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Hyoko, Niigata, Japan
December 27, 2017 |
It's nice to get some time off for winter. It seems to have been a long year. Being in Japan, Christmas Day was a work day but I took it off and headed to Hyoko. I found an adult Northern Goshawk hunting there then. Today I headed back with Luke and we found a young one doing the same. A number of raptors were about including Peregrine, Eurasian Buzzard, and milvus kites. Plenty of ducks included, Northern Pintail, Pochard, Mallard, Eurasian Teal, Wigeon, Tuft and various mixes. Of course Tundra and Whooper Swans for which the place is famous. Coot, cormorants, sparrows, egrets, a Grey Heron, Carrion Crows.
My weather app predicted 1C as the high for the day and hard ice under foot cracked with my steps. Love it but I don't want to fall.
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| Northern Goshawk |
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| Eurasian Teal |
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| Peregrine Falcon |
