セミの幼虫が羽化する場所を求めて玄関前のコンクリートの階段(3階)を彷徨っていたので、部屋に入れて椅子の背もたれで羽化するのを観察していた。 A cicada nymph was wandering around the concrete steps on the third floor in front of my entrance, looking for a place to emerge, so I brought it inside and watched it molt on the back of a chair.👀 #insects Taken in Tokyo, Japan
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身近な四季の記録。 Record of the familiar four seasons. Tokyo, Japan (I moved from Hokkaido to Tokyo in April 2025.) https://twitter.com/kunne_urara/ https://taittsuu.com/users/soraneko https://cf842258.cloudfree.jp
6月にカルガモのヒナを見た公園の池、また新たなカルガモのヒナが誕生していた。 In the same park pond where I saw spot‑billed ducklings in June, another new brood has hatched.🦆🐤🐤🐤 #Birds Taken in Tokyo, Japan
公園の池のカルガモ親子の動画 A video of a Spot‑billed Duck family at the park pond.🦆🐤🐤🐤 #Birds Taken in Tokyo, Japan
茂みの中からニュッと出てきたゴイサギの幼鳥 A juvenile Black‑crowned Night Heron that slowly emerged from the thicket.🪶 #Birds Taken in Tokyo, Japan
夏の森の中で咲くウバユリの花。北海道のオオウバユリと比べるとかなり質素な印象。 A heartleaf lily blooming in the summer forest. It feels much more modest than Hokkaido’s giant heartleaf lily.🌼 #flowers Taken in Tokyo, Japan
森の中ではオオウバユリが満開。発芽からおよそ7年かけて生涯一度きりの花を咲かせた後、種を残して枯れてしまう。 In the forest, the Giant Heartleaf Lily is in full bloom. It takes approximately seven years from germination for this plant to produce a once-in-a-lifetime flower, after which it withers, leaving behind seeds. #flowers Taken in Hokkaido, Japan
セミがあちこちで羽化している夜の公園 In the park at night, cicadas are emerging all over the place. #insects Taken in Tokyo, Japan
同じヨシ原にいたこれはオオヨシキリの幼鳥かな? This might be a young Oriental Reed Warbler that was in the same reedbed.🪶 #Birds Taken in Saitama, Japan
縄張り争いが落ち着いたのか、この日はあまり騒がしくなかったオオヨシキリ Perhaps with the territorial disputes having calmed down, the Oriental Reed Warbler wasn’t as noisy.🪶 #Birds Taken in Saitama, Japan
花火が上がる前に撮った荒川堤防からの夕陽。ちょうど太陽が沈む位置にあった山はたぶん秩父の二子山。 The sunset from the Arakawa embankment before the fireworks. The mountain where the sun was sinking was probably Mt. Futago‑yama in Chichibu.🎴 Taken in Tokyo, Japan
慌ただしい一週間に一息ついて花火見学。前にササゴイを撮った公園のすぐ近くなので鳥たちもびっくりしてるかも。動画は花火大会のラスト1分。 After a hectic week, I took a breather at a fireworks festival near the park where I once photographed a striated heron. The birds were probably startled too. The video shows the final minute.🎆 Taken in Tokyo, Japan
先日のアマサギもそうだけど、このササゴイも北海道出身者にはめずらしい鳥! Just like the Cattle Egret I saw the other day, the Striated Heron is another species unfamiliar to those of us from Hokkaido.😶 #Birds Taken in Tokyo, Japan
週末に川沿いを歩いていたら出会ったカルガモの親子たち。様々な成鳥具合の雛がいた。 The spot-billed duck families I came across while walking along the river over the weekend, with ducklings at various stages of growth.🦆🐣🐤 #Birds Taken in Tokyo, Japan
久しぶりに行ったら親と共に飛んでいる幼鳥が2羽いたので、少なくとも2羽は無事に成長したよう。幼鳥は撮れなかったので写真は親鳥。 On a return visit, I saw two Little Ringed Plover juveniles flying with the parents, so at least two seem to have grown up safely. I couldn’t photograph the young birds, so this photo is of the adult.😊 #Birds Taken in Saitama, Japan
2週間ぶりのコチドリの雛。前回は3羽見たが今回確認できたのは1羽だけ。相変わらずふわっふわだけど、少しだけコチドリらしい姿になっていた。 A Little Ringed Plover chick I hadn’t seen in two weeks. Only one this time, though there were three before. Still fluffy, but looking just a little more like a Little Ringed Plover now. #Birds Taken in Saitama, Japan
光沢を見せびらかすように陽射しの強い日ほど活発に活動するタマムシ。日本で最も美しい虫のひとつだけど、これも北海道では見ないんだよね。 Jewel beetles (Chrysochroa fulgidissima) get especially active on strong sunny days, showing off their shine. They’re one of Japan’s most beautiful insects, but you don’t see them in Hokkaido.💎 #insects Taken in Tokyo, Japan
潜水するカルガモ。春に見たキンクロハジロほど潜るの上手ではなさそう。 Diving spot‑billed duck. It doesn’t seem to be as skilled at diving as the tufted duck I saw in the spring.🤿 #Birds Taken in Tokyo, Japan
潜水するキンクロハジロ – 桜の花弁を添えて。 Diving Tufted Duck – With Sakura Petals.🌸🦆 #flowers #Birds Taken in Tokyo, Japan
