Birds

Taking Flight, Red Crowned Cranes, Kushiro, Japan.

Shima Enaga is a subspecies of the long-tailed bushtit. They are also known as the silver-throated tit or silver-throated dasher. They are a tiny bird (at 12-16 cm in length, including their tail at 7-9 cm. I took this image while leading my annual Hokkaido photo tour

Rare Seagull, Shiretoko, Japan.

I photographed this rare artic seagull which is the 2nd largest species on our planet, while I was leading a Hokkaido Winter Photography tour.

The Red Crowned Cranes, Hokkaido, Japan.

A rare view of a Gull that I photographed in Hokkaido, Japan.

Red Crowned Crane, Hokkaido, Japan.

Black Kite, Kanagawa, Japan.

Whooper Swans, Hokkaido Japan

Back Kite

I photographed this black kite while leading particpants on my annual winter Hokkaido photography tour.

Red-Crowned Crane Hokkaido, Japan

Red Crowned Cranes, Hokkaido, Japan.

Shima Enaga (Aegithalos caudatus) is a subspecies of the long-tailed bushtit. They are also known as the silver-throated tit or silver-throated dasher. They are often seen in the forging in evergreen trees and dropping larva and seeds on the ground, then they feed on the ground This image was taken while I was leading my annual Hokkaido photo tour

Shima Enaga (Aegithalos caudatus), I took this image while leading my annual Hokkaido birding photo tour

Great spotted woodpecker Hokkaido, Japan

Marsh tit Hokkaido, Japan

Japanese White Eye Bird and Kawazusakura

Fishing

These two Ravens I photographed eating fish that they caught naturally in low tide, while I was leading participants on my annual winter Hokkaido Photo tour.

White Tail, Rausu, Japan.

Japanese Whooper Swans in Flight during Snow Storm

Rustic Bunting, Chiba, Japan.

Red-Crowned Cranes roosting Hokkaido, Japan

Red Crowned Cranes, Akan, Japan.

Red-Crowned Cranes

I photographed these cranes while leading a Hokkaido Winter Photography Tour.

The Blakiston’s Fish Owl is the largest species of owl on our planet and is such a beautiful owl. I took this image while leading my annual Hokkaido photography workshop.

The Blakiston’s Fish Owl is the largest species of owl on our planet an they are nocturnal hunters, who love the taste of sweet river fish. I took this image of a Blackiston's fish owl fishing while leading my annual winter Hokkaido birding tour.