Just a few birds from the last few days
Neighborhood birds
Category: Photography
On today’s walk
Tsurezure #whatever – Hooded Cranes
I have lost track of how many of these I have written, AND of how many I have posted to my blog. So, forget the numbers. Forget the lists. Let’s just do this thing.
This column went out early this month and describes my joining a local birdwatching excursion to see the hooded cranes/ใใใ ใซ of Yashiro district. These birds are not particularly rare, and over 10,000 nest down south in Kagoshima Prefecture. However, the only spot on the island of Honshu where any come to spend the winter is in this tiny farming town in the mountains here. This year, 13 birds came, and the local birders all had to go try to get good pics. I have discussed this before, but technically we are only supposed to watch and photography from a designated “observation post” which is often a real pain, as sometimes the birds don’t come anywhere near. This time, though, was different.
Eight birds in two groups came close on either side, and a few even flew right over our heads. It was quite a chance.
ใใใ ใซใฎๅคงใตใผใใน
ใฉใคใชใณใธใใผ
2ๆ23ๆฅใฎๅๅใๅจๅๅธๅ ซไปฃ็บใง15ไบบใฎ้้ณฅๆ้ณฅๅฎถใ้ใพใใพใใใๆฅๆฌ้้ณฅใฎไผๅฑฑๅฃ็ๆฏ้จใฎๆข้ณฅไผใฎใคใใณใใงใใใ ใซใๅงใใจใใๅฐๅใฎ้้ณฅใ่ฆณๅฏใปๆฎๅฝฑใใใใจใ็ฎ็ใงใใใใใกใใๅใๅๅ ใงใใใ
ไปฅๅใไปใฎ้้ณฅใฎไผใคใใณใใซใฏๅๅ ใใพใใใไปๅใฏๅใใฆ็ใใใจใใใ ใซใๆขใๆฉไผใงใใใๅฑฑๅฃ็ใฎๅฎ็ฉใงไธใค็้ณฅใงใใใใใ ใซใฏ่ญฆๆๅฟใ้ซใๆใใ่ฆๅฎใในใฟใณในใๅคงไบใงใใฎใงๅ ซไปฃใง้้ณฅ่ฆณๅฏใใใฎใฏใฉใกใใใจ่จใใจ้ ๆ ฎใใใกใงใใใงใไปๅใฏใใกใใจใใใใใผใๅฎใฃใฆๆกๅ ใใๅฝขใงใใใฎใงๅใใง่กใฃใฆใฟใพใใใ
