#heron
#Hida-Takayama
#アオサギ
#野鳥観察
#飛騨高山
(飛騨高山の勢いある川で餌を探すカワガラス。羽は効率よく水を弾き、脚はかなり頑丈そう。)
28.10.2025
#browndipper
#カワガラス
(飛騨高山の勢いある川で餌を探すカワガラス。羽は効率よく水を弾き、脚はかなり頑丈そう。)
28.10.2025
#browndipper
#カワガラス
In Japan, people visit their ancestors' graves during the seven days before and after the autumnal equinox, a period known as Ohigan.
Today is also the anniversary of my father's death.
In Japan, people visit their ancestors' graves during the seven days before and after the autumnal equinox, a period known as Ohigan.
Today is also the anniversary of my father's death.
It’s quite well done, and I like it.
It’s quite well done, and I like it.
I wish autumn would come soon.
I wish autumn would come soon.
It’s just so hot.
It’s just so hot.
It makes me feel psychologically unwell.
It makes me feel psychologically unwell.