End of year blizzards #1

Just back from a short trip away with my parents, we managed to cram in 3 separate visits to Yakumo. Unfortunately it was snowing heavily most of the time.............

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

December 29th 2011

A Shorelark on the beach at Kamiiso 3 years ago today.

This is still the only one I've ever seen, I can recall trudging along beaches in NW England in winter gales looking for them. Unsuccessfully.

Common birds in town

Christmas Grebes

There were a dozen or so Black Necked Grebes around christmas in the port at Kamiiso.............

Christmas in Onuma

We spent christmas with my parents in Onuma.................

Snow..................

Well I promised my parents a white christmas..................and it's hardly stopped snowing since they arrived.

Bridge Eagles (again).

I posted these photos last week. However the post mysteriously vanished...........................

It's a drag...............

Some more eagle shots from Yakumo a couple of days ago....................

Bean Goose

2104 Best of #5

 

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

An afternoon with some eagles...............

Snow snow snow

A lot of snow fell the last few days.....................

A skulker lingering on.............

A juvenile Night Heron was the only bird of note on a short walk this afternoon. It's been snowing since I headed back a few hours ago with a lot forecast for the next few days. This bird had better think about heading south. Soon.

Wintry

Well it snowed at last

Well it got cold finally and snowed a bit...................

Where is winter?

Stellers Sea Eagles at Yakumo..............

Note the lack of snow.

Still autumnal

Some pics of the usual birds at Onuma in nice late autumnal light a couple of days or so ago............

Winter waders

Dunlin, the default small wader back in the UK, is not so common in Japan...............

A crappy kind of day

Nuthatch feuds