This morning was clear, sunny ( about 23 degrees C), and breezy in Hattori Ryokuchi Koen Park in Osaka, and I checked 3 of the 5 major ponds there to see how many species of ducks were there. Today, the only ducks I saw there were Spot-billed Ducks....
During December and January, there will be about 10 species of ducks in those ponds. But today I saw only about 6 Spot-billed Ducks, which are resident year-round here in Osaka and breed at Hattori Ryokuchi Koen. The other 9 species of ducks all spend November - January in ponds and rivers in Osaka , and in salty marshes near the Pacific Ocean seacoast around Osaka, and then they fly back north, to Hokkaido, the Kuril Islands, Kamchatka (sp?), and Russia to breed during the summer, as far as I know....
Birdwatchers from all over Osaka love to watch the comings and goings of these 10 species of ducks daily during the fall, winter, and early spring here in Hattori Ryokuchi Koen Park. The ducks will start coming back soon, and I want to check the ponds daily to witness this spectacle.
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