This Eurasian Tree Sparrow (if I’ve identified it correctly) held relatively still long enough for me to get a look at it from 10 ft. or so.
Archive for June 20th, 2007
Tuesday the 19th, a train trip (KTX; very nice) from Busan to Dong Daegu and then a drive further along the Andong River provided lots of opportunities to see egrets in the rice fields. I got no photos nor could we identified which egrets we saw (Jane? Sammy?), but there were many. There’ll be reports about the sights and such once I can stop long enough to record them.
Nestled into a large draw between fingers of Geumjeong Mountain near the north side of Busan, Beomeosa Temple (AKA “Pomosa”) is a marvelous little treasure spot. It’s architecture reflects the influence of different of monks for over 1000 years, each of whom used different techniques, some that seem to slight variations and others that seem to be innovations. The grounds also include memorial markers for historical figures, each borne by a tortise that has a different countenance (many looking rather fierce).
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