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.................

On this day (April 1st)............................

April 1st 2014.

Some Japanese Waxwings in Hakodate 4 years ago today. Not a red berry in sight either.

Early 2014 was a bumper season for both waxwing species that year.......................

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..................

An invasion year?

There were more Waxwings around today................

Waxwings and blizzards

There were lots of birds feeding on berries in one of the local parks...........

A sleety Monday

A mild rainy Monday meant horrible light for photography..............

A snowy Friday

A crappy record shot of a Japanese Waxwing just outside town this afternoon................

Not much else around: the usual ducks (about 12 species), gulls (6 or 7 species), Hawfinch and Great Egret etc. Nearer my flat this week there was a late Red-flanked Bluetail and a Brown Dipper but not much else............

2017 Best Of #2

Some shots from Jan/Feb this year.............

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....................

Eagle fatigue

A break in all my recent eagle related posts....................