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河口にて / At estuary
When I photographed it on a tidal flat with backlighting, the reflection looked like a snowfield, creating an unexpected atmosphere.
I was not sure when I photographed this bird, but I think it was a subspecies of great egret, a. a. modesta, based on the time of year (mid-April), and the blackness of its thigh and tarsus. The explanation by the Osaka Nanko Wild Bird Park website was helpful.
![干潟のチュウダイサギ / Great egret (a. a. modesta) at tidal flats](https://xs993577.xsrv.jp/test/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20200419-DSC_0238-3.jpg)
They are looking for food in the mudflats that spread out under the large piers.
![橋脚の下のチュウダイサギ / Great egret (a. a. modesta)](https://xs993577.xsrv.jp/test/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20200419-20200419-DSC_0309-3.jpg)
![橋脚の下のチュウダイサギ / / Great egret (a. a. modesta)](https://xs993577.xsrv.jp/test/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20200419-20200419-DSC_0351-4.jpg)
I found a falcon at the base of a bridge pier.
![ハヤブサ / Falcon](https://xs993577.xsrv.jp/test/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20200419-20200419-DSC_0280-3.jpg)
I wait for the falcon to hunt for a while. It was so far away that I had to crop it to get a good view, but I had one chance. The brown-eared bulbul that had been chased by the falcon was able to escape this time.
![ヒヨドリを追うハヤブサ / A falcon chasing a brown-eared bulbul](https://xs993577.xsrv.jp/test/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20200419-20200419-DSC_0205-3.jpg)
A jellyfish washed up on the beach. I tried to find out what kind it was, but I couldn’t figure it out. To take advantage of the transparency of the image, I took a macro shot by shining an LED light from below.
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