Tama Bridge (Morning)

A pair of Common Kestrels were actively hunting.

I observed the riverbed near Tama Bridge. It was windy but sunny. A pair of Common Kestrels were hunting. There were also many Eurasian Skylarks, singing vigorously.

Great Reed Warblers in the Reed Field

There were many Great Reed Warblers in the reed field of the riverbed. I photographed one perched on a slightly protruding branch.

Singing with its mouth wide open.
Singing with its mouth wide open.
Great Reed Warblers in the Reed Field Field Guide

Eurasian Skylark

I photographed a Eurasian Skylark walking on the ground.

Raising its crest.
Raising its crest.
Eurasian Skylark Field Guide

Hunting Common Kestrel

A pair of Common Kestrels were searching for prey while hovering.

Searching from the sky.
Searching from the sky.
Caught an insect.
Caught an insect.
Hovering.
Hovering.
Hunting Common Kestrel Field Guide

Little Ringed Plover

Little Ringed Plovers, disturbed by the Common Kestrel, were mobbing it. It seemed they had a nest near the river in the riverbed.

Chasing after the Common Kestrel.
Chasing after the Common Kestrel.
Little Ringed Plover Field Guide

Eurasian Skylark with an Insect

A male Eurasian Skylark was flying upwards. When I took a picture, some were carrying insects in their beaks.

It seems to have caught food.
It seems to have caught food.
Eurasian Skylark with an Insect Field Guide
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