#red flanked bluetail

[snailkites]

I realized on December 30th that 2023 would be the first year since I started birding in which I saw ZERO lifers.

Remedied that by driving to New Jersey on December 31st to see the long-staying Red-flanked Bluetail.

The little sweetums (trust me)

Then I thought, fuck it, I'm already in New Jersey, might as well hit Barnegat Light

If you've never been, it offers SPECTACULAR looks at winter waterfowl like Harlequin Duck, Long-tailed Duck, all three scoter species, occasional eiders, Red-throated Loon, Red-breasted Merganser, etc. All incredibly close to the jetty you walk out on. Purple Sandpiper and Ruddy Turnstone are practically underfoot.

[obento2]

ルリビタキ

ruribitaki

Red-flanked Bluetail

This was the first time I saw the red-flanked bluetail. I was so excited to take the picture!

[ciusagi]

Red-flanked Bluetail - 𝘛𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 [x]

‎2024.1.7.

[sugiichi]

Tarsiger cyanurus [ルリビタキ,Red-flanked bluetail]

見返りルリ。 在庫から。

[birdmemorandum]

ルリビタキ。 Red-flanked bluetail.

[higejiiotherareas]

ルリビタキ　2022.12.12

[hideki-koga]

ルリビタキ（Red-flanked bluetail）

[tanuki-kimono]

Warm autumnal tones for this antique outfit, showing a comforting kimono with jewel-colored birds (see close-up below) perched in a fruitful tree. It's paired with a matching black-based obi with delicate feathers.

The birds somehow remind me of red-flanked bluetail but they do not exactly match (if you recognize them drop me a note ^^):

[sovietpostcards]

Small vintage bird pins (2 cm / 0.8″ on the long side). They’re detailed and very cute. The photo doesn’t do them justice! The following are available:

Bullfinch

Golden oriole

Kingfisher

Puffin

Roller

Red-flanked bluetail

Woodpecker

Uria

These are quite rare. Price $8/ea. Shipping is $5 for 1-3 pins, $9 for more.

Message me to buy!

How to buy. Other items in my shop. I combine shipping if you buy more than one item.

[birdsofthefictionalworld]

Birds of Tsushima

The Ghost of Tsushima(2020), is a beautifully atmospheric action-adventure game set on the Japanese island of Tsushima, during the first mongol invasion of Japan.

Much of the game consists of riding one’s warhorse through the natural countrysides of the island. Many of the game’s mechanics rely on the natural environment of Tsushima to guide the player around the map. The most striking and prevalent in the game is the Golden Bird, which guides players to main plot objectives.

The Golden Bird is a real species, the Black-naped Oriole, and it is not the only one on the island. Most of the birds in this games are only a backround element, near unnoticeable to the player. But looking a bit deeper shows an impressive degree of for-thought put into the detail of each model. I have found a total of 12 real native bird species present throughout the island. And I am about to describe them all.

Each bird will have a game screenshot, a irl species photo, and a small blurb about the bird in-game, including where it can be found for the virtual-birding-inclined.

First up:

Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinens

The so called "golden bird" is the main plot guide in this game and can be found at undiscovered points of interest.

Pacific Swallow Hirundo tahitica

This bird swarms above Haiku spots in large numbers.

Gray Heron Ardea cinerea

This large wetland bird can be found at the farmsteads of Izuhara. This bird seems to share a model with the next entry.

Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis

These striking birds can only be found in the Old Togo Rice Fields, near Fort Ito. This species is often used to symbolize immortality and divinity in eastern folklore and religion.

Greater white-fronted Goose Anser albifrons

These birds are easy to overlook and hard to approach but can be found by the Old Togo Rice Fields, near Fort Ito, pond near Numata Settlement.

Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris

These birds can be found in multiple locations along the coastline, but i got the closest to them at Mending Rock Shrine.

Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus

These birds are used as messengers by the defending Japanese forces and can be found as plot objectives at select mongol bases. The model seems to be the male form of the species.

Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos

Golden Eagles are not a native of Tsushima island, but are heavily used in traditional Mongolian falconry. In the game, you will often come across them as in Mongol scouting parties. Fun fact, if you kill the handler of these birds instead of the birds themselves, they will sometimes come and perch on the body. Great for photo ops! But quite depressing.

Additionally, these birds are traditionally used to hunt small animals such as red foxes for pelts. Suitably symbolic for the island’s sacred foxes.

Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos

The crow is actually the first bird you see in the game, as it perches on your not-quite-dead body just after the intro. It can also be found at Kamistu Forge and on various dead bodies around the map.

These three have far less detailed models, so their species are more educated guesses than perfect identifications.

From left to right:

Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus (I am very confident about this one)

Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus (I am reasonably confident about

this one)

Eastern Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus (this is a very educated guess)

And finally we have the last bird, number 13, and i have no idea what the hell it is supposed to be.

-yellow swallow- what the fuck are you?

This enigma can be found in several places including Senseo, NW Izuhara near coast, and SW of Numata Settlement. I don't know what it is. It looks like it shares a model with the Pacific Swallow with the coloration of a juvenile Blue Tit. I would appreciate any and all suggestions for what it possibly could be.

And thats the Birds of Tsushima! I plan to do several more of these type of posts for various fictional birds from all sorts of media, so come and follow if you would like to see them. I will be tagging this series #birds of the fictional world as well #bfw(my general works tag)

And if you have any good medias for me to look at birds in, send me an ask! I would love to hear about them!

[batshikns]

I assign you borage + marigold for flowers!!!

i also assign you Red-flanked bluetail for animals :3

woah.. borages are so cool(marigolds are actually my favorite flower-)

red-flanked bluetails are adorable

[someone-you-do-not-know]

Now, all this duck talking makes me wonder.... what kind of birds are we, yikes? And by we, I mean, you, me and prussianbluevanilla (because I have include them, for reasons). You, as a birdbrain, should know.

I can't be entirely sure yet, since it needs careful consideration and extra research. If I am to take a gander, though...

Stars: you are an italian sparrow. Sparrows can be a bit all over the place, and are often surrounded by friends. They're very energetic and productive. They don't look like much on the outside, but they're such a joy to look at. Feli is also a sparrow.

Vanilla (may I call you that?): A red-flanked bluetail (this is tentative). They are part of a family called chats, and you're always lovely to speak with, and makes the rest of us more chatty too! I feel it's a bit too small in size for you, but it'll have to do for now.

Me: Why am I the hardest to assign a bird? I want to say magpie, but it feels a little like bragging? For now, I'll say magpie.

[sugiichi]

Tarsiger cyanurus [ルリビタキ,Red-flanked bluetail]

枝垂れ柳に絡むのを待っていましたが、これが精一杯でした。

[birdmemorandum]

ルリビタキ。 Red-flanked bluetail.

[cobblepotindustries]

Red-flanked bluetail spotted for the first time in eastern US (usatoday.com)

They look rather like European Robins to me. Rounded and puffy.

[jezsimmsblog]

I went to Spurn Bird Observatory in East Yorkshire. UK. From Oct 17th to the 20th. Storm Babet brought in lots of birds but made conditions hard !

Red-flanked bluetail was the rarest we saw. Top left bird