The group took a longer tour of the areas that Waterfowl hang out at. We spent 6 hours, including a lunch. It was a lot of fun, and saw a few new birds to add to the list. Umeki-san was very helpful with his scope in pointing out those...
First time to head out to Makomanai Park. It took awhile from Otaru; JR train to subway to bus to walking. LOL, found out later there was a different bus line that went to the station with a stop in front of the meeting area. The birds here seemed...
A large gathering showed up to Maruyama Park Sapporo, and we split up into 2 groups. The birds were active enough to bring interest to all. The largest excitement was around a group of about 40 Japanese Waxwings feeding together. My 600 mm camera lens was behaving mischievously when...
The weather report for Naebo Park for the day showed heavy snow showers. We weren’t disappointed with the amount of snow and wind on and off! LOL. We saw the return of the Long-tailed Tits; very cute. The number of Hawfinches was much larger.