Paper Mulberry- Sunshiny (Broussonetia papyrifera)
構樹果陽光下
Suddenly, sunlight appeared. It shone on the fruit of paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) and a Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus) called YouYou. With the help of sunlight, details seemed more clear. Then I could zoom images.
1. A Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus) called You-You wanted to breakfast under sunlight on my balcony in Taichung, Taiwan. 在陽光下，陽台上一隻叫右右的綠繡眼想吃早餐。
2. He lowered his head and took a few bites. 他低下頭，啄了幾口。
3. He changed positions, looking for where there is flesh. 他換個姿勢，尋找哪裡還有果肉。
4. He found it, just on the back of the fruit. 他找到了，就在果子的背側。
5. He lowered his head again and took a few bites. 他再度低下頭，啄了幾口。
6. I like his intent eyes. 我喜歡他專注的眼神。
7. In fact, Japanese white-eyes always jump around, and I rarely photograph their eyes clearly.
事實上，綠繡眼總是活蹦亂跳個不停， 我很少能清楚地拍到他們的眼睛。
8. He took a last bite. 他啄了最後一口。
9. He confirmed that nothing left. 他確認都沒有了。
10. This was his last posture before leaving.
這是他離開前最後的姿勢。 to be continued... (未完待續...)
No. 172
Where's the secret nest?
Leafcutting bee (Megachilidae) 切葉蜂 秘巢在那裡？
If you have read my 164th and 168th reports (Please refer to Vol. 17), I think you know that this is another masterpiece of the leaf-cutting bee. However, my question is: where does her work (the nest made of rolled leaves) hide?
1. The leaves of Malabar chestnuts (Pachira aquatica) newly appear many defects on this day on my balcony in Taichung, Taiwan. 陽台上的馬拉巴栗的葉子這 一天新出現許多缺損。
2. There is no doubt that this is another masterpiece of the leaf-cutting bee. 沒錯，這是切葉蜂的又一傑作。
3. The injured leaves this time are not near the high roof. Instead, they are just next to a three-tier shelf that is used for putting a watering pitcher on my balcony. 這次受傷的葉子不在靠近屋頂高高的地方。相 反的，他就在我陽台上，一個用來放澆花水壺 的三層架旁邊。
4. I looked around for her new nest where is hiding? I only saw a few spider egg sacs on the "Insect House" I prepared. No, it was not there. 我東找西找，想看看她的新巢躲去哪裡了呢?我只 看到少許蜘蛛的卵囊在我準備的「昆蟲之家」上面。 沒有，它不在那裡。
5. With a thought, I turned over the old towel spread on the shelf. Bingo! I found her secret nest.
我靈機一動翻開鋪在層架上的舊毛 巾。賓果！她的祕巢被我找到了。
6. There are three nests made of rolled leaves (like three Chinese cabbages, or three Japanese hand rolls) lying quietly between two layers of the towel. They look like human babies wrapped in blankets, they look so cute!
7. Just to satisfy my curiosity, I kept them in a transparent plastic box with a lid. (This is a very important step, although I didn't know it at the time.) 出於好奇，我把它們收藏在一個有蓋子 的透明塑膠盒子裡。（這是一個很重要 的步驟，雖然我當時並不知道。）
8. It is said that each cell contains a ball or loaf of stored pollen and a single egg. Therefore, each cell will produce a single bee.
據說每個單元包含一球或一條存儲的花粉和一個蜂 卵。 因此，每個單元將產生一隻蜜蜂。
9. The leaves of Malabar chestnuts newly appear many defects on this day on my balcony. I wish that my balcony will hatch three leafcutting bees. 陽台馬拉巴栗的葉子這一天新出現許多缺損。 我期待我的陽台會因此孵出三隻切葉蜂。
to be continued... (未完待續...)
No. 173
Either eating or sleeping, Lemon butterflies (Papilio demoleus), larvae
吃飽睡，睡飽吃，無尾鳳蝶幼蟲
After a few days, the small larvae became large larvae. Each one is green and fat. In this period, the worm's food intake is very large, and one can eat several orange leaves a day.
