Something Common

Not much else around as usual and the rain is back for several days now, so I just couldn't go out much. However, I'd just explored the new place today. It's a very quiet village called Osaka (小阪) located on the small hill near my campus entrance. There was a tame female Common Kestrel perching on the wire, but unfortunately I didn't bring my camera. There were lots of birds actually, at least more than other places I've been around here. There was a flock of Red-billed Leiothrix in the thick bamboo forest and lots of Black-faced and Siberian Meadow Bunting. The flock of Eurasian Tree Sparrow there shouldn't be less than a hundred bird. Along the way I found a Japanese Weasel climbing on the rocky wall also. Guess I have to check the place more often when the weather is clear, so for this entry, I only have some shots of the Common Teal at Furui-chi...something common and not so attractive.