It wasn’t only geese in Mukawa…………….
Japanese Cranes have recently appeared in the area too and have been breeding for a while.
2021 Late Winter Trip #8
Tag: Japanese Crane
Too big
Whilst chasing the geese around the fields we saw lots of Japanese Cranes.
The 500 f4 is not really a good choice for this species…………….
East Hokkaido September Trip #20
In the same fields as the geese were several Japanese Crane.
This must have been near the western limit of their range in Hokkaido.
East Hokkaido September Trip #14
On our way back from east Hokkaido we went through Urahoro and turned off the main road onto a quiet road for a ‘short cut’…………….
We noticed some Japanese Cranes in a field so we stopped to take a look.
Then we noticed lots of geese at the back of the field with more arriving all the time. Just White-fronts and Beans I thought. But no…………………
East Hokkaido September Trip #2
Shiretoko was not very birdy this trip: we saw a few common species such as Brown Dipper, Grey Wagtail, Black and Grey-headed Woodpecker, Japanese Green Pigeon, Eurasian Jay, White-tailed Eagle and Long-tailed Rosefinch.
On the way east we passed numerous Japanese Cranes feeding in the farmland. Harsh light is never good for white birds and these were feeding on a huge pile of manure to boot.
East Hokkaido 2019 #7
Japanese Cranes are easy to see in east Hokkaido and we saw several pairs/families. These were from Lake Furen…………
The juvenile will get better looking with age…………….
