On this day (November 3rd)...................

November 3rd 2013.

A drake American Wigeon near Hakodate 4 years ago today. Only the second time I'd ever seen this species (and I haven't seen one since) and my first outing with my new 7D Mark 2.

I check the wigeon flocks every year in the hope another one turns up. Maybe 2017 will see one appear locally again.............

On this day (November 4th).......................

November 4th 2014.

An American Wigeon near Hakodate 2 years ago today. A scarce but regular visitor to Japan.

This was only the second one I've ever seen and the only one I've photographed. It was with a flock of Eurasian Wigeon.

This was one of the first batch of photos taken with my then spanking new 7D MK2, can't believe that was 2 years ago....................

2104 Best of #5

 

Some of my fave shots from autumn until the end of 2014.................

Sunshine comes back as work returns...............

After having my 2 days off ruined by horrible weather the sunshine came back as I returned to work...............

Luckily I could sneak a couple of hours in at Kamiiso and the American Wigeon was still there..............

New camera and (almost) new bird

My 7D Mark 2 arrived on Saturday. Naturally the weather has been unrelentingly awful ever since....................