I can never seem to get good photos of this species…there were 2 pairs of them displaying on the river.
I decided to walk on to the cape to try and photograph something other than crossbills…
I can never seem to get good photos of this species…there were 2 pairs of them displaying on the river.
I decided to walk on to the cape to try and photograph something other than crossbills…
A quiet Sunday afternoon in Onuma: Whooper Swans, White-tailed Eagle, Bean Geese, Black Woodpecker and Common Redpoll were the most noteworthy birds.
A drake Smew in nice light at Onuma…
Some more ducks on the way home.
On the way home I got a message there was a Lesser Scaup in one of the ports
I’d seen one last year in Mukawa; nice to see one on the way home.
The commonest duck in the port this year…
A heavily cropped record shot but a nice local rarity; only my 4th one (and my 3rd at this particular spot).
It wasn’t the only diver…
Another heavy crop of this fly-by; this is also a great spot for this species…
Just got back from a short trip. On the way we stopped at one of the ports on the way; the first time I’d been there since the New Year break..just a brief check with the lightweight 600 f/11.
There were 6 Long-tailed Ducks…
Wildfowl was thin on the ground and in the water in Onuma today. A few Whooper Swans honking away in the distance and a few bored looking Mallards. There was at least this drake Smew…
Today I went to an area I hadn’t been in ages. It seems to be pretty quiet these days sadly. There used to be a photogenic flock of Brent Geese there but they have dwindled; I only saw 4 (and they flew off as soon as I arrived). The sea was extremely quiet, almost birdless.
At least there was this pair of Harlequin Ducks (again, there used to be a flock of 20 or so).
There were some Harlequin Ducks at Sawara but not much else…
Onuma was a bit better although no decent photos sadly. there were at least 3 White-tailed Eagles, a pair of Black Woodpecker, Whooper and Bewick’s Swans, Bean Geese and Smew…
600 f/11 is good for flock shots!