From Siberia?

A small flock of tired cold looking Dunlin were at Oshamanbe on Monday..................

Some ducks in a harbour..............

Some more pictures from Monday...................

Some more Bullfinches

Some Bullfinches at the start of a very long drive around SW Hokkaido.................

A grey Sunday in late February

Well you can see how the White Tailed Eagle got its name.

A walk to the beach

I had a few hours spare so I walked down the local river to the beach..............

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..........

Return of winter

A male Bullfinch in Kamiiso this afternoon...................

Bedraggled Rosy Finches

A very wet Asian Rosy Finch near Shikabe on Sunday afternoon................

Peregrine #2

After being harrassed by a Black Kite the Peregrine relocated to the beach................

Peregrine #1

A Peregrine at Sawara today.................

Last of the eagles................probably.

On Monday we went up to Yakumo......................

February begins

A low key start to February in Onuma...................

On this day (January 29th)..........................

January 30th 2012

A drake Smew at Onuma 3 years ago today. Normally very shy I surprised this one (it was with a female) and he was so unsure what to do he didn't fly off for a few seconds allowing me to take this close up shot (only very slight cropping). Not perfect but much better than my recent efforts with this species.................just a shame it was so dark.

More tired arms........................

I spent more time at Yakumo on Monday.................

A Monday afternoon in Oshamanbe

We spent yesterday afternoon in Oshamanbe...............

An eagle assault

Some more shots from Sunday's visit to Yakumo................

An eagle up close.............

I spent a couple of hours in Yakumo this morning..................

A real mouthful

A quiet week (with very mild weather) is coming to an end...................

Some local winter staples

Some shots from Monday afternoon in Kamiiso...............

A night in Onuma................

We spent Sunday night in Onuma................