Showing posts with label Lapwing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lapwing. Show all posts

Friday, February 17, 2017

This Bird Helped Me Find Something

Birds, Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus

Sometimes When I Flip the Bird



Going  back through the files, I decide to do more research, to find current information.

This creature, a Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) has been seen on the blog a few times.

Once in awhile, I hook up my Japanese audience with links, they can read.

Sometimes, I get more information by, poking Japanese into Google search Japan.

A Latin nomenclature, might work or, I use Japanese to copy and paste for searches.

Fooling around with Japanese, which I'm fairly horrible at, can become time consuming.



How About a Japanese Picture Dictionary



That's what this bird helped me discover and, it's quite a handy tool.

Call it a "pictionary" if, you like. That's what I'm gonna do, from now on.

It has pictures, English, Japanese Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana and Romaji listed.

Animals, birds, fish, insects and flowers, are what I'd use it for, mostly.

If you're lost for words in Japan, this site could help with almost anything.

They have astronomy, basic words, banks, bathroom, body organs, clothing, sports and more.

This is a goldmine, worth bookmarking because it has thousands of uses.

For example let's just say, you get upset because it's hard to find large size underwear in Japan.

Walk down the aisles until you find somebody, who looks friendly and say, "Help."

Then if, you saved this on your smartphone, show them a picture of what you want.

They'll point you in the right direction and, probably be amazed at this technology.

Get ready, get set, email this link to yourself  "Japanese Pictionary."  That's what I did !


Wednesday, November 6, 2013

5 Photos of a Bird Called Vanellus vanellus

This Character Put On a Show

 

We went to the Tomigusuku Wetlands to see how the Spoonbills were doing.

This little bird caught my eye.

It's a Northern Lapwing and there aren't many to be seen in Okinawa.


bird, Northern Lapwing bathing in water



The little rascal was taking a bath in some pretty dirty water.


bird, Northern Lapwing takes flight from water



It shook the water off and started flapping around.


bird in flight



When they get all wet, it makes identification difficult so, I wasn't sure what kind of bird it was.


in flight antics of bird



They usually have some kind of iridescent green feathers on their sides.


funny pose of bird in flight over water



But, this crazy bird wouldn't show them to me.

Over at ARKive, I found one the same color and they said it was immature.

And, at AboutCom Wild Birds, I learned, they put on quite a courtship dance.

So, that has me wondering.

Do you suppose it's mating season or, was this bird just being immature ?






Monday, December 24, 2012

Wildlife Photo: Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)


This bird, with a fancy hairdo was found in a flooded field at Kin Village, Okinawa, Japan.

The Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) has some awesome bright colors.

They eat worms.

So, I plan on telling Mrs. RyukyuMike what she should start doing.

Instead of buying all that hair color, which stinks, and costs me money, she should do like these birds.

JUST EAT WORMS !

Learn more about Lapwings at ARKive