tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post8625394928590814361..comments2023-04-12T22:13:28.101+09:00Comments on Hakodate Birding: A grey Sunday in late FebruaryStuart Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-33377036221966874882015-02-23T20:01:18.033+09:002015-02-23T20:01:18.033+09:00Because of Japanese ideas of nationhood and ethnic...Because of Japanese ideas of nationhood and ethnicity I will always be a foreigner, even if I gave up my UK passport, started speaking fluent Japanese and became a Japanese citizen...............Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-74932273703618023872015-02-23T18:38:06.175+09:002015-02-23T18:38:06.175+09:00They're the same the world over David............They're the same the world over David...............Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-23867629288569653802015-02-23T18:37:35.092+09:002015-02-23T18:37:35.092+09:00'Harassed' is perhaps too strong a word, a...'Harassed' is perhaps too strong a word, at least they were polite............if annoying.Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-8567924281190334312015-02-23T18:36:03.250+09:002015-02-23T18:36:03.250+09:00Hi Dave, their run-in with me was probably the hig...Hi Dave, their run-in with me was probably the highlight of their week.............Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-45502642590151066232015-02-23T07:06:32.506+09:002015-02-23T07:06:32.506+09:00How long do you have to live there not to be a for...How long do you have to live there not to be a foreigner? Sonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940828763843098232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-22061838069424615352015-02-23T06:31:17.721+09:002015-02-23T06:31:17.721+09:00Got accused by plod of looking for hen Harriers a ...Got accused by plod of looking for hen Harriers a couple of years back. Ypd him no couldn't have been cos he hadn't apprehended the Tw*ts who killed them off - didn't go down to well<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />DaveyMan<br />PS No chance of WTE shots like that in Lancs sue to same Tw*ts...and dipped GWE by minutes today - still scarce up hereLancashire and Lakeland Outback Adventure Wildlife Safarishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14531370350323901851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-80419407876906890302015-02-23T05:02:10.453+09:002015-02-23T05:02:10.453+09:00Too bad you were harassed by those bold policemen ...Too bad you were harassed by those bold policemen doing their work to keep Japan safe. Take a trip down to the US/Mexican border these days and you'll really experience harassment from the big, brave borders guards.David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-4030442088876999862015-02-22T23:17:14.886+09:002015-02-22T23:17:14.886+09:00Lovely Brent's shown here in this post Stuart....Lovely Brent's shown here in this post Stuart. Its a pity a birdwatcher gets hassled for taking pictures. Surely they must have had something better to do that dayDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18161477971524343938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-84092376090569589342015-02-22T19:36:25.585+09:002015-02-22T19:36:25.585+09:00I honestly don't know what they were thinking....I honestly don't know what they were thinking........................a man with a camera/big lens pointing it at a big white bird: what else could he possibly be doing?<br /><br />Oh wait, I'm a foreigner. I must be up to no good then.Stuart Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103599639814558640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87028664231108455.post-11881133389093929302015-02-22T17:31:22.886+09:002015-02-22T17:31:22.886+09:00Maybe they thought you were a terrorist! I enjoy...Maybe they thought you were a terrorist! I enjoyed the Brent Geese. Sonjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940828763843098232noreply@blogger.com