ใพใใฏ็ใงๅทๆทปใฎๆฃๆญฉๆ่ฆใงๅฐ้ณฅใ่ฆณๅฏใใพใใใใใคใใใชใธใญใใซใฏใฉใใฏใปในใบใก็ญใ่ฑๅฏใงใใใๅใซใจใฃใฆใฏๅใใฆใฎใขใใชในใใใใฃใณใฐใไธ็ชใใใใใฃใใงใใ
ใใฎใใจ็ใใใจใใใ ใซ่ฆณๅฏๆใซๅใใใพใใใใใใ ใซใ้ฉใใใชใใใจใๅคงไบใชใฎใงใๅบๆฌ็ใซใฏ่ฆณๅฏๆๆทๅฐๅ ใใใฎใฟใจใใใฎใฏ่ฆณๅฏใฎๆฑบใพใใงใใใจใใใใจใฏ่ฆใซ่กใฃใฆใ่ฟใใชใใใจใๅคใ้ใๆชใๆใฏๅ จ็ถ่ฆใใชใใจใใไบใงใใใงใไปๅใฏใชใใจ๏ผ๏ผ่ฆณๅฏๆ่ฟใใซใฏ8็พฝใใพใใ๏ผ
่ฆณๅฏๆใใ้่ทฏใซๅใใฃใฆ5็พฝใๅใฎ็ฐใใผใง3็พฝใฎ่ฆชๅญใใใพใใใๆข้ณฅไผใฎ็ใใใๅคง่ๅฅฎใใชใใๆฎๅฝฑใใฆๆ้ ้กใง่ฆณๅฏใใฆใใพใใใ
ใงใใใใใใงใใ5็พฝใฎใใใ ใซใใใ้ฃใณๅบใใฆใ้ ญใฎไธใพใงๅฏใฃใฆใใพใใใใพใใซใๅคงใตใผใในใใงใใใ
้้ณฅ่ฆณๅฏ่ ใจใใฆใฏๅคงๆบ่ถณใ ใฃใใฎใงใใใฎใใจใฏ่ฟใใฎๅฑฑใพใง่กใใพใใใๅ ซไปฃใฎ็พใใ่ช็ถใฎไธญใๆญฉใใชใใ้้ณฅใฎใใใใใ่ใใใใใใฎใฏๆฌๅฝใซ็ใใใพใใ
้ชใ้ใฃใฆใใใฎใงใใ่งฃๆฃใจใชใใพใใใ็ใ็ฎ็้ๆใใฆๅใใงๅธฐใฃใใจๆใใพใใๅใฏ็ขบใใซใใใงใใใ
ใกใชใฟใซๆฅๆฌ้้ณฅใฎไผๅฑฑๅฃ็ๆฏ้จใฏ็ๅ ๅๅฐใงๅฎๆ็ใซๆข้ณฅไผใ้ๅฌใใใฎใงๆฏ้ใใใใงๆค็ดขใใฆ็ขบ่ชใใฆใฟใฆใใ ใใใ่ฟใใฎๅ ดๆใงๅฏๆใ้้ณฅใ่ฆณๅฏใใฆ่ช็ถใฎไบใๅญฆใถไบใใงใใใจใฆใ่ฏใใใฃใณในใงใใ
Tsurezure #11 โ Autumn Musings
I seem to be catching up on myself with these posts (and messing up the numbering) but here is another of my Japanese language columns for the Setouchi Times newspaper. It’s about autumn in Japan versus autumn in my home. It’s a bit of fluff, but sometimes that’s all right.
็งใซใคใใฆ
็งใๅคงๅฅฝใใงใใใๆฅใ็งใใใฉใกใใใๅฅฝใใใจ่ใใใใฐๆฅใๅใคใใใใใพใใใๅฟ ใใใใใใจใฏ่จใใพใใใๆฅๆฌใฎ็งใฏใ้ฃๆฌฒใฎ็งใใจใใฆ็พๅณใใ้ฃๆใใใฃใฑใใงใใๆถผใใๅคฉๆฐใงๅค้ใณใๆฅฝใใใงใใใใกใใ็ด ่ใฎๆฏ่ฒใฏ่ฏใใทใฃใใฟใผใใฃใณในใไธใใฆใใใพใใ
ใขใกใชใซใซไฝใใงใใๆใงใ็งใๅคงๅฅฝใใงใใใ็็ฑใใกใใฃใจ้ใใพใใ
