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  Pieris rapae #silentsunday #butterfly

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  I was feeling terrible today, but I couldn't take time off work, so I went to the central Tokyo... and of course, I took pictures of any unfamiliar insects, birds, or flowers I saw. This is Pidorus glaucopis, the first time I've ever seen it #moth #nature

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  today, due to a misunderstanding and lack of confirmation on both sides, my work was canceled on site... I took some photos of Larus crassirostris (black-tailed gulls) in the cloudy Tokyo Bay area on a cloudy evening, where it thankfully didn't rain, and then headed home (4 photos) #bird #seagull

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  waterlily in the distance #silentsunday #bloomscrolling

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  waterlily #bloomscrolling #silentsunday

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  feathers shed by birds during their molt are floating on the pond's surface, with damselflies perched upon them. the first one is likely Paracercion melanotum, and Paracercion calamorum in the second photo (2 photos) #damselfly #nature

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  Orthetrum triangulare melania (male) #dragonfly #nature

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  fere is a pair of Orthetrum albistylum in tandem #dragonfly #nature

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  this azure-winged magpie's plumage looks fully mature, but it somehow gave the impression of being young... perhaps it was an individual that fledged earlier (2 photos) #bird #nature

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  spotted a small flock of Cyanopica cyanus (azure-winged magpie) including jeveniles... its tail feathers had almost fully grown out, but traces of white down remained on its head, and both its voice and movements were still distinctly juvenile, chased their parents across the high tree branches (4 photos) #bird #nature

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  Ardea alba (great egret), which appeared to have finished nesting elsewhere, has returned to the park's pond #greategret #bird #nature

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  the population of Rhyothemis fuliginosa (butterfly dragonfly) has been declining, I spotted a small group including two females flying about in a location where I hadn't seen them before. the females are not only darker than the males but also differ slightly in hue; this one appeared to have a greenish-gold tint mixed in (2 photos) #dragonfly #butterflydragonfly #nature

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  this one has a coloration similar to a male, but it's darker, and the tip of its tail appears to be a female. since I had mostly posted photos of males until now, glad I was able to get a good look at a female before they disappear for the season (2 photos) #dragonfly #butterflydragonfly #nature

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  feel like the number of Rhyothemis fuliginosa (butterfly dragonfly) at the park has started to drop a bit🥺 perhaps their peak season has already passed...? #dragonfly #nature

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  Rhyothemis fuliginosa (butterfly dragonfly) #dragonfly #nature

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  one more Rhyothemis fuliginosa (butterfly dragonfly) #dragonfly #nature

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  on a nearby tree from the one in the previous post, a butterfly Hestina assimilis aggressively claiming the sap spot, yellow proboscis shooting forward — while a type of scarab beetle protests like, “hey, I was here first…” (3 photos) #insect #butterfly

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  #silentsunday #waterlily #bloomscrolling

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  #silentsunday #waterlily #bloomscrolling

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  although there have been concerns about the declining population of Cariagrion Nipponicum (red damselfly) in Japan, a large number of them inhabit this park #damselfly #nature

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  I spotted Orthetrum melania in the same area again today! children on summer vacation were running around chasing insects with their nets, but actually collecting insects is prohibited in this park...🥺 (2 photos) #dragonfly #nature

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  And Rhyothemis fuliginosa (butterfly dragonfly) as usual... the color of its wings looks different every time depending on the lighting, so I find myself taking pictures of it again and again (2 photos) #butterflydragonfly #dragonfly #nature

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  a male kingfisher and a male scarlet skimmer, side by side (the little grebes prey on the dragonflies, so I was wondering if the kingfishers also do, but they didn't) #kingfisher #dragonfly #nature

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  close-up of a butterfly dragonfly's wings #dragonfly #iridescent #nature

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  the grey herons were calling back and forth, as if complaining about the heat (2 photos) #greyheron #bird #nature

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  Rhyothemis fuliginosa (butterfly dragonfly), also in the obelisk posture #dragonfly #nature

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  a common kingfisher—it came unexpectedly close #bird #nature #kingfisher

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  Lilium speciosum #bloomscrolling

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  Lilium speciosum and an ant #bloomscrolling

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  Lilium auratum #bloomscrolling