Blog FLOCK LIFE Are these birds about to look for places to roost? GREEDY BIRD What is this sequence of actions? STOCKY BIRD Is this bird taking a break after an early morning meal? BLACK WATER BIRDS Just a moment! There is already a preceding visitor at the destination! BIRD WAGGING TAIL FEATHERS UP AND DOWN What prey is this bird looking for? CONTEMPLATIVE BIRDS Are these birds considering what to capture and eat? PECKING AT THE BASE OF TAIL FEATHERS What does this gesture indicate? RAPTOR APPEARS Has this bird found NISHIOGIKUBO a good place to lead an easy life? ZENPUKUJI PARK UNDER FIERCE HEAT Wild birds seem to be forced to take action against the severe heat as well. FINDING A GOOD FORAGING PLACE This bird seems to have found a suitable foraging place. MASTER OF DIVING Is this bird thinking where to dive to eat food? STRANGE PROTUBERANCE What do you think this strange protuberance sticking out from the surface of the tree is? OPENING OF NEW PARK NISHIOGIKUBO residents have had a new place of rest and relaxation! BIRD SPREADING WINGS Is this a courtship behavior? FLOCKING MIGRATORY BIRDS These birds seem to be satisfied with the wintering life in NISHIOGI. THE FIRST MESSENGER OF SPRING Here comes the first messenger that has long been waited for! ZENPUKUJI PARK AFTER SNOWFALL How have these wild birds survived the snowy day? AIMING BIRD What is this bird trying to catch? STANDING STILL CALMLY A resident bird called grey heron (aosagi in Japanese) discovered in the pond in Zenpukuji Park in NISHIOGI. It was… STARTING A WALK AFTER LUNCH A family of spot-billed ducks encountered by the pond in Zenpukuji Park in NISHIOGI early in the afternoon. TOTORO’ S TREE Zelkova tree in the park called Sakanoue-no-keyaki-koen, or “Zelkova Park on the Hill” in NISHIOGI, which is one of the… FLYING JEWEL Kingfishers inhabit Zenpukuji Park in NISHIOGI. A pair lives in the small hole made in the middle of the stone wall;… OASIS IN BARE FEET The oasis located in a small park very near from the Zenpukuji Park. THE FATHER OF NISHIOGI Uchida Hidegoro(1876-1975)is admired greatly as “the father of NISHIOGI” or “the affectionate father of pioneering local… Topics Seasons and Events (季節・催し) Japanese culture (日本文化) Shrines and Temples (神社・寺院) Park (公園) Food and Café (飲食) Trial experience (体験)
