A grand total of 1 Dunlin and 2 Red-necked Stint on the harsh afternoon light locally on Monday…
It was good light later for the Green Pigeons but they were all scared off by this juvenile Peregrine…
A grand total of 1 Dunlin and 2 Red-necked Stint on the harsh afternoon light locally on Monday…
It was good light later for the Green Pigeons but they were all scared off by this juvenile Peregrine…
Stupidly high ISOs and f/11 on a very dark Monday…
Pretty quiet on the beach just outside town today; a lone Red-necked Stint and a lone Dunlin being the only waders…
Quite happy with some of these shots…
There were 4 of them…
If I’d had my big lens or if I’d been able to go through the head-high weeds to get a better view/angle or if I’d got the settings right…I could have gotten a classic Osprey shot. But I didn’t.
Not the greatest IQ but the 600 f/11 is so light to carry around on hot days…
They’re back for their annual short stints on the local beaches…
This one had an oddly shaped bill…
I finally managed an OK-ish BIF too.
Well it’s been a bit warm recently. Not much birding; this Osprey was in town last weekend…
That’s that then, spring migration is pretty much over…
Very quiet today and the last few days. The above Latham’s Snipe was roadside just out of town.
Heavy crop but the first scarce bird of the spring. Eurasian or Common Starling.
Never seen one of these in summer plumage in Hokkaido before (and I’ve only seen half a dozen of them here anyway).
Wonder if this species will start breeding in Hokkaido?