tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post2687943512794306510..comments2023-04-12T22:13:28.101+09:00Comments on Hakodate Birding: Estate Waxwings #1Stuart Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-10380716684184107622018-01-30T21:32:22.990+09:002018-01-30T21:32:22.990+09:00Thanks Russell, hope you get some down your way......Thanks Russell, hope you get some down your way...........Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-59741152590340807202018-01-30T20:50:49.727+09:002018-01-30T20:50:49.727+09:00Some pretty stunning pictures, Stu. My favourite i...Some pretty stunning pictures, Stu. My favourite is the fourth one down. Pretty nice to have that near where you live.Russell Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153568497950671742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-54932434493823625202018-01-30T13:26:32.372+09:002018-01-30T13:26:32.372+09:00It's generally OK here too (if you are white t...It's generally OK here too (if you are white that is, if you're brown, black or obviously 'other' Asian it may be different) but they probably had no idea what I was doing or why I had turned up there.Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-18667928662560137302018-01-30T13:24:44.018+09:002018-01-30T13:24:44.018+09:00I am definitely the only non Japanese birder withi...I am definitely the only non Japanese birder within a 100 mile radius. There a few other western foreigners in town but no more than a 2 or 3 dozen.....Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-68118606207479518432018-01-30T12:28:00.191+09:002018-01-30T12:28:00.191+09:00You've "filled your boots" there...m...You've "filled your boots" there...more postcard/calendar shots - brilliant.<br />Fortunately foreigners here are viewed as "Mostly Harmless" by the locals.... but one still has to be careful sometimes.John Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419454306292739431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-46650884798620364312018-01-30T10:56:37.525+09:002018-01-30T10:56:37.525+09:00I guess you would stick out a little! And probably...I guess you would stick out a little! And probably more than an Asian here. I would imagine that the number of Caucasian residents of Japan is relatively small.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-72137206139247519992018-01-30T08:52:42.898+09:002018-01-30T08:52:42.898+09:00I was worried one of the residents may have got fr...I was worried one of the residents may have got freaked out by the suspicious-looking foreigner apparently taking photos for some nefarious purpose and called the police..........Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-20187583779544805272018-01-30T02:31:35.649+09:002018-01-30T02:31:35.649+09:00It is interesting that we all have to factor in th...It is interesting that we all have to factor in the social dynamics of birding from time to time. I have certainly been in situations where I did not feel comfortable and have ended my session quickly.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.com