More Christmas Birds

Happy Christmas Eve, everyone. Here are some crows I saw gathering ominously near Kashihara Jingu Nishiguchi station.



Who knows what secrets they keep?



Here's a more festive bird I saw on another day:



Is he a kind of duck? He was with a group and they were all very squeaky. They kind of remind me of mudhens.



I've been walking a lot more lately, trying to take the train less. It still looks more like autumn than winter.



I saw this little marshmallow of a cat when I was walking with my friend. I was sorry I didn't have my cat treats that day.



Looks like he lost part of an ear. The cats are tough around here.



And the mystery of abandoned gloves continues:



I sure love the trees around here.