A small group trip to Naebo Park. The leader Umeki-san was there, as well as several people I had met before out birding near Yoichi River. Later that day, a newspaper reporter named Yayoi, stopped us and interviewed us about springtime in the park. Coal and Long-tailed Tits were...
Eurasian Nuthatch
Naebo Park (visit 15)
Naebo Park (visit 14)
Maruyama Park (visit 8)
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...
Naebo Park (visit 13)
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...
Maruyama Park (visit 7)
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...
Naebo Park (visit 12)
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.
Hokkaido University (visit 3)
Today was the day for Hokkaido University Birding; that The Wild Bird Society of Japan’s Sapporo Chapter had advertised in the newspaper for a beginner’s birding event. Close to a 125 people showed. Many familiar faces.
Naebo Park (visit 11)
Out with the Otaru Group again today in Naebo Park. We saw a lot of Nuthatch, Varied Tit, and Marsh Tit activity. The Great-Spotted Woodpecker male and females were out too. This was an enjoyable day for all despite the cold. We stopped when it started to rain too...
Naebo Park (visit 10)
As far as my Naebo Park adventure; a winter break with a sunny day and a little snow on the ground. Finally got my super telephoto 150-600mm G2 lense back. Opposite in luck to other people in the US, or Europe with the same Nikon body, Tamron Japan decided...
