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(Message started by: Uncle_Tall on Dec 13th, 2003, 9:29pm)
Title: Hokkaido Winter birding ¥_®ü¹D´ç¥V³¾Ãþ
Post by Uncle_Tall on Dec 13th, 2003, 9:29pm
Share with you some of the beautiful birds in Hokkaido in a recent trip in early December

Red-crowned Crane ¤¦³»Åb Crus japonensisat Akan ªü´H, 04/12/2003
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http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/uncletall/uncletall_001.jpg

Whooper Swan ¤j¤ÑÃZ Cygnus cygnusat Furen-ko ­·½¬´ò, 05/12/2003
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http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/uncletall/uncletall_002.jpg

White-tailed Eagle ¥Õ§À®üóç Haliaeetus albicillaat Nemuro ®Ú«Ç, 07/12/2003
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http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/uncletall/uncletall_003.jpg

Long-tailed duck ªø§ÀÀn Clangula hyemalis(male) at Hanasaki Port ªáŽZ´ä, 08/12/2003
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http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/uncletall/uncletall_004.jpg

Steller's Sea Eagle ªêÀY®üóç Haliaeetus pelagicusat Shiretoko Pennisula ª¾§É¥b®q, 09/12/2003
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http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/uncletall/uncletall_005.jpg

Blakiston's Fish Owl ¤ò»Lº®ì¦ Ketupa blakistoniat Rausu ù¦Ý, 09/12/2003
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http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/uncletall/uncletall_006.jpg

Uncle Tall ^_^ & Auntie Handkerchief ^_^
Title: Re: Hokkaido Winter birding ¥_®ü1D´ç¥V3¾Ã<thorn>
Post by Mike_Kilburn on Dec 14th, 2003, 1:30am
Waah!
Awesome birds ! I love the fish owl!

Mike
Title: Re: Hokkaido Winter birding ¥_®ü¹D´ç¥V³¾Ãþ
Post by Uncle_Tall on Dec 19th, 2003, 11:31pm
The Blaskiston fish owl is also our dream bird and the best tick for the whole trip. We had not seen this bird in our first trip in 1997 nor in both of our trips to China NE. This is an endangered (CR) species with around 100 birds in Hokkaido and may be a only few hundreds in the whole world (exists also in Amur and Ussuri area in Russia Far East , Sakhalin, Kurile Islands and may be in Chang Bai Shan).

In Japan, it is strictly protected. We have met the most experienced Japanese in this aspect, Mr Sumio Yamamoto. He got quite some scientific publications and two colourful books concerning conservation of this beautiful owl. (He is the one on TV!!) We sincerely hope that this species is still surviving in China.

By the way, this owl was fed with fishes every night near a minshuku. Despite he is quite tame, when we were staring each other through our binouclars or camera, we could still feel his fierceness. There were other photographers who set up a big array of equipments to capture the owl in picture. We made use of their focusing light for exposure at ISO 1600, 1/10s, f4 and tungsten white balance with EOS 300D and 400mm F4L, hand-held inside car. Thanks to digital photography. Without it, the owl would have a pair of red eyes or the whole picture turned yellow.

Title: Re: Hokkaido Winter birding ¥_®ü¹D´ç¥V³¾Ãþ
Post by Uncle_Tall on Dec 22nd, 2003, 10:47pm
Some more to share

Jay ªQ¾~ Garrulus glandarius3/12/2003 Akan
http://community.webshots.com/s/image2/3/33/76/105933376QOdacy_ph.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/uncletall/uncletall_008.jpg

Greater Scaup ´³­I¼çÀn Aythya marila5/12/2003 Lake Furen
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http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/uncletall/uncletall_009.jpg

Black Scoter ¶Â®üµfÀn Melanitta nigra6/12/2003 Ochiishi Misaki
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http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/uncletall/uncletall_010.jpg

Slaty-backed Gull ¦Ç­IÅà Larus schistisagus
Glaucous-winged ¦Ç¯ÍÅà Larus glaucescens
Herring Gull »ÈÅà Larus argentatus
on 9/12/2003
Please note the "grey-levels"
http://community.webshots.com/s/image6/3/49/95/105934995AMKMmB_ph.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/uncletall/uncletall_011.jpg

Harlequin Duck ¤¡Àn Histrionicus histrionicus9/12/2003 Rausu
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http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/uncletall/uncletall_012.jpg

Brown Dipper ½Åªe¯Q Cinclus pallasii10/12/2003 Rausu
http://community.webshots.com/s/image2/3/48/18/105934818ZLZhVd_ph.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/uncletall/uncletall_013.jpg
Lastly, the second best tick and the most unexpected bird - Fork-tailed Storm-petrel ¦Ç¤e§À®ü¿P Oceanodroma furcata patrolling inside a small harbour on 10/12/2003 in Rausu.
http://community.webshots.com/s/image6/3/40/29/105934029lMxVtd_ph.jpg
http://www.hkbws.org.hk/fileServer/PhotoG/uncletall/uncletall_014.jpg
At 1/3 the size of a slaty-backed and flying like a swallow on a cloudy day, it was so difficult to capture with camera. Even though it was surprisingly close to shore. By the way, storm-petrel is the smallest kind of sea birds. This particular species is 21cm long with a 46cm wing span (Harrison). Just can't imagine how a small bird like this survive on open sea.
Title: Re: Hokkaido Winter birding ¥_®ü¹D´ç¥V³¾Ãþ
Post by Owlet-nightjar on Dec 23rd, 2003, 1:22pm
Can I join you Mike? "Wa...ah!!"  :o

I saw "Blakistons' Fish Owl" on a TV documentary programme a few years ago.


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