What are you doing during these strange virus times?

A Hoopoe from last week...



Moth/butterfly, not sure which



And, some really tiny crayfish have started turning up the mountain streams.  Really funny to watch them, but hard to get a decent picture of.  Struggling how to see how they can get into streams high up in the mountains.   

Looks like a moth to me.
I haven't really seen much variation in birds (aside from the storks(?) down by the river). Now that Colburnnn isn't as active maybe it's finally safe for me to go birding, although come to think of it I didn't bring my nice binoculars.

Fantastic photos as usual! I've never notice crayfish in the streams here in Korea before. I think I'll go out tonight with a flashlight and a bucket and see if I can spot any!

Moth/butterfly, not sure which

It looks like a moth, but I believe that it's a butterfly. Physiologically, moths have feathered antennae while butterflys have narrow antennae with bulbs at the end. Moths tend to position their wings horizontally against their bodies when at rest, while butterflies often have them vertically. Their are exceptions, but the dividing line between moth and butterflies can often be blurred, so that's not really surprising.

And, some really tiny crayfish have started turning up the mountain streams.  Really funny to watch them, but hard to get a decent picture of.  Struggling how to see how they can get into streams high up in the mountains.   

Juveniles tend to swim upstream. Given enough generations, they'll eventually find the headwaters.

Looks like a moth to me.
I haven't really seen much variation in birds (aside from the storks(?) down by the river).

That's what I thought, but it was midday when I snapped it, and I always thought that moths were nocturnal.   

The storks are a hassle to get a decent picture of because you can never get close enough to them before they fly off. 

I keep seeing this bird and it has an 'electric' blue tail and would possibly be a kind of kingfisher as it's always down in the water fishing.  But it's another one I can't get close enough to before it flies off.

Did an image search with "korea" as a keyword, and I think this might be it (or a close relative). Its a Skipper (Hesperiinae).

Butterfly. 

Fantastic photos as usual! I've never notice crayfish in the streams here in Korea before. I think I'll go out tonight with a flashlight and a bucket and see if I can spot any!

Juveniles tend to swim upstream. Given enough generations, they'll eventually find the headwaters.

You don't even need to go out at nighttime, if there is a shallow enough pond coming down with the stream, they'll be in there somewhere.  This bit is quite a way up the mountain, and it's not a continuous stream up to it from lower down, so I'm baffled as to how they can get there.  In this one area, there's about 10 or so.  Yesterday, I watched them for a bit and they were having a crayfish argument, there was one particular bully who was causing most of the problems.  Idiot crayfish bully.  I remember going to some crayfish parties (being vegetarian I didn't participate) in Scandinavia years ago, so I know how big they can get.  Just wee bairns these ones. 

I keep seeing this bird and it has an 'electric' blue tail and would possibly be a kind of kingfisher as it's always down in the water fishing.  But it's another one I can't get close enough to before it flies off.

I'll have to keep an eye out for those whenever (if ever) I actually get outdoors and do some hiking.

Honestly haven't seen anything exciting nature-wise in a while. My grandparent's farm always had a lot of colorful birds (bluejays, cardinals, etc). plus of course the barn swallows, but even before moving here I wasn't able to visit often (we used to live a couple hours from them in Virginia but then we moved west. Now its at least a 2-day drive). Hell, it's been forever since I've even seen a robin. Only pigeons for me the past few years it seems

pigeons are just like us. my dudes get way too much hate. fly on rock doves

I mean pigeons are great but it gets old

I remember going to some crayfish parties (being vegetarian I didn't participate) in Scandinavia years ago

I used to catch crayfish from the stream that ran through my home town, but I never knew they were edible until I went to Ikea Korea. Granted, they probably weren’t the same variety as the ones in Saunders Creek...

I noticed this kind of 'snow' on some branches and trees near where I walk.

I saw a 뉴스 segment on this a few days back. Seems to be quite the menace in some areas.

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And are none of you damn birders impressed that I saw a couple freaking 3-foot “wild” macaws in a wooded urban park?!

Juveniles tend to swim upstream.

Come to think of it, a couple of them were smoking cigarettes that they'd got some older crayfish to go into the shop to buy.   

And are none of you damn birders impressed that I saw a couple freaking 3-foot “wild” macaws in a wooded urban park?!

Pics or it didn't happen. 

Pics or it didn't happen. 

Not pictured: the lynx (caracal?!); the puma; the black yak; the crocs, including a rare French crocodile; the rather sporty cock; strangely, a playboy bunny; a wiener dog, and Dennis the Menace...

juveniles swim upstream

Come to think of it, a couple of them were smoking cigarettes that they'd got some older crayfish to go into the shop to buy.   

IT'S PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE SCIENTIFIC LANGUAGE WHEN DESCRIBING PRE-ADOLESCENT CRAWDADDIES!!!!!1!! 

I haven't really seen much variation in birds (aside from the storks(?) down by the river).

Storks aren't common in Korea. I've never seen one. More likely herons / egrets.

Did you see this?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_stork

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_stork

Or more like this?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_heron

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_egret

Not pictured: the lynx (caracal?!);

big floppa?!

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what the **** happened to my stork post?

what the **** happened to my stork post?

The TOS are pretty clear on the subject of storks.  You know what you did. 

I'm pretty sure Kyndo can handle a dork joke. JFC

im irrationally tight about my innocuous starcraft reference post being deleted