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Posted on July 2, 2018 by Nigel

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Kingfisher near Akama Station in Munakata.
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Kingfisher near Akama Station in Munakata. #natura Kingfisher near Akama Station in Munakata. #naturaljapan #japannature #birdphotography #birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #野鳥 #自然 #九州 #福岡 #宗像市

Kingfisher near Akama Station in Munakata.
#naturaljapan #japannature #birdphotography #birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #野鳥 #自然 #九州 #福岡 #宗像市 ...

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Kingfisher near Akama Station in Munakata.
#naturaljapan #japannature #birdphotography #birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #野鳥 ...

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Kingfisher near Akama Station in Munakata. #natura Kingfisher near Akama Station in Munakata. #naturaljapan #japannature #birdphotography #birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #野鳥 #自然 #九州 #福岡 #宗像市

Kingfisher near Akama Station in Munakata.
#naturaljapan #japannature #birdphotography #birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #野鳥 #自然 #九州 #福岡 #宗像市 ...

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White Eye (メジロ) surrounded by “plum”, actually Japanese apricot, blossom (梅). #naturaljapan #japannature #birdphotography #birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography ...

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White Eye (メジロ) surrounded by “plum”, ac White Eye (メジロ) surrounded by “plum”, actually Japanese apricot, blossom (梅). #naturaljapan #japannature #birdphotography #birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #野鳥 #自然 #九州 #福岡 #宗像市

White Eye (メジロ) surrounded by “plum”, actually Japanese apricot, blossom (梅). #naturaljapan #japannature #birdphotography #birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #野鳥 #自然 #九州 #福岡 #宗像市 ...

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Japanese Weasel (イタチ) sneaking around in the forest near my home in rural Munakata.

#naturaljapan #japannature #nature #naturephotography #mammals #weasel #itachi #wildlifephotography ...

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Japanese Weasel (イタチ) sneaking around in the Japanese Weasel (イタチ) sneaking around in the forest near my home in rural Munakata. #naturaljapan #japannature #nature #naturephotography #mammals #weasel #itachi #wildlifephotography #wildlife #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #自然 #哺乳類 #イタチ #九州 #福岡 #宗像市

Japanese Weasel (イタチ) sneaking around in the forest near my home in rural Munakata.

#naturaljapan #japannature #nature #naturephotography #mammals #weasel #itachi #wildlifephotography #wildlife #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #自然 #哺乳類 #イタチ #九州 #福岡 #宗像市 ...

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Four young wild boars walking along the path.

#naturaljapan #cameratrap #trailcam #japannature #nature #naturephotography #mammals #wildboar #boar #inoshishi #wildlifephotography #wildlife ...

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Four young wild boars walking along the path. #na Four young wild boars walking along the path. #naturaljapan #cameratrap #trailcam #japannature #nature #naturephotography #mammals #wildboar #boar #inoshishi #wildlifephotography #wildlife #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #自然 #哺乳類 #イノシシ #ウリボウ #九州 #福岡 #宗像市

Four young wild boars walking along the path.

#naturaljapan #cameratrap #trailcam #japannature #nature #naturephotography #mammals #wildboar #boar #inoshishi #wildlifephotography #wildlife #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #自然 #哺乳類 #イノシシ #ウリボウ #九州 #福岡 #宗像市 ...

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Three adult wild boars walking along the path in the rain.

#naturaljapan #cameratrap #trailcam #japannature #nature #naturephotography #mammals #wildboar #boar #inoshishi #wildlifephotography...

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Three adult wild boars walking along the path in t Three adult wild boars walking along the path in the rain. #naturaljapan #cameratrap #trailcam #japannature #nature #naturephotography #mammals #wildboar #boar #inoshishi #wildlifephotography #wildlife #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #自然 #哺乳類 #イノシシ #ウリボウ #九州 #福岡 #宗像市

Three adult wild boars walking along the path in the rain.

#naturaljapan #cameratrap #trailcam #japannature #nature #naturephotography #mammals #wildboar #boar #inoshishi #wildlifephotography #wildlife #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #自然 #哺乳類 #イノシシ #ウリボウ #九州 #福岡 #宗像市 ...

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Very happy to find a daytime video of a wild boar on one of my camera traps — I’ve put this one in a clearing in a fairly remote forest area, about 2km from the nearest homes.

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Very happy to find a daytime video of a wild boar Very happy to find a daytime video of a wild boar on one of my camera traps — I’ve put this one in a clearing in a fairly remote forest area, about 2km from the nearest homes. #naturaljapan #cameratrap #trailcam #japannature #nature #naturephotography #mammals #wildboar #boar #inoshishi #wildlifephotography #wildlife #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #自然 #哺乳類 #イノシシ #九州 #福岡 #宗像市

Very happy to find a daytime video of a wild boar on one of my camera traps — I’ve put this one in a clearing in a fairly remote forest area, about 2km from the nearest homes.

#naturaljapan #cameratrap #trailcam #japannature #nature #naturephotography #mammals #wildboar #boar #inoshishi #wildlifephotography #wildlife #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #自然 #哺乳類 #イノシシ #九州 #福岡 #宗像市 ...

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Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker (コゲラ). #naturaljapan #japannature #birdphotography #birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #野鳥 #自然 ...

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Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker (コゲラ). #naturaljap Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker (コゲラ). #naturaljapan #japannature #birdphotography #birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #野鳥 #自然 #九州 #福岡 #宗像市

Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker (コゲラ). #naturaljapan #japannature #birdphotography #birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #野鳥 #自然 #九州 #福岡 #宗像市 ...

