Here came to Day 5, nearly half of this trip, and a big day too - 27 Feb is Wing Tung's birthday. I may forget many important things or memories because of my sickness, but I will never allow myself to forget this day, and the other big day in July.
This was the final morning in Furen Lodge in this trip, after 3 warm nights, it was time to say goodbye to Take-couple and head to Rausu.
before leaving, we had the final breakfast with nuthatch in Furen Lodge
also the Willow Tit
and a Carrion Crow, note the head shape can be similar to Rook
the crane pair
Vega Gull, first for this trip, with Goosander and Glaucous Gull
Vega Gull, you can see the wing pattern is different
Thank you Take-san couple !
On the way to Rausu, we checked the harbor and Notsuke Peninsula, for gulls and some passerines.
Glaucous-winged Gull, dark iris
Glaucous Gull
Glaucous Gull, why not a snowy owl..
Whooper Swan, they are very common in Hokkaido
Common Goldeneye, male
Common Goldeneye, immature? this one got a full black bill
Goosander
human and fox print
broken shell.. should be done by the Gulls
and many swan out there
Glaucous Gull, a second year, note the pale iris
2nd year Glaucous Gull
this one is a adult winter Glaucous Gull
Glaucous Gull: don't take my food
Glaucous Gull x4, 2nd year in front
adult Glaucous Gull
Glaucous Gull
Glaucous Gull
a winter adult Glaucous Gull with a Slaty-backed and Glaucous
more Glaucous Gull
and more
more 2nd year Glaucous Gull
and a first winter one, note the dark iris
Glaucous Gull is one of my favorite gull
Glaucous Gull, give me five
and final photo of Glaucous Gull of today
the commonest one - Slaty-backed Gull
Slaty-backed Gull
Slaty-backed Gull
Slaty-backed Gull
Slaty-backed Gull with some Glaucous and immautre Slaty-backed
Slaty-backed Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull, they have a darker iris
adult Glaucous-winged Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull
and a first winter Vega Gull, very dark primary and smaller size
Carrion Crow, this species is quite rare in Hong Kong
we saw two Hawfinch in a fuel station
After arriving Notsuke Peninsula, we saw more mammals than birds...
Notsuke Peninsula
Deer
and Deer
and more Deer
oh my deer...
male deer is rarer
deer on icy lake
White-winged Scoter, super far
Steller's Sea Eagle
Snow Bunting, my lifer, but very hard to take a decent shot
Snow Bunting, beautiful upperwing pattern
Carrion Crow
Red Fox - fox here is very tame
Red Fox
hunting fox
running fox
searching fox
a cute fox
more fox
Red Fox
a dog-like fox
you can see how tame is the fox
you can know the latest bird and wildlife news in the tourist center
like here, on this Big Day, 27 Feb
Tufted Puffin will be my summer target in Hokkaido
In Raushu, we were staying in Washino-yado for two nights, the well-known Inn for the Blakiston's Fish Owl. Even though we were not worried about the owl as this species was ticked, we met heavy snow when we left the peninsula.... and there was a twitch waiting for us...
thanks to Guillermo, our target, my lifer, was soon entered our list
a male Bufflehead, a rare visitor from America
but the snow was heavy, we only managed to get some record shots
we finally arrived the Inn, and here is the feeding spot for the owl
and you can wait and photo here, in the dining room
dinner first
a nice dinner
you can also check the owl's identity, as some were ringed
as we were told the owl came late in this period, after waited 2 hours, we chose to sleep first and come back in very early morning later.This photo marked the end of the big day
Wish you happy birthday every 27 Feb
Love,
Fai
