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.
This is the second Otaru bird tour that I found myself on. It was our last day with Naoaki, before he headed back to the U.S. Takako and I hit 3 different locations with him in an Otaru bird tour. Originally was a trip to see the views from...
It turned out to be a nice photo day to get some nice pics of the birds that were out at Naebo Park. Winter is coming, so the Nuthatches have showed up. As well, saw my first Brambling today. The “yuki-mushi” aka snow flies (very tiny, smaller than gnats),...