1. Have these fifth instar (final) caterpillars come together for a meeting?
2. It's really green and fat!
3. The black spots on the back are fake eyes, which seem to stare at people and have the function of deterring the enemy. But I think they are bright and super cute.
背上黑黑點是假的眼睛，似乎在瞪人， 有嚇阻敵人的功能。但我覺得他們水 汪汪，超可愛的。
4. The larva has three pairs of small front feet and five pairs of thick hind feet. There is a ball of stool on the leaf next to the buttock.
5. Go out to find leaves to eat. 出門找葉子吃。
6. Climb and climb. 爬啊爬。
7. It's meal time. 用餐時間到了。
8. Go to bed after a meal. 吃飽了睡。
9. She is sleeping. 她正在睡覺。
Hush...
A spider protecting eggs (Tetragnatha squamata)
綠鱗長腳蛛 護卵
1. A female spider (Tetragnatha squamata) protecting eggs on the undersurface of a leaf of the orange tree on my balcony in Taichung, Taiwan
1. A moth (Ophiusa coronata) taking a rest on my balcony in Taichung, Taiwan 晚上有一隻枯安鈕夜蛾在陽台休息。
2. He / she lost a right anterior leg.
裳蛾科，又名枯肖毛翅裳蛾 (Thyas coronata)， 翅有3
枚斑點，近翅基的斑較小，另2枚斑緊鄰，
此三枚斑顏色有個體差異。有的明顯；有的像 這隻，淡淡的，不仔細看還不覺得。
3. I like dark eyes.
這隻蛾少了右前腳，大大的 黑眼睛，還是讓人覺得可愛。
No. 176
Paper Mulberry- Delicious (Broussonetia papyrifera) 構樹美味
This is the third ripe fruit of Paper Mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) in this year. The flesh seemed to be more and denser than the previous one. It was a bit cloudy in the morning, and I didn't start shooting until about ten o'clock. After waiting for a while, Japanese white-eyes (Zosterops japonicus) called Zuo-Zuo & You-You came and they were very happy. A light-vented bulbul (Pycnonotus sinensis) called A-Shou found it later...
這是今年第三顆熟紅的構樹果，這顆的果肉 似乎比上一顆更多更密。早上天有點陰，等到 十點左右才開拍。
才等了一會兒，綠繡眼左左右右就來了，開 心得不得了。再等一會兒，才被白頭翁阿瘦發 現...
1. A fruit of Paper Mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) was fully mature in the morning on my balcony in Taichung, Taiwan. 這個早上，一顆構樹果在我的陽台上完全熟了。
2. A Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus) called Zuo-Zuo first discovered it. 綠繡眼左左先發現了它。
3. She lowered her head and took a bite. 她低下頭，啄了一口。
4. "Wow, it is delicious.", she said. 她說：哇，好吃。
5. She wanted to eat more. 她想再吃多一點。
6. "Should I wait for my lover, You-You?", she said.
7. She lowered her head and took a bite again.
8. She ate two servings at a time. 她一次吃了兩份。
9.
"What can I say, it's just delicious.", she said.
她說：我能說什麼，就是好吃。
10. "Please wait for a moment, I'll find You-You.", she said.
to be continued... (未完待續...)
No. 177
Babies are born.
Leafcutting bee (Megachilidae)
Twenty-two days passed and nothing happened until that noon...
就這樣過了22天，什麼事都沒有發生，直到 那天中午…
1. A newly hatched leafcutting bee appeared in the transparent plastic box I prepared on my balcony in Taichung, Taiwan. Although it is not clear through the lid, you can still see the large jaws used to cut the leaves.
2. I opened the lid and quickly took a few photos. Its body is dark with yellow fluff. It has a pair of beautiful transparent wings. 我打開蓋子，快速地拍了幾張照片。牠的身體黝 黑，有黃色的絨毛。他有一對美麗的透明翅膀。
3. Within a few seconds, it flew away and disappeared from my balcony.
不到幾秒鐘，牠就飛走了，牠一下子就從我的陽台消失了。
4. The next day, the second baby appeared in the box. It flew off my balcony just as quickly. I could only shoot their nests.
