The last photos from my trip last week.
Twilight Geese
Category: East Hokkaido
Sunset geese
I didn’t get many Snow Goose photos on the ground: I managed a few so-so ones just as the sun was going down.
More Beans
(Taiga) Bean Geese were very numerous but seemed to be in random small groups rather than big flocks.
Its plumage matched the autumnal hues well.
Autumnal Snow Geese
Shame I didn’t get to see them in some actual snow though……………
Blue skies at last
The weather on the second afternoon was much better and there were even some blue skies.
Chaos and Panic
The Goshawk caused the Cackling Geese to dramatically scatter……………….
Goshawk
The geese flocks attracted some raptors: Peregrine, White-tailed Eagle and this Goshawk……………..
More Snowies and Cacklers
Snow Geese and Cackling Geese are both pretty scarce down here Hakodate do it was nice to see them together.
Snow Geese are a particularly striking species.
A blizzard of geese
Some more Snow Geese from the second day……………
Golden Cackling Geese
The Geese eventually settled down in the autumnal sunshine…………..
Although they were still a bit jumpy.
More Cacklers
Some more Cackling Geese from last week.
The commonest one
The most numerous of the 4 goose species at Urahoro seemed to be Cackling Goose. Loads of them…………………
