Kosagi

Little egret before Typhoon 9.

I'm outta here

Little egret (kosagi in Japanese) on the Tama River

Hard Right

About 2 weeks ago there was a very strong typhoon in the Tokyo area. The Tama river area was heavily affected with high water and flooding. The water is still a muddy brown, and the plants near the river have been damaged or destroyed. However, the waterfowl is back....

In the Long Grass

On the Tama River. As soon as I saw this scene, it reminded me of when I was a kid in West Virginia, as well as of the title of a book (Death in the Long Grass---a book about Africa) that I read years ago.

Little egret on the Tama River

kosagi in Japanese

Take off

Daisagi (Great Egret---egretta alba) on the Tamagawa

Red & Yellow

Tama River near Tamagawadai Park, Tokyo

Rainy Season Blues

Japan's rainy season is in full swing now.

Only one

planted beside the river by someone.

A sea of green

前ぼけ

Mae boke in Japanese, meaning boke in the foreground.

Pissed Pigeon