A Japanese White‑eye that kept its mouth open the whole time because of the heat.🥵 #Birds Taken in Tokyo, Japan
暑いのでずっと口をあけっぱなしだったヒヨドリ A Brown‑eared Bulbul that kept its mouth open the whole time because of the heat.🥵 #Birds Taken in Tokyo, Japan
梅雨明けして一気に暑くなったので、水の上をぷかぷかしている涼しそうな水鳥特集。…水鳥? Since the rainy season has ended and the heat has suddenly kicked in, here’s a feature on cool‑looking waterfowl bobbing on the water… waterfowl?🤔 #Birds Taken in Tokyo, Japan
朝、丈のある草の上で囀っていたホオジロ A meadow bunting was singing atop the tall grass in the morning.🎶🐦 #Birds Taken in Saitama, Japan
トモエソウの花。花弁が扇風機の羽のように捻じれている。なんか息を吹きかけたらクルクル回りそう。 A great St. John’s wort (Hypericum ascyron) whose petals twist like fan blades, looking as if they might whirl if you blew on them.🌀 #flowers Taken in Tokyo, Japan
稲が青々と茂る田んぼの中に佇むダイサギ A Great Egret standing in the lush, green rice field.🌾 #Birds Taken in Saitama, Japan
本格的な夏を迎え嘴の根元が黄色いスズメが増えてきたが、この時期まだ子育て中だったこの2羽の嘴は黒いままだった。 With the full summer now here, the number of sparrows with yellow at the base of their beaks has been increasing, but the beaks of these two, who were still raising their young even at this point, remained black. #Birds Taken in Tokyo, Japan
換毛期のようで尻尾のないスズメ。黒かった嘴の基部も黄色に。この嘴の色の変化と換毛には何か関係があるのかな。 A sparrow that has entered its molting season and lost its tail. The base of its beak, once black, has turned yellow as well. I wonder if this beak‑color change at this time of year has something to do with molting.🤔 #Birds Taken in Tokyo, Japan
薄暗い公園の林床にたくさん咲いているヤブミョウガ。こちらではこの時期よく見かけるが、これも北海道では見なかった花だな。 Yabumyōga (Pollia japonica) blooming in abundance on the shaded forest floor in the park. It’s a flower you often see around this time of year here, but I don’t think I ever saw this one in Hokkaido, either.🌼 #flowers Taken in Tokyo, Japan
東京のアジサイの季節はもうほぼ終わり。これはまだ比較的奇麗に咲いていた花。 Hydrangea season in Tokyo is already entering its final phase. This bloom was still relatively beautiful. #flowers Taken in Tokyo, Japan
近所の公園で久しぶりに見たカワセミ A kingfisher I saw for the first time in a while at the neighborhood park.😊 #Birds Taken in Tokyo, Japan
しばらく目を離した隙にインコはいなくなり、今はスズメが巣材を咥えて出入りするように。インコが本当に営巣していたのかは結局謎のまま… When I looked away for a while, the parakeet was gone, and a sparrow had started coming and going with nesting material in its beak. Whether the parakeet had really been nesting there remains a mystery…🤔 #Birds Taken in Tokyo, Japan
その後も相変わらず鉄パイプの穴から出入りしているワカケホンセイインコだけど、実際巣を作っているのかどうかは不明。確かめようもないしね! The Rose‑ringed Parakeet is still going in and out of that hole in the metal pipe just like before, but I honestly have no idea if there’s really a nest in there. Not like I can check anyway!😅 #Birds Taken in Tokyo, Japan
とても眠そうなカワウ a very drowsy Great Cormorant.😴 #Birds Taken in Tokyo, Japan
色あせてゆく半夏生 The fading hangeshō (Chinese lizard’s tail) #flowers Taken in Tokyo, Japan
夏至から11目の今日は半夏生で、この植物もこの時期に色づくから半夏生という名前になったそう。 Today, the 11th day after the summer solstice, is Hangeshō, a traditional seasonal marker in Japan. The plant Chinese lizard’s tail, which turns its leaves white around this time, is also given the name hangeshō. Taken in Tokyo, Japan
地面に降りて食事をはじめたオオタカ幼鳥。ちゃんと骨まで残さず食べていた。 A juvenile Goshawk that has come down to the ground and begun feeding. It was neatly eating everything, bones included.🍖🦅 #Birds Taken in Tokyo, Japan
オオタカ幼鳥。営巣中は巣の下に常にカメラマンたちが、時にタープまで張ってずっと貼りついているような環境だったけれど、無事に巣立ちしたようでよかった! A juvenile goshawk. During the nesting period, photographers were under the nest, even putting up a tarp and staying there constantly 😅 but it seems to have fledged safely, which is a relief.🦅 #Birds Taken in Tokyo, Japan
全くそのとおりで割と常備しているのだけど、長くやってると3年くらいのサイクルで着実に内容量が減っていくのを実感できてしまうのが欠点。…まぁ減るついでに小分けパックになったのは利便性あがってよかったけど!
ココナッツサブレって賞味期限がMAXで一年弱ほどあり、消費期限ならもっと長く見込めるので防災備蓄食のおやつ枠にけっこう向いてるお菓子なのよね。 味落ちを許容すれば1~2年に1度の入れ替えで済む