After a mild few days there was a dumping of snow last night…
Still quite a lot of interesting birds in town. Not everything was as tame as the above Dusky Thrush though.
A quiet Friday afternoon
Tag: Long-tailed Rosefinch
A small one
Small winter passerines have been very thin on the ground this winter, no idea why.
So it was nice to see this male Long-tailed Rosefinch near my apartment today. Difficult to get a clear view (unlike summer when they sing atop bushes well to the north and east of here).
2022 Summer Road Trip #9
Some more Rosefinches…
2022 Summer Road Trip #7
Long-tailed Rosefinches were particularly common this summer on the north coast…
This is a female…
A small tree
We were watching a family of foxes and parked next to the road. Just outside the car window was a small tree with several common species on it………………
Stupid frickin’ branches……………
North Hokkaido 2019 #9
There were at least 3 male Long-tailed Rosefinch at Omusaro and they posed nicely at eye level for a change this year…………..
North Hokkaido 2019 #2
Another common bird at Omusaro was Long-tailed Rosefinch: there seemed to be far more than in previous years at that particular site…………