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my bird photo album -- kyoto, late may 2005-06-02 - 7:25 p.m. The full-fledged trip report will be coming soon, but I thought I'd start with the bird list to give you a different perspective on Kyoto from what you normally see. all photos © 2005 by Elaine Radford Grey Starling The bird list wasn't great, since there is very little diversity in the bird species in the Kyoto area, at least at this time of year. However, there were definitely some worthwhile "wow" species, such as Narcissus and Blue-and-White Flycatcher. Judging from the song, Blue-and-White Flycatcher is actually quite common, but the forest foliage can hide the bird from sight with surprising effectiveness, and I didn't get a good long look until my last full day in Kyoto when I encountered it deep in the forest behind Fushimi-Inari shrine. Anyhoo, I got 15 lifers and 28 species overall: Great Cormorant Black-Crowned Night Heron Little Egret Great Egret Grey Heron -- abundant Mallard Spot-Billed Duck Black Kite Little Ringed Plover Rock Dove -- abundant Rufous Turtle Dove Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker -- a pair Barn Swallow -- abundant, nests with babies seen Grey Wagtail White Wagtail Japanese Wagtail -- including parents feeding fledged juveniles Brown-Eared Bulbul Blue-and-White Flycatcher Narcissus Flycatcher Long-Tailed Tit Varied Tit Japanese White-Eye Carrion Crow -- abundant Jungle Crow Grey Starling Eurasian Tree Sparrow -- abundant Oriental Greenfinch Siberian Meadow Bunting -- including a well-displayed singing bird And, with apologies to people who still have dial-up connections, here is a photo gallery of some conspicuous Kyoto area birds. Jungle Crows enjoy the view from Maruyama Park Check beneath the eaves of the noodle shops and souvenir stands lining the narrow streets, and you will soon discover Barn Swallow nests like this one full of big babies who have just been fed by a parent -- note how they alternate sitting with head or tail out to pack the crowded nest more efficiently These younger Grey Herons didn't have an easy time of it, as they were always getting chased off by territorial adults. I saw one adult come away with a big beakful of feathers. The ubiquitous Black Kite Dammit, Hiroko, those damn Black Kites are interfering with our TV reception again Siberian Meadow Bunting sings at Arishiyama Spot-Billed Duck on the path of philosophy, which looks suspiciously like a drainage canal, but no doubt it's an extremely significant and spiritual drainage canal back - next All Rights Reserved, Copyright 2002-2017 by Elaine Radford