05 August 2016
Japanese summer flora and fauna
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| Gingko fruits are ripening already. |
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| Japanese cicada - their sounds and songs are floating everywhere in the forests. |
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| Curious little ferns on an old tree near a famous shrine. |
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| Omnipresent: Giant bamboo. |
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| Pastures grasslands around the Aso volcano area: I guess that some of these freely grazing horses may be eaten - raw horse meat (sashimi) is a local delicacy. |
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| Semi - japanese cicada. Usually they try to escape if you get so close. This one might already be old and tired ... |
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| One of the many dragonfly species ("tonbo") flying around in the summer breeze. |
# posted by Julia @ 5.8.16 
