A little grebe’s nest was taken over by turtles

When I saw the nest of a little grebe on April 23rd, there were three eggs on the nest.

On April 25th, three turtles were on the little grebe’s nest. I don’t know the details, but the nest has been taken over by turtles. It looks like the eggs were eaten. What I was worried about happened.

Last year, the chicks hatched about a month earlier than this year.

The little grebes abandoned the nest, but it was carring the nest materials to a new location.

Carrion crow are carrying nesting materials

 Carrion crows were gathering nesting materials in pair.

It holds a lot of nesting material in its mouth.

It’s pulling kudzu vines.

It is about to fly away with nest materials in its mouth.

There is a crow’s nest.

This is a related video.

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Chestnut-cheeked starling on the way to migration

The chestnut-cheeked starling is a summer bird, and breeds in the northern Japan and the Russian islands of Sakhalin and Kurlies.
I was walking along the bank of the Moro River, I thought they were the white-cheeked starling or grey starling when they passed overhead. They stopped on a power line so I was able to take a video. I have not seen this bird before. They were a flock of about 23 birds. Near the Kubo Seir, they flew off in a flock to the east.

The little grebes have entered the breeding season.

On April 16th
I found a little grebe nest. Here, the little grebes build the nest by piling up dead leaves, small twigs, algae (waterthyme), etc. on the stems of running reeds that have fallen into the river. It is called floating nest because it floats on the water. Objects that can be used as support include tree branches hanging down to the river, and running reeds growing in the water. This year, nest building is about a month later than last year.
There is a nest at the end of the arrow in the next image.

In the next image, there is a little grebe near the nest. It does not lay an egg. I’m concerned about the presence of a turtle. I once saw a turtle eating eggs of a little grebe.
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On April 17th
There is a little grebe on the nest. It does not lay an egg.

On April 18th
A little grebe laid its first egg.

April 19th.
 It is incubating an egg. Grebes begin incubating eggs immediately after laying eggs.

There is one egg laid on the 18th. No eggs laid today.

On April 20th.
We see one egg. No additional eggs are laid.

A little grebe is incubating an egg.

April 21st .
 We see two eggs, but maybe there are three.

April 22nd .
 There are three eggs. I hope all three hatch successfully.

Hydrangea

The hydrangea is native to Japan. The horticultural varieties are widespread. The original species is Gaku-hydrangea. There are several species of hydrangeas planted along the road in Takinoiri Katsuragi, Moroyama, Saitama, Japan.

The next image shows the ‘gaku’ hydrangea. ‘Gaku’ means the calyx in Japanese.

The hydrangea changes the color of their flowers and sepals depending on the ph of the soil. Acidity makes them blue and alkalinity makes them red. In addition, it is affected by other factors.

The hydrangeas are planted along the road.

Asian house martins collecting mud

Asian house martins were collecting mud on the riverbank.
An Asian house martin pecked at the carcass of a fly.

An Asian house martin pecking at the mud.

Another Asian house martin pecking at the mud.

The Asian house martin pecked at the carcass of a fly.

The bird bit the body of a fly.

The bird did not eat the fly and put more mud in them.

Watch the videos to learn more.

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