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David :SetouchiExplorer:
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Blogger, Teacher, Father, Immigrant.

- Gallivants on the Seto Inland Sea art islands.
- French, but teaches English at a Japanese university.
- Raises two wonderful […]

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Mini #crowupdate When I took out the trash to the "garbage disposal spot" at the end of the street, one crow was waiting near a pole. By the time I grabbed peanuts, both #crows where there as well as... a black kite on the pole, centimeters from the crows!!! […]

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December 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Good morning.

Feeling a bit better but not that great yet (i.e. I don't feel sick anymore, but my energy level remains close to zero) I must not be tempted to do too many things. Watching TV shows on the couch should be my main activity today.

#goodmorning #recoveringfrominfluenza
December 16, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Full Moon a couple of nights ago.
The reflection in the sea was quite intense.

#seascape #night #moon #fullmoon
December 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
December 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Walking back home, Ms Crow was on her "watch tower" next to the estuary. She seemed on the defensive (not with me, with some other crow I didn't see) as her head feathers were raised, but she came right away when she saw peanuts.

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December 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM
I looked for the "crows by the sea." I found two crows perched on poles and cables, they looked at me, and one more or less followed me, so I assume that one of them is the adult (is the other one the juvenile still there or a new adult?) however, neither came down for peanuts.

#crow #crowupdate
December 7, 2025 at 9:25 AM
The weather was nice today (18°C) so I went for a walk by the sea.

The colony of cormorants that hangs out near the estuary was there. It's always quite impressive when they all take off.

#birds #cormorants
December 7, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I haven't posted a #crowupdate in a while. It's the least eventful autumn for the #crows since I've met them (this is a good thing). The only piece of news is that Kiddo is finally gone to live its adult life (I think s/he showed up once in a month). So here […]

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December 5, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Sometimes, in the morning, I like to wander in parts of campus where I rarely go. One of my favorite visits in the early childhood education building (I think it's shared with the art majors - also education, not art art). There are always fun things in the […]

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November 22, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Japanese inflation/shrinkflation is even hitting office calendars!

I bought the one for next year, and it's smaller than last year's for the same price. If I wanted the same size, I'd be 300 yen more (this has nothing to do with the difference in model […]

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November 21, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Mr Crow with a peanut in his beak and Ms Crow waiting for one. I rarely get to take pictures of both at the same time these days, but it's mostly Ms Crow's fault. I have to give peanuts separately or else she takes them all. Here, Mr Crow managed to get the […]

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November 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Mr Crow, "posing" (aka waiting for me to stop playing with my camera and give him the damn peanuts). If you look closely, you can see some feathers haven't regrown on his wings, but most did. While he can fly, I'm still not sure how long he can and whether he […]

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November 20, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Yes, Mr Crow, more peanuts are coming, don't worry. ⤵️
November 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
A small #crowupdate. Nothing special, just a few pics (and a Loops video, just before in my feed).

I'm still not sure about the neighbor's behavior, but I came out of the house as she was finished walking her dog, and seemed to linger near the park's […]

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November 20, 2025 at 12:52 AM
There hasn't been any #crowupdate in a while because there isn't much happening at the moment, also, with days getting shorter, I rarely see them on workdays, just a minute or two before going to work.
Mr and Ms Crow seem to be doing well. I haven't seen […]

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November 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Un nouveau chouette livre dans ma bibliothèque. Et un très grand merci à @aweusmeuh et @jastrow

#livre #photographie #corneilles #oiseaux
November 18, 2025 at 5:48 AM
#crowupdate I don't know what was going on, but Ms. Crow was ravenous this morning. She waited for me outside. I threw three peanuts in the park, but Kiddo wasn't here, and she grabbed the three of them before Mr Crow could approach them. She flew away to the […]

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November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Oh, no. I forgot to post my "Good morning" picture this morning.
Oh well, it's morning somewhere, right?

Good morning then.

#seascape #setoinlandsea #morning #goodmorning #japan
November 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Y'all have a good evening.

(and this is not even the most beautiful part of the sky, the most beautiful part is over ugly buildings, I need to find a decent spot to show it to you one of these days)

#evening #seascape #setoinlandsea
November 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Except that she's not walking her dog at all, she just wanders aimlessly and slowly in the part of the park where I usually see the crows in the morning and only that part (when she walks her dog, she starts with the park, but doesn't stay long there and […]

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November 5, 2025 at 11:07 AM
#crowupdate I went home a little early today and I got to spend some "quality time" with the crows. Because, I thought I was imagining things, but now I'm more and more convinced that the neighbor is trying to "crowblock" me. She usually walks her dog (and […]

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November 5, 2025 at 11:05 AM
On a side note, I also ran into "crow-by-the-sea" this morning. There was only one juvenile left (it means nothing) and I'm always surprised how unscared of me the adult is, especially compared to Mr and Ms Crow, who only rarely let me walk that close to them […]

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November 4, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Good almost chilly morning by the way.

#morning #goodmorning #seascape #setoinlandsea
November 4, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Good morning Mr Crow. So... about that fish on my balcony, you don't think you could do something about it?
(see previous #crowupdate from a couple of hours ago)

#crows
November 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM
#crowupdate The whole family yesterday morning.
Yes, Kiddo is still here, but only in the mornings, I believe and I'm pretty sure it has to do with the neighbor still feeding them in the morning.
Worse, lately, she's been kind of weird. She saw me giving them […]

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October 30, 2025 at 1:03 AM