I got up early to check the tiny local park near my place but not much about. Eurasian Siskin was the most noteworthy. The starlings posed nicely. As you can see, the cherry blossoms are in full bloom.
Category: Hakodate
Spring break upon us
I have a few days off coming up…
Lots of this species around now. These photos are from near my apartment this morning.
I also saw Blue-and-white Flycatcher and Eastern Crowned Warbler, a few Common Crossbill, lots of Coal Tit…
A quiet week in mid to late April
A very quiet week…a few common birds only around town; just 1 Common Crossbill, Japanese Bush Warbler, Masked Bunting, Asian House Martin, Bull-headed Shrike and a few Coal Tits.
In Yakumo today there were a few waders; Kentish Plover, Common Snipe, Pacific Golden Plover and this lone Red-necked Stint being the most noteworthy.
Also around were the Greater White-fronted Geese flock, various common ducks, lots of Stonechat and my first Chestnut-cheeked Starling of the year.
Over
The on-tap parade of photogenic local birds seems to have dried up. Onuma had both swans and Greater White-fronted Geese yesterday but was otherwise a bit quiet.
No crossbills for several days now. Just a few Dusky Thrush around and the resident woodpeckers…
Spring migration is just around the corner at least.
Before they left
After a few minutes the flock moved on…some different individuals briefly came to ground.
Some classic poses
Doing what nuthatches do…
Worries
I hope this one is more wary of predators than it was of me…
Still not tired of them
Still my fave bird…
A bold one
Most of the flock stayed up in the trees this morning; but not this one…
Recommended
Not that you can see from these low resolution images but I can highly recommend the RF 600 f/11 if you’re looking for a cheap lens. Just bear in mind you’ll need good noise reduction software and a powerful PC to run it…
More Thursday xbills
A dozen or so of these today…
Arrivals
A typical early spring local arrival…
And in some years some of these. As you probably noticed.