ckn

Hokkaido, Japan
1 March 2011

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[ Last edited by ckn at 21/03/2011 10:38 ]

ckn

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Original posted by RUWright at 20/03/2011 23:40
Thanks for sharing your many lovely photos from Japan;looks like you had a great trip. The Blakiston's Fish Owl is particularly juicy, was this taken at the hotel in Nakashibetsu?
These swans are actu ...

Thanks, Eric.    Amendment made.  
I mistook that the swans are Tundra Swan because the "Birds of East Asia" shows that the black bill of Whooper Swan is at its tip only.  I re-checked "Collins Bird Guide" which states for Whooper Swan the yellow projects to below its nostrils.  Thanks for your correction.  

I don't know exactly the location of the Blakiston's Fish Owl, as I was led there by the travel agent after dark and I set up my tripod inside a van.  Yet, it is probably the hotel you stated as it is the known location of this owl.

Cheers
KN

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