2018 Best Of #2

There was a large invasion of Waxwings into Hakodate in early 2018..............

Some more early April birds.........

We were out west on Monday.................

The last stragglers

The last group of Waxwings I saw in town were a few days ago...............and now they appear to have all left.

Almost over...............

It was sunny yesterday...................

Some backstreet Waxwings...........

Yesterday I found a small flock of Waxwings on a quiet backstreet.....................

More downtown Waxwings

The Waxwings are still putting on a show in the middle of Hakodate...............

Estate Waxwings #2

Some more Waxwings from a few days ago............

Estate Waxwings #1

The Waxwings were very close to my apartment a few days ago.................

Still around.........................

Friday afternoon was sunny.................

Another snowy day...............

The Waxwings and Bramblings were still around yesterday.................

The second wave...........

It was so cold today our door froze shut.................

WIFs

With a 1 hour break in the weather I trudged through the slush and briefly checked the local park yesterday to see if the Japanese Waxwings were still around..........

A short Waxwing window between blizzards..........

There was a heavy snowstorm in Hakodate on Thursday night/Friday morning and again on Friday afternoon..................

On this day (April 7th)......................

April 7th 2014.

Bohemian (top) and Japanese (bottom) Waxwings in town 3 years ago today.

There was a mixed flock of them in the trees next to the river near my place. Early 2014 saw several big invasions of both species into Hakodate.

Strange to see them not eating red berries on a cols winter day.

Some Waxwings appeared............

There was a small flock of Waxwings in town on Thursday afternoon....................

On this day (March 15th)..........................

March 15th 2011

A Bohemian Waxwing near my apartment 4 years ago today........................part of a large flock of them as it turned out.

Usually Waxwings are at the tops of trees in harsh light but these came to the ground..............

A grey start to March.

A scruffy looking immature Glaucous Gull at Sawara this morning....................

A grey Monday in mid February

A Bohemian Waxwing in Mori this morning..................not a great photo: a grey sky, crappy angle and twigs in the way..........

2014 Best of #3

Some of my fave shots from late winter through to the end of spring........................

 

A tree full of Waxwings...................

I was surprised to find a large mixed flock of Bohemian and Japanese Waxwings near my apartment on Monday afternoon.................