Feb 23
Work kept me cooped up, and it's been a week since my last field outing. The Rustic Buntings, Hawfinchs, and Dusky Thrushes that were so numerous every day have completely vanished. Perhaps the warmth of the past few days prompted them to head north. And now, insects are fluttering across the fields! Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow butterflies! Stoneflies! After enduring two harsh months of bitter cold when insects were nowhere to be seen, how utterly dramatic and heart-stirring is the arrival of spring in this cold country. The photo shows Mt. Asama today.
仕事で缶詰で、一週間ぶりのフィールド。 あれだけたくさんいたカシラダカもシメもツグミも姿を消した。暖かさで北へ帰ったのだろうか。 そして野原を虫が飛んでる！モンキチョウ！カワゲラ！昆虫の姿の絶えた厳寒の2ヶ月を越え、やってきた寒国の春のなんと劇的で心躍ることか。 写真は今日の浅間山。