隔一天，盒子出現第二隻寶寶。牠一樣很快地 飛離開我的陽台。我只能拍攝牠們的巢。
5. On the third day, the third little guy appeared. It was very shy and immediately hid under the cardboard when he saw me. After a while, it poked its head out to look at me.
第三天，出現第三個小傢伙。牠很害羞，看到我立刻 躲到紙板下。隔一會兒，牠才探出半個頭看我。
6. The little guy crawled out. I like its big black eyes. 小傢伙爬出來了。我喜歡牠那對黑色的大眼睛。
7. Because I keep them in a box, I have the opportunity to observe closely and photograph their true colors.
8. There is one more important influence, but I still didn't know it at the time. 還有一件更重要的影響，但是我當時仍然不知道。
9. In short, I am very happy that three leafcutting bees successfully hatched out on my balcony. 總之，我很開心有三隻切葉蜂成功地在我的陽台孵出了。
In addition to eating and sleeping, the larvae also do one thing, and that is to travel on the balcony. Why travel? Of course, to find the next meal...a green leaf.
1. Early in the morning, the larva of Lemon butterfly (Papilio demoleus) woke up on my balcony in Taichung, Taiwan.
2. She turned around and began to travel. 她轉過身，開始旅行。
3. She came to a crossroad. 她來到一個十字路口。
4. She made a big 90-degree turn. 她做了九十度大轉彎。
5. She chose the sparsely populated road. 她選了人煙稀少的那條路。
6. The day was dawning. 曙光乍現。
7. She found the green leaf she wanted. The journey has reached the end. 她找到她要的綠葉了。旅行到達了終點。
8. Before breakfast, it is time for prayer. This may what they call the "Modlitwa Dziewicy".
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9. All these wonderful things happened on this orange tree this morning. 今早這些美好的事都發生在這棵柳丁樹上。 to be continued... (未完待續...)
No. 179 Ring of Fire (annular solar eclipse) 上帝的戒子 (日環食)
The year 2020's annular solar eclipse happened on June 21. They said: "In Taiwan, if you miss this time, you can still see the next episode after 195 years (2215.06.28).
Because Taichung was not on the direct path of annular eclipse, I just saw an incomplete "Ring of Fire". But it's OK to me. How to say? Things in the real world always happen imperfectly.
Le Voyage d'AmelieYellow Walking Iris (Trimezia steyermarkii)
艾蜜莉的旅行-黃扇鳶尾
On this day, Amelie, who likes to travel, wanted to rock climbing (Yellow Walking Iris, Trimezia steyermarkii).
這一天，喜歡旅行的艾蜜莉想攀岩(黃扇鳶尾)。
1. She climbed up the mountainside from the bottom of the mountain. 她從山下爬上山腰。
2. She has been close to the top of the mountain. 她接近山頂了。
3. She was overcoming gravity. 她正在克服地心引力。
4. She has successfully reached the top. 她已經成功登頂了。
5. Where is the destination? 目的地在哪呢？
6. She looked around for a long time. 她東張西望了好一陣子。
7. She seems to have discovered the destination. 她似乎發現了目的地。
8. The sweat of this day will not flow in vain. 這一天的汗水不會白流。
9. She seems tired. She stretched her mouthparts (straw) and squeezed the floor, using her mouthparts as a trekking pole? 她似乎累了。她伸長了口器(吸管)拄著地板， 把口器當登山杖？
10. Haha, the destination is here!
Postscript: Actually Amelie doesn't like Yellow Walking Iris at all. I put her on the petals (#10). Not only did she not suck the nectar, but she was desperately trying to escape from the scene. I tried it a few times. So I took a series of photos of her escaping from the flowers. Then I reversed the order and pretended that she was going to climb up the flower.
陽台觀察者報告 The balcony observer's report- Vol 01 我的1.5坪陽台微棲地
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Leon Linder said, “You have a way of connecting with nature and nature has a way of connecting with you.”
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