On Mt Hakodate this morning there were plenty of summer migrants passing through but it is a difficult place to get photos…
Unlike the park yesterday…
Golden Week 2024 #12
Tag: Japanese White-eye
Midsummer Road Trip 2023 #13
Another common but cute bird…
An early spring trip #8
Noe called Warbling White-eye actually…
An early spring trip #1
We were in the Mukawa/Shikotsuko area for a few days this week.
Mukawa was not great for birds. All the winter stuff had gone and most of the interesting summer stuff hadn’t arrived yet. And no passage waders there either.
The well-known birdbath at Shikotsuko provided some photo opps at least.
Still at the pool
Admit it: they’re cute.
Another common bird demonstrating how white balance is sometimes important.
The dark pool #3
Only 5 species turned up at the pool; the previously posted Japanese Thrush and Grey Bunting plus Varied tit, Eurasian Nuthatch and a pair of Japanese White-eyes.
More birds in the blossoms
Lots of Japanese White-eyes just ouside Hakodate yesterday. As you can see the cherry blossoms are in full bloom.
Spring arrives
Spring in Japan means cherry blossoms and for many birders spring in Japan means taking photos of cherry blossoms with Japanese White-eyes.
It was very windy today and there wasn’t much about. At least we are able to get out and about.
Japanese White-eyes
Various common species also visted the pool: Eurasian Nutatch, Eastern Great, Coal, Marsh and Varied Tits and Japanese White-eyes. The latter species seem popular with some of the local photographers.
Spring Staple
A Japanese White-eye in some rather late cherry blossom this afternoon. Usually I take these kind of shots at the end Of April. All the cherry blossoms have gone in town: this was outside town in some mysteriously late flowers……….