The on-tap parade of photogenic local birds seems to have dried up. Onuma had both swans and Greater White-fronted Geese yesterday but was otherwise a bit quiet.
No crossbills for several days now. Just a few Dusky Thrush around and the resident woodpeckers…
Spring migration is just around the corner at least.
Only a few swans, no geese and the ducks were in the middle of the now mostly unfrozen lake…
Not a vintage day for photos.
Lots of wildfowl passing through. These 2 Gadwall were at Yakumo.
At Onuma there were 000’s of Pintail and Bewick’s Swan as well as Taiga Bean Goose, Falcated Duck and Baikal Teal. But nothing close enough for a photo. Except this Redpoll…
A quiet Sunday afternoon in Onuma: Whooper Swans, White-tailed Eagle, Bean Geese, Black Woodpecker and Common Redpoll were the most noteworthy birds.
A drake Smew in nice light at Onuma…
Wildfowl was thin on the ground and in the water in Onuma today. A few Whooper Swans honking away in the distance and a few bored looking Mallards. There was at least this drake Smew…
A Black Kite in Onuma this afternoon. It was a bit quiet; Black Woodpecker and White-tailed Eagle were around but the only thing posing for the camera was this raggedy raptor that I generally ignore…
There were some Harlequin Ducks at Sawara but not much else…
Onuma was a bit better although no decent photos sadly. there were at least 3 White-tailed Eagles, a pair of Black Woodpecker, Whooper and Bewick’s Swans, Bean Geese and Smew…
In the fading light…
The Little Grebes at Onuma were very active as they establish territories and start nestbuilding…
Not as shy as usual…
It was raining all the way home…we stopped at a few spots.
A crap pic of a distant Smew just before it got dark.