Great Egrets are common autumn visitors (with some remaining through winter). All the local rivers have several: the above individual was just outside Hakodate yesterday.
Another common autumn bird
Great Egrets are common autumn visitors (with some remaining through winter). All the local rivers have several: the above individual was just outside Hakodate yesterday.
Present year-round for us, of course it doesn’t freeze over in the winter here – nice shot…
Some overwinter here too actually: usually there are a couple on the small river near my apartment…………