2018 Best of #5

Some shots from last spring.................

On this day (August 21st).....................

August 21st 2015.

An Osprey just outside town 3 years ago today. It's wonderful to have such birds on tap all summer...................

Obon

A hot humid weekend.............................

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

August 3rd 2014.

A Osprey with a big fish in Kamiiso 4 years ago today. Amazing what size fish they can carry...................

First flight

The young Ospreys are looking well..................

July begins............

July is generally the quietest month for birds in south Hokkaido.............

Some June Ospreys

The regular nesting site out west has produced 2 young this year................

Ospreys on a grey Sunday

Sunday was a grim day..........................

Stonechats in the typhoon

An early typhoon just passed by Hokkaido................

All quiet on the western side...........

We headed west yesterday but it was pretty quiet...............

Another Osprey

Another Osprey from Monday..........

Spring 2018 continues..........

We planned to head to the west coast today but the mountain road we usually use was blocked by a landslide..............

Early spring miscellany

On Sunday we headed north.............

Ospreys on a grey morning

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

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

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

Ospreys return

 Ospreys have returned and are a common sight on the coast in spring..............

Pit Stops

The local fields had some visitors taking a short rest...............

2017 Best of #8

Some more photos from earlier in the year................

2017 Best Of #5

Some more shots from earlier in the year, these are from spring.................

2017 Best Of #4

Some more shots from earlier in the year: these are all from March and early April...............