ใขใกใชใซใปใซใณใถในๅทใฎ็งใฏๆฅๆฌใจๅใใใใซๅ็ฉซใฎๅญฃ็ฏใง็ด ่ใใใฃใฆใๆใๅคใ็ตใใๅคใฎๅคฉๆฐใๆถผใใใซใชใๅญฃ็ฏใงใใๅ็ฉซ็ฅญ็ใชใตใณใฏในใฎใใณใฐ๏ผๆ่ฌใฎๆฅ๏ผใฏใขใกใชใซไบบใซใจใฃใฆใฏใชในใในใฎๆฌกใซๅคงๅใช็ฅๆฅใงใใ11ๆใซใใใพใใ
ใงใๆฅๆฌใจ้ใฃใฆๆฌง็ฑณใฎ็งใๆๆใฎๅญฃ็ฏใงใใ็งใจใฏไธใฎไธญใฎใใใใ็ฉใๆญปใใงใใๆๆใชใฎใงใใๆจใฎ่ใๆฏใใฆๆฃใใใใใใใฎ้ณฅใๆธกใฃใฆใใชใใชใใใใใใชๅ็ฉใๅฌ็ ็ญใใฆ่ฆใใชใใชใใพใใๅคช้ฝใฎๅ ใๅผฑใฃใฆใใๆใใงๅพใ ใซๅฏใใชใฃใฆๆฅใ็ญใใชใใพใใใใใฆใใกใใใใญใฆใฃใผใณใใใใพใใ
ๅคงๆใใใญใฆใฃใผใณใฏๅญไพใซใ่ๅญใ้ ใๆฅใงใฏใชใในใใชใใฅใขใซ็ใช็ฅญๆฅใงใใใๅคไปฃใฎไฟกไปฐใงใฏ11ๆ1ๆฅใฏๆฐๅนดใๅงใพใๆฅใงใใใฎๅใฎๅคใซใฏใใฎไธใจ้็ใฎ้ใฎๅฃใ้ใใฆใไบกใใชใฃใๆนใฎ้ใ่ช็ฑใซ่กใๆฅใๅบๆฅใพใใใใใฎ้ใใใใใใฎใใชใใใใซๅๅฎถๅบญใงใฏ็พๅณใใใใฎใ็้ขๅใซใใใฆๆบ่ถณใซ้ฃในใใใใจใใ่ชฌใใใใพใใ
้ทใๅนดๆใ็ตใฆๆฌง็ฑณใฎใใญใฆใฃใผใณใๅคๅใใฆไปใฏไบ้ขใใใใพใใไธใคใฏๅ็ดใซๆฅฝใใ็ฅญๆฅ็ใชใใจใงใใ
ใใฎไฟกไปฐๆทฑใ็ฅๆฅใ่ฟไปฃใฎใฏใคใฏใค็ใชใใญใฆใฃใผใณใซ้ฒๅใใพใใใๆใใณในใใฌใใใฆใใๅญไพใใกใใใใใใใชใใใใซใใใใ่ๅญใ้ ใฃใฆๆฅฝใใใใจใฐใใใซใชใใพใใใ
ใงใใใพใ ใพใ ้็ใชๅฎ่ณช็ใซๆใ้ขใๆฎใฃใฆใใพใใๆฅๆฌใฎๅคใฟใใใซๆช่ซใ่ชใไผใใใใพใใใใฉใผๆ ็ปใฏ10ๆไธญใซใใฌใใซๆพ้ใใๆ ็ป้คจใงใไธๆ ใใใพใใ
ๅใฏๆใไบใๅคงๅฅฝใใชๅฐๅนดใงใใใ๏ผไปใฏใกใใฃใจๅผฑ่ซใซใชใฃใใใฉใใพใ ใพใ ๆฐๅณใๆชใ่ฉฑใๅฅฝใใจใ่จใใพใโฆ๏ผใใฉใผๅฐ่ชฌใๆฏๆฅใฎใใใซ่ชญใใงใใฆใใฉใผๆ ็ปใไธไบบใงใใญใใญใใชใใ่ฆใฆใใพใใใใชใฎใง็งใฏๆฌๅฝใซ่ชๅใซๅใฃใฆใใใจใใคใๆใใฆใใพใใใ
ๆฅๆฌใซไฝใฟๅงใใใใๅคใฏๆใๅญฃ็ฏใจใใไบใซใกใใฃใจ้ๅๆใใใใพใใใๅนดใๅใใจใใฏใๆฅๆฌใฎ็งใฎ้ฐๅฒๆฐใๅฅฝใใ ใชใจๆใใใใซใชใใพใใใ
ใ ใฃใฆใ็ผใใใใจๆ ใ้ฃฏใใถใก็พๅณใใใงใ๏ผ๏ผ
A few recent pictures
I took a few pictures that I like recently, so here you go.
A couple of the crops are unconventional, but these aren’t for printing, so who cares?
Jim Rion - Translator & Writer 