Even with the global pandemic and all the nonsense going on in America over the last 2 months this Scaup still found the time to have a good laugh today.
The Funny Side
Category: Wildfowl
Not Eagles
We were in Yakumo the last couple of days. Crested Kingfisher, Japanese Waxwing, Brown Dipper, Japanese Wagtail, Great Egret and the above woodpecker and below swan were some of the species around……………
Quiet November continues
There was a flock of 9 Snow Goose at Onuma last weekend. There was even a snowy background…………
Otherwise a quiet weekend: Japanese Waxwing and Rook at Onuma and the usual early winter at Yakumo.
Quiet end to autumn
A quiet start to November. I did see my first Steller’s and White-tailed Eagles of the winter last week but too far off for any photos.
A lot of seasonal stuff appearing locally: Hawfinch, Long-tailed Rosefinch, Varied Tit, Winter Wren, Brown Dipper, lots of common ducks, Great Egret……………..
This White-fronted Geese in Kamiiso had a dislocated or broken leg by the looks of it.
The Great Cormorants will shortly be heading south……………..
Twilight Geese
The last photos from my trip last week.
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……………….
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……………
