In Hokkaidou. 16 Oct 08, Thursday.

We went to a Minami petoutoru Mountain which is about half an hour away from Nukabira youth hostel by car.


七竈　Nanakamado. Japanese Rpwan.
北狐　Kitakitune. Ezo red fox.

蝦夷鹿　Ｅｚｏｓｓｉｋａ。　Cervus nippon yesoensis
The moon of this day was very beautiful.
I went hiking to the Minami Petoutoru Mountian close by Shikaribetu Lake. Then I went to Pika's habitat area. And we went to Nukabira hot spring. We stayed at the Youth hostel of there. This youth hostel very comfortable. The bath was a hot spring. So cool.

In Hokkaidou. 2008.10.15~10.20

蝦夷鳴兎　Ezonakiusagi. Japanese Pika. 15 Oct 08, Wednesday
For more details please click on the photos!



Some pikas were here.I took some photos from my digital camera and here are some of them.

I flew from Haneda to Obihiro with my friend. It took about 1 hour 30 minutes . Then We went to Shikaribetu Lake to observation of Pika. 　It took 1 hour 30 minutes by rental car. 　Then We returned from there to the Obihiro. We stayed at hotel near the Obihiro Station

金木犀＆銀木犀

Kinmokusei. Fragrant orange-colored olive Ginmokusei. Osmanthus fragrans
I took these potos in my garden.
These flowers have the same sweet smell.

Fishing.

The place where we did fishing. 皮剥、 Kawahagi Thread-sail filefish. 石垣鯛　Ishigakidai. Spotted knifejaw.
I went to Jougasaki of Izu for fishing with my father and young brother last Thursday.

These fish is delicious.
But Ishigakidai may have ciguatera toxins. You have a own risk to eat this .

Go mushrooming.

I am sorry that I don't kown real nema of this mushroom. Please click on the phots to see a more details.
埃茸　Hokolitake. Lycoperdon perlatum Pers.
釈迦湿地　Shakashimeji. Lyophyllum fumosum (Pers:Fr.) P.D Orton
日本蜥蜴　Nihontokage. Japanese five-lined skink.(Yang)
We had lunch in our friend's Unagiya(Lokal restaurant). It was delicious. I had a great time.
I went mushrooming in Izunagaoka of Shizuoka-ken with my frineds .

木の葉蝶。Konohacho.

Orange Oakleaf I took a walk in the Matstakeyama of Tanzawa in the early moning yesterday.

Ｓａｌｕｎａｓｈｉ ｏｆ Ｅａｓｔ Ｔａｎｚａｗａ．

These photos are one of the hiking routes of today.
日本蜥蜴、Ｎｉｈｏｎｔｏｋａｇｅ．　Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ　ｆｉｖｅ-ｌｉｎｅｄ　ｓｋｉｎｋ（Ｙａｎｇ） ヤマカガシ、Yamakagashi. Tiger keelback.(a poisonous sneke)
I went to pick the fruit of the Sarunashi (Actinidia arguta) to East Tanzawa with Dr,Fukuda.
We arrived at the place of special Salunashi. And then Our hearts sank when we saw there. Because, there was no Salunashi . The landslide caused there a lot of the damage.