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  1. Great spotted woodpecker

    Great spotted woodpecker

    at our lunch stop on the way to Lake Mashu
    • Dave Clark
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    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  2. Whooper Swans in flight

    Whooper Swans in flight

    Whooper swans coming in for a landing at Lake Kussharo
    • Dave Clark
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    • akan national park cygnus cygnus hokkiado prefecture japan lake kussharo whooper swan
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  3. Swans in the early morning

    Swans in the early morning

    In the early morning on Lake Kussharo, the swans are waking up after spending the night in the warmth of the hot springs flowing into the Lake
    • Dave Clark
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    • akan national park cygnus cygnus hokkiado prefecture japan lake kussharo whooper swan
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  4. Whooper Swans on Lake Kussharo

    Whooper Swans on Lake Kussharo

    This part of Lake Kussharo is completely frozen over except for a small patch where a hot spring flows into the lake. The Whooper Swans congregate here.
    • Dave Clark
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    • akan national park cygnus cygnus hokkiado prefecture japan lake kussharo whooper swans
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  5. Naptime

    Naptime

    Whooper Swan resting on Lake Kussharo, Akan National Park, Hokkiado Prefecture, Japan
    • Dave Clark
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    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  6. Juvenile Whooper Swan

    Juvenile Whooper Swan

    on Lake Kussharo in Akan National Park, Hokkiado Prefecture, Japan
    • Dave Clark
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  7. Whooper Swans on Lake Kussharo

    Whooper Swans on Lake Kussharo

    Parts of the lake are completely frozen over. Winds keep the rest of the lake open but the rough waters drive ice up on the shore making hard for the swans to feed in shallow water.
    • Dave Clark
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    • akan national park cygnus cygnus hokkiado japan lake kussharo whooper swans
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  8. Whooper Swan on ice

    Whooper Swan on ice

    on Lake Kussharo in Akan National Park, eastern Hokkaido, Japan
    • Dave Clark
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  9. Red-crowned cranes in flight

    Red-crowned cranes in flight

    Just one last Red-crowned Crane Picture
    • Dave Clark
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    • grus japonensis hokkiado japan japanese crane red crowned crane
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  10. Red Crowned Cranes coming in for a landing

    Red Crowned Cranes coming in for a landing

    Ito Crane Sanctuary, Tsurui, Hokkiado Prefecture, Japan
    • Dave Clark
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    • grus japonensi hokkiado prefecture japan red crowned crane tsurui
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  11. Red-crowned cranes roosting in the Setsuri River

    Red-crowned cranes roosting in the Setsuri River

    Every night in winter, red-crowned cranes fly to this river for the night. The river is fed by hot springs and never ices over and is relatively warm. Before dawn, photographers set up on the Otawa Bridge to capture the cranes waking up.
    • Dave Clark
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    • grus japonensis hokkiado japan red-crowned cranes setsuri river
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  12. Red Crowned Cranes mating dance

    Red Crowned Cranes mating dance

    The cranes will do this mating dance all year round, so it is not clear what the social significance of it is. Also immature cranes will dance solo as if practicing. I uploaded a video of these cranes dancing to bird forum TV
    • Dave Clark
    • Media item
    • dancing red-crowned cranes grus japonensis hokkiado japan
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  13. Red Crowned Cranes

    Red Crowned Cranes

    The population of red-crowned cranes in Japan is essentially non-migratory, with the race in Hokkaido moving only 150 km to its summer grounds.
    • Dave Clark
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    • grus japonensis hokkiado japan japanese crane red-crowned crane
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  14. Red-crowned Crane

    Red-crowned Crane

    In Japan, the red-crowned crane is a symbol of longevity and immortality. They are said to grant favors in return for acts of sacrifice.
    • Dave Clark
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    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  15. Cranes landing

    Cranes landing

    Red crowned cranes fly in pairs and family groups, making for interesting synchronized landings and take offs
    • Dave Clark
    • Media item
    • hokkiado japan japanese crane red-crowned crane
    • Comments: 5
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  16. Black-eared kite

    Black-eared kite

    The Black-eared kite, called Tobi in Japan, is a subspecies of the Black Kite
    • Dave Clark
    • Media item
    • black kite black-eared kite hokkiado japan kite
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  17. Cranes vs. Eagles

    Cranes vs. Eagles

    At 2 PM every day in winter, it's feeding time at the International Crane Center in Kushiro, Japan. The cranes get live fish but the eagles are waiting in the trees to snag a tasty morsel from the cranes
    • Dave Clark
    • Media item
    • crane eagle hokkiado japan kushiro red-crowned crane white-tailed eagle
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  18. White-tailed Eagle

    White-tailed Eagle

    The White-tailed Eagle is a very large bird with a average wingspan of over 7 feet.
    • Dave Clark
    • Media item
    • eagle hokkiado perfectrure japan kushiro white-tailed eagle
    • Comments: 6
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  19. Red-crowned Cranes Skypointing

    Red-crowned Cranes Skypointing

    Red-crowned Cranes mate for life. This skypointing and the vocalizations that go with it might be an affirmation of this bond.
    • Dave Clark
    • Media item
    • grus japonensis hokkiado perfecture japan japanese crane kushiro red-crowned crane
    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  20. Red Crowned Cranes

    Red Crowned Cranes

    Red Crowned or Japanese Cranes landing at the International Crane Center in Kushiro, Hokkiado Perfecture, Japan, Grus japonensis
    • Dave Clark
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    • Comments: 3
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  21. Baer's Pochard, Osaka Japan

    Baer's Pochard, Osaka Japan

    This bird has been coming to Suminoe Park in Osaka in winter for a few years. There is a small but perfectly formed duck pond with a small island with a duck house, but this bird insists on residing in an (unused outside summer) swimming pool 100 metres from the pond.
    • MacNara
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    • baer's pochard japan osaka
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  22. Baer's Pochard Osaka Japan

    Baer's Pochard Osaka Japan

    This bird has been coming to Suminoe Park in Osaka in winter for a few years. There is a small but perfectly formed duck pond with a small island with a duck house, but this bird insists on residing in an (unused outside summer) swimming pool 100 metres from the pond. There seem to be few photos...
    • MacNara
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    • baer's pochard japan osaka
    • Comments: 4
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  23. Northern Boobook Female

    Northern Boobook Female

    Northern Boobook female, Kyoto, Japan (Split from Ninox scutulata, Brown Hawk Owl) (Female has more white on the front - fewer, or lighter dark flecks than the male, and the eyes seem rounder, less squinty)
    • MacNara
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    • female japan nara ninox japonica northern boobook
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  24. Northern Boobook Male

    Northern Boobook Male

    Northern Boobook male, Nara, Japan (Split from Ninox scutulata, Brown Hawk Owl) (Same bird as previous picture)
    • MacNara
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    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
  25. Northern Boobook Male

    Northern Boobook Male

    Northern Boobook male, Nara, Japan (Split from Ninox scutulata, Brown Hawk Owl)
    • MacNara
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    • japan male nara ninox japonica northern boobook
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Asia, Australia & Pacific Islands
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