What are you doing? 10th 　Japanese Wagtail

April.

It is swinging vigorously a discarded old scrubbing brush. (That is a bit of an exaggeration!? )

It may collect a nest material. Oh it is scrap and recycle!

　What are you doing? 9th 　Copper Phesant

April

"Sweeping fallen leaves is so tiresome...I hate it..."

Good news for a person who has such a large garden.

Look at him! It is very easy for him to sweep fallen leaves.

How about one in your family?

　What are you doing? 8th 　Tufted Duck

December

Is he worrying about a hard life or has trouble getting today's lunch?

Actually it comes out his nictitating membrane in his eye with good (bad) timing.

He may say "What a camera man !"

　What are you doing? 7th 　Black Kite

June

It brings leaves of poplar to nest, but for what? I think variously but I do not find the reason.

Anyway I have to say " It's so dangerous! Look ahead of you when you fly! "

　What are you doing? 6th 　Grey Wagtail

April

Finally here Japan the bird who can sing and dance!! No way!

But we may not know such as a bird of paradise dances a secret courtship dance somewhere in Japan.

　What are you doing? 5th Great Crested Grebe

March (Continue from 4th)

It rests its head on back, zzz...? No just finished preens.

Anyway this gesture is killing me!

　What are you doing? 4th Great Crested Grebe

March

It preens its head by leg, looks it puts on glove like a children's toy.

Like 3 fingers glove, so is it a first mitt??

　What are you doing? 3rd Eurasian Tree Sparrow

April

It is collecting nest material. After watching for a while, it plants feet firmly to pull dry grass.

I am concerned about you cannot pull up that dry grass because it is withered grass stem.

　What are you doing? 2nd 　Eastern Spot-billed Duck

January

It dives at Hikari dam in Toyoshina and coming to the surface in bubbles....

Is it looking for feed? Or is it a variation of a water bath? I do not know...

　What are you doing? 1st　Pale Thrush

February

It is escaping by hopping from the base of Japanese red pine at the picnic square in Matsumoto AlpsPark.

What are you doing? 21th-30th
　Little Ringed Plover
　Common Greenshank
　Barn Swallow
　Eurasian Coot
　Azure-winged Magpie vs. Common Buzzard
　Carrion Crow
　Coal Tit
　Bull-headed Shrike
　Honey Buzzard
　Japanese Green Woodpecker


What are you doing? 11th-20th
　Common Moorhen
　Little Ringed Plover
　Tufted Duck
　Brown-eared Bulbul
　Water Rail and Eurasian Coot
　Peregrine Falcon
　Great Cormorant
　Oriental Turtle Dove
　Oriental Stork
　Striated Heron


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