I stumbled upon a way to calculate the subject distance for birds. I have tried to condense the explanation as much as possible. You can go to the “Quick & Simple Calculator section” below; and comeback to the explanation or the link to Wayne’s page if you need more...
Today, we headed out a few of the Otaru Ports we visited before. The numbers and types of Birds are slowly changing through the weeks. Exciting to see some new birds this time as well! I got to see a Red-necked Grebe and a Thick-billed Murre. Also, saw 3...
It was a fairly cold day today, with snow still several feet high. Luckily, people had made 18″ walkways crisscrossing Maruyama Park. Only a few places ; we had to trudge through the snow. We saw a average amount of birds for this time of year. Many Long-tailed Tits...
Very causal and comfortable birding today with only 3 people showing for our Naebo Park outing. Perhaps the Sapporo snow festival or other things kept people away. A little cold, but not too bad. A light snow falling all around was quite beautiful actually. We saw 10 Black-eared kites...
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. Jeff 🙂 Trip Details Trip...
I found this wonderful Marsh & Willow Tit article, that I thought I would share. Here in Hokkaido there are Marsh, Willow, Varied, Japanese, and Long-tailed Tits. This attached article focuses on Willow and Marsh Tits. Sound seems to be the unique differentiation factor, though not always at hand....