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Curious female Daurian Redstart (ジョウビタキ). #naturaljapan #japannature #birdphotography #birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata ...

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Curious female Daurian Redstart (ジョウビタキ). #naturaljapan #japannature #birdphotography #birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #野鳥 #自然 #九州 #福岡 #宗像市

Curious female Daurian Redstart (ジョウビタキ). #naturaljapan #japannature #birdphotography #birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #野鳥 #自然 #九州 #福岡 #宗像市 ...

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Japanese Wagtail (セキレイ). #naturaljapan #japannature #birdphotography #birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #野鳥 #自然 #九州 ...

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Japanese Wagtail (セキレイ). #naturaljapan #ja Japanese Wagtail (セキレイ). #naturaljapan #japannature #birdphotography #birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #野鳥 #自然 #九州 #福岡 #宗像市

Japanese Wagtail (セキレイ). #naturaljapan #japannature #birdphotography #birds #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #野鳥 #自然 #九州 #福岡 #宗像市 ...

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Pair of Pochards (ホシハジロ) on a small pond in Munakata this morning. #naturaljapan #japannature #birdphotography #birds #ducks #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #japan ...

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Pair of Pochards (ホシハジロ) on a small pond Pair of Pochards (ホシハジロ) on a small pond in Munakata this morning. #naturaljapan #japannature #birdphotography #birds #ducks #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #野鳥 #自然 #カモ #九州 #福岡 #宗像市

Pair of Pochards (ホシハジロ) on a small pond in Munakata this morning. #naturaljapan #japannature #birdphotography #birds #ducks #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #野鳥 #自然 #カモ #九州 #福岡 #宗像市 ...

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Some Pintails (オナガガモ) on Tare Reservoir. They were on the far side of this large lake so my photo isn’t very good unfortunately.
#naturaljapan #japannature #birdphotography #birds ...

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Some Pintails (オナガガモ) on Tare Reservoir. Some Pintails (オナガガモ) on Tare Reservoir. They were on the far side of this large lake so my photo isn’t very good unfortunately. #naturaljapan #japannature #birdphotography #birds #ducks #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #野鳥 #自然 #カモ #九州 #福岡 #宗像市

Some Pintails (オナガガモ) on Tare Reservoir. They were on the far side of this large lake so my photo isn’t very good unfortunately.
#naturaljapan #japannature #birdphotography #birds #ducks #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #naturephotography #japan #kyushu #fukuoka #munakata #野鳥 #自然 #カモ #九州 #福岡 #宗像市 ...

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Green Lacewing Larva

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Nigel

This Green Lacewing larva (J: kusakagerou no youchuu) was crawling across our dining room table. I think it came into the house on some vegetables. As you can see, it’s covered in debris, presumably to protect itself. Lacewing larva such as this eat other small insects, especially aphids (J: abura-mushi), so they are useful to gardeners. They are sometimes called “aphid lions”!

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Acromantis japonica

Posted on September 23, 2017 by Nigel

This is a very small mantis — about 3cm long. Munakata, Japan.
English name: Japanese boxer mantis
Japanese name: hime-kamakiri
Scientific name: Acromantis japonica

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Hirata Stag Beetle

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Nigel

This Hirata Stag Beetle was walking along the same path as me near Yamada Village in Munakata.
Japanese name: hirata-kuwagata
Scientific name: Dorcus titanus

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Huntsman Spider

Posted on June 18, 2017 by Nigel

This type of huntsman spider is called kamasu-gumo in Japanese — refering to the weaving pattern on its back (I think).
Scientific name: Thelcticopis severa.
Found near Yokoyama Village in Munakata.



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Dragonflies

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Nigel

Lots of dragonflies (J: tombo) out and about yesterday as well. Here are two species of damselfly (smaller/thinner) and one true dragonfly.
The blue one looks like a ruler so in Japanese it’s called monosashi-tombo i.e. “ruler damselfly” (it’s a male). The brown one is a female monosashi-tombo. The one with black wings is called haguro-tombo i.e. “black-winged damselfly”. The final picture is an almost-impossible-to-photograph flying Golden-ringed dragonfly (J: oniyanma), which never seem to keep still.
monosashi-tombo = Copera annulata
haguro-tombo = Calopteryx atrata
oniyanma = Anotogaster sieboldii (probably)

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Lesser Cuckoo

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Nigel

English: Lesser Cuckoo
Japanese: hototogisu
Scientific: Cuculus poliocephalus
Found at Yokoyama Village in Munakata (Fukuoka, Japan).
This bird is a brood parasite of the Japanese Bush Warbler (J: uguisu).

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Wasp-like Hoverfly

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Nigel

This very large hoverfly looks and behaves remarkably like a wasp. It’s one of the biggest hoverflies at 20mm in length.

Japanese: shirosuji-naga-hanaabu
Scientific: Milesia undulata
Found at Yokoyama Village in Munakata (Fukuoka, Japan)

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Angled Sunbeam Butterfly

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Nigel

English: Angled Sunbeam
Japanese: uragin-shijimi
Scientific: Curetis acuta paracuta
Found at Yokoyama Village in Munakata (Fukuoka, Japan)

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Japanese Oakblue Butterfly

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Nigel

English: Japanese Oakblue Butterfly
Japanese: murasaki-shijimi
Scientific: Narathura japonica
Found at Yokoyama Village in Munakata (Fukuoka, Japan)

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