Asian Rosy Finch - one of my passerine targets of this trip
as we were not allowed to enter the Inn with feeder attracting the rosy finches, we needed to find the "wild" one, which is much more difficult to photo
they are far, and very difficult to be focused when feeding in the grassy patch
After the successful twitch, we were back to Furen Lodge for breakfast!
wonderful breakfast again
with crested ibis..
and Brown-eared Bubul..
and you again! with a friend too. One of these Eurasian Nuthatch was ringed and so we could recognized the individual
also the Red-crowned Crane
Then we headed to our second cruise - the Habomai cruise, for alcids again.
this one is just 5000JPY, which is cheaper
as usual we needed to fill in our personal information (and pay) first
a much calmer sea this day
we could see the Cape Nosappu
Glaucous-winged Gull - note the dark iris and pale upperpart
a group of Harlequin
still my favorite duck of the trip - Long-tailed Duck
a third winter Slaty-backed Gull - pale iris, adult like upperparts, streaky head and a pale bill with black tip
we saw plenty Red-breasted Merganser here, but always female, this one with a female Black Scoter
Black Scoter, male, sometimes the wings can appear translucent
an Adult Steller's Sea Eagle, with the habitat
first alcid here, very distinctive eyering, a Spectacled maybe (?)
less problematic, Crested Auklet
another Crested Auklet
like previous bird, probably a Spectacled Guillemot
Pelagic Cormorant
this one is clearly a Spectacled
Pigeon Guillemot, but which subspecies? maybe columba
Pigeon Guillemot, but which subspecies? maybe another columba
Spectacled Guillemot, assuming breeding plumage
same bird as above, the upperwing is completely black
not a lifer, a Red-necked Grebe, assuming summer plumage
the "sea sparrow" - Least Auklet
more Least Auklet
and more Least Auklet
a landing Least Auklet
fewer loon in this trip, here is a Pacific Loon
another problem, Take-san believed this is Pigeon Guillemot snowi, assuming summer plumage
same bird, underwing
same bird, upperwing, only limited white here
Pelagic Cormorant, there is still no confirmed record in Hong Kong
Spectacled Guillemot, this one looks like tailless
Pigeon Guillemot, kaiurka?
Spectacled, more extensive rear flanks
well, a Spectacled ?
same bird, extensive rear flanks
Pigeon Guillemot, there are huge variations of this species
Spectacled Guillemot
many Least Auklet in this trip
make a guess..... this is a Spectacled
Pelagic Cormorant
Spectacled? the identification between specatcled and some pigeon is not really so straight forward to me...
Spectacled again?
a winter Spectacled again?
easy one, Crested Auklet
better Crested Auklet photos than yesterday
a winter plumage Pigeon Guillemot
summer plumage Spectacled Guillemot
Spectacled Guillemot
a flying gull, the pale upperpart may due to strong sunlight. This should be an adult Slaty-backed Gull, note the pale iris and the mirror pattern
after two hours, our boat returned to the harbor while the eagle was still there!
you can see the bleaching effect here, both are adult Slaty-backed Gull
adult Slaty-backed Gull
adult Glaucous-winged Gull with Slaty-backed Gull on the left
a male Common Goldeneye spreading its wing
one of my favorite shot, a male Black Scoter, appeared to be "white-winged' scoter under strong sunlight
After pressing thousands shutter, its time to lunch.
this sushi restaurant is highly recommended, the GPS is 43.326062, 145.574710
favorite 1 - Scallop
favorite 2 - Tuna
favorite 3 - Urchin
favorite 4 - ice cream, from seicomart, one of the largest convenient stores in Hokkaido
After lunch, we moved to Kurumaishi to seawatch again. More alcids, more loon like Red-throated Loon, other birds like Brent, and unexpected Short-eared Owl, we counted at least four there.
digiscoping snowi Pigeon Guillemot
White-tailed Eagle
immature Steller's Sea Eagle
immature White-tailed Eagle
immature Steller's Sea Eagle
I spent some time to take the four Short-eared Owl, and they were always fighting with crows
beautiful upperwing pattern
the "habitat"
Short-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
one even perched in front of me, for less than 5 seconds
Short-eared Owl
more owl
and more
The final spot this day, Cape Nosappu, allowed us to try again the Red-faced Cormorant, we saw some here again.
view from Cape Nosappu
Pelagic Cormorant
I took every Pelagic Cormorant to see any Red-faced inside
and here, a Red-faced Cormorant with a Pelagic on the left
Pelagic Cormorant
Red-faced Cormorant in non-breeding plumage, told by paler face and thicker bill than Pelagic, also larger in size
Red-faced Cormorant with Pelagic Cormorant
final photo by camera this day - a Spotted Seal
our Day 4 ended with the wonderful dinner in Furen Lodge again, which was also our last night here in this trip
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