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Don’t think I’ll be back in that spot this winter…
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When we got back to Hakodate I randomly snapped this from the car window…
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A crazy winter for finches…
The Asian Rosy Finch flock I saw at the end of last year was still on the coast but its numbers had greatly thinned. At first we could only find one (the above male) so I took a walk on the nearby grassland (changing from the 500 f/4 used above to the 600 f/11)…
There was the grand total of ONE Common Redpoll (plus a few gulls and crows). Luckily the redpoll was tame.
The 600 f/11 is a viable lens in such bright conditions.