Before the snow came…
Category: Raptors
Mukawa March 2024 #10
Shame it was snowing. We went back to the same spot several times on the trip in better weather but the eagles were not around.
Mukawa March 2024 #9
Shame about the backgrounds…
Mukawa March 2024 #8
Sometimes on the ground…
And sometimes not…
Mukawa March 2024 #7
A subadult…
Mukawa March 2024 #6
Luckily we were in the port when the eagles came pilfering discarded fish…
Shame it was snowing.
You can see the flatfish in its talons.
Mukawa March 2024 #5
A close fly-by
Mukawa March 2024 #4
Not only eagles in the port of course…
But they were flying over all the time.
Mukawa March 2024 #3
After the poor eagle season at Yakumo it was nice to get fairly close to some Steller’s…
Mukawa March 2024 #2
White-tailed Eagles outnumbered the Stellers; I assume most are resident…
Young ones are a bit scruffy.
Mukawa March 2024 #1
We took our annual late winter trip up to Mukawa last week. Slightly earlier than normal and it was much colder…
There were more eagles around the port than last year.
A grey Monday in Onuma
A Black Kite in Onuma this afternoon. It was a bit quiet; Black Woodpecker and White-tailed Eagle were around but the only thing posing for the camera was this raggedy raptor that I generally ignore…