A Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker in Hakodate this morning...............
And some squabbling gulls in Yakumo this afternoon.............
A very dark day, we started off in one lf the local parks where my wife wanted to photograph some Red Squirrels. I was using my old 7D and 100-400 combo, a struggle in such dark conditions............
Lots of common autumn birds around including Dusky Thrush, Red Flanked Bluetail and Jay as well as a few woodpeckers..............
Up in Yakumo the gulls were feeding on salmon carcasses at the mouth of thr river................
Although they are common winter visitors I still love seeing Glaucous Gulls............
This individual wasn't taking any s**t from the resident Slatybackeds..............
There were quite a few around including some younger birds............
8 gull species including about 60 or so Black Legged Kittiwakes...............
None with red legs I'm afraid.
And upstream the first od the winter's Stellers Sea Eagles had arrived, 2 adults.....................here's a crapper than crap record shot of one in the distance.
1 adult White Tailed Eagle too. I probably won't make it up to Yakumo next weekend, in 2 weeks when I go next many more will hopefully have arrived and be a bit closer................
Gosh I have never seen that Woodpecker before on a post, (I think) he is so cute.grat gull shot as well.
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DeleteHello Stuart!:) What great sightings of so many different species of gulls, and superb shots of them, and ofcourse the fabulous images and close portraits of the Pigmy Woodpecker, which I have seen and admired on your blog before. Just lovely shots of everything.:)
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteIt's amazing how spoilt modern digital make us. You said it was a struggle with your old camera in poor light but your shots are still stunning. You've already got better pics of a Stellers eagle than I'll achieve this Winter.
ReplyDeleteHi Russell, yes it must have been much harder before cameras became mini computers which we attach to electronic lenses...................!
DeleteThe Pygmy Woody looks really nice.....looking forward to more eagles as winter looms.
ReplyDeleteThanks John, me too.................
DeleteIt's quite a contrast between the delicacy of the Pygmy Woodpecker and the bulk of the gulls.
ReplyDeleteActually I would be very interested to see some Pygmy Gulls, maybe a couple of million years of evolution may produce some...........or perhaps a Giant Woodpecker................
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