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Rice harvest time in Japan
September is the traditional month for harvesting rice here in the Tokyo area. The harvest is just about over, and now the harvested fields are popular with birds (particularly egrets) that scavenge for insects, worms, rice grains, and other morsels.
Green fields of rice in Takahama (Ishioka), Japan, early July
Golden fields of rice in Tsukuba Mirai, Japan, early September
Egrets scavenging for food in a harvested rice field, Tsukuba Mirai, Japan, mid-September
