This year was probably the first time for me not to take photos of birds in the parks among the sakura (cherry blossom). The flowers bloomed 2 weeks earlier than usual and I wasn't prepared for that. By the time I thought I should go to some parks, they'd already fallen. At least I took a walk around my campus while the flowers were still blooming and could get some photos of a singing Japanese Bush Warbler among the cherry blossom. I have to say that it looked much better in this environment. These shots were taken on March 30.
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| Japanese Bush Warbler among cherry blossom |
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| Singing its heart out |
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| Japanese Bush Warbler among cherry blossom |
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| Japanese Bush Warbler among cherry blossom |
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| Incredible how a little bird can produce a voice so loud that it can be heard from the distance. |
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| More photos of it while singing |
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| Looking normal |
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| Then the throat starting to get bigger |
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| And biggest before exploding into the final part of the song |
Other than the cherry blossom, there were lots of other flowers. Many of them had really nice smells. I just love walking among them. It really gives a nice relaxing feeling. Below are some photos of the flowers I took on the same day. The Japanese Andromeda were in full bloom as well and they smelled so clean.
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| Japanese Andromeda |
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| Japanese Andromeda |
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| Cherry Blossom |
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| Cherry Blossom |
Super photographs, Ayuwat. Classic "Uguisu" images for Japanese culture. I didn't have so many opportunities to get birds in the Sakura this year either. Apart from rainy Niigata weather, when it was fine, everyone with a camera wedged themselves in amongst the cherry trees and left no space for poor me.
ReplyDeleteOur cherry blossoms have just started blooming.........a week or so later than normal too.
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