I went out to see if I could find some more birds locally, and got a few. First, I found some baby Barn Swallows in the doorway of someone’s home. The babies were just resting there on a sill near the ceiling of the porch, right out there, as if being just a few feet from visitors to the front door was no big deal. Got a nice close-up of two of the three:

You can click on that one to reveal a larger image (1000 pixels wide).

I also spotted a Grey Heron in flight, and followed it as it found a high tree branch and rested there:

I also stumbled upon a few more immature birds in low branches in a tree. The young’uns aren’t nearly as skittish as their parents, and I got a few good shots, despite the low light of the shade:

I can’t be sure of the species, but I’m fairly confident that the pair were immature Brown-eared Bulbuls.

Also, last Saturday, while I was at Koganei Park for a school BBQ party, I was able to spot the same Kingfisher I had before, It only was visible for a very short while, not enough for me to adjust my exposure time–but this motion-blurred pic shows a clear enough image:

Finally, I happen to come across a good number of cats–some feral, some not–in these parks. Not too far from the Kingfisher was a cat resting beneath an umbrella:

That’s all for now. Some photos from my father in Washington State coming soon.