A Few More Birds from the River
These are nothing new to me, but I got a few good photos of Oriental Greenfinches (Kawarahiwa • カワラヒワ) and a few okay ones of the relatively elusive Meadow Bunting (Hoojiro • ホオジロ). The Greenfinches were alternately perching high up in a tree and swooping down to inhabit and area of low green brush.
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The Buntings are always in the same location along the river when I go, but they’re hard to catch. They tend to get down into the brush, and are skittish to boot. But I got a few photos while one was resting in a tree, though it was against a bright sky:
And this one I caught in the brush, though it was mixed with Tree Sparrows (Suzume • スズメ) and I didn’t even notice it was a bunting until I came home and saw the full-sized image:
A few more images will be in the “continued reading” section, linked to directly below:
And we’re back. Here are a few extras:
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And the Bunting:
Hopefully I’ll be getting some newer birds soon….