チョコはお好き? / Do you like chocolate?

Strolling around a certain temple in Hofu. Among the flock of small birds, an Ashy Minivet also appeared. I met it in the same situation the other day, so it might be the same individual. It was friendly.

リュウキュウサンショウクイ Ashy Minivet
リュウキュウサンショウクイ / Ashy Minivet | Nikon D500 + AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR

Red-flanked Bluetail also appeared, but it was too dark to get a clean shot.

ルリビタキ雌 Female Red-flanked Bluetail
ルリビタキ雌 / Female Red-flanked Bluetail

This was the highlight of the day. A Large-billed Crow flew into the tree with something large in its mouth.

チョコレートを咥えて樹上に現れたハシブトガラス A Large-billed Crow appears in a tree with chocolate in its mouth
ハシブトガラス / Large-billed Crow

At first I thought I was looking at a walnut-like nut, but it looks different. It is too well shaped.

チョコレートを足で掴むカラス Crow grabbing a piece of chocolate with its foot
Isn’t this chocolate?

The shape looks like something you would find in an assortment of chocolates like Mary’s Chocolate. It seems to have been picked up somewhere.

周囲を観察するハシブトガラス A Large-billed Crow observing its surroundings
Observing around
チョコレートを食べるハシブトガラス A Large-billed Crow eating chocolate
Crunching and crushing the chocolate
チョコレートを食べるハシブトガラス A Large-billed Crow eating chocolate
Picking off the pieces
チョコレートを食べるハシブトガラス A Large-billed Crow eating chocolate
The rest is only whole, as if crushing it has become a chore.
チョコレートを食べるハシブトガラス A Large-billed Crow eating chocolate
Yuck
チョコレートを食べるハシブトガラス A Large-billed Crow eating chocolate
Seems too large

Crows lick mayonnaise and seem to like oily foods, so perhaps chocolate is tasty too.

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