Observations by kyuminhuh

물까치. Azure-winged magpie. Cyanopica pyanus.
흔하면서도 참 예쁜 새. 나는 파란색이면서도 회색빛이 도는 날개를 특히 좋아하는데 '물까치'라는 말처럼 단체로 물이 지지 않는 연못에 한 번 날개를 적시고 나온 것 같다.

Common but beautiful bird with faded blue wings topped by grey shadow. Just as the Korean name indicates('water magpie'), the color like as if it bathed in a pond and kept the hue.

직박구리. Brown-eared Bulbul. Microscelis amaurotis.
Found almost everywhere including both city and rural areas in Korea. Conspicuous by its harsh calls, which are sometimes invariably loud. In this photo, the bulbul is feasting on a persimmon right in front of my sister's room window. They came in a heard and known to be very social species.