January 30, 2010

Nogawa Park (January 31st)


Shibateranthis pinnatifida (Setsubun-sou).

We went to Nogawa Park in our neighborhood this weekend again.
We found lots of Shibateranthis pinnatifida (Setsubun-sou) flowers blooming.
We also saw a kingfisher near the ponds in the park.
Adonis flowers were also blooming.
Just before we left, a male bird of Phoenicurus auroreus (Joubitaki, Daurian Redstart) posed for us about 15 minutes.

今週も野川公園、行ってきました。セツブンソウがかなり咲いていました。
カワセミやジョウビタキなども見られました。


Shibateranthis pinnatifida (Setsubun-sou).


Shibateranthis pinnatifida (Setsubun-sou).
There were much more than we found last weekend.
It seems they popped out just a few days before "Setsubun" (February 3rd), the day between winter and the beginning of spring in older Japanese calendar.


Lonicera gracilipes var. glabra (Uguisu-kagura).
The flowers were only 7 or 8 centimeters, but they looked like little stars.


Phoenicurus auroreus (Joubitaki, Daurian Redstart) .


Phoenicurus auroreus (Joubitaki, Daurian Redstart) .

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