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| Post edit: Eurasian Spoonbill I had believed I had encountered a Black-faced Spoonbill but looking at it again, the distinct face and pinkish bill are of a Eurasian Spoonbill. Thanks very much to Ayuwat from Unravel and Stu from Hakodate Birding for the comments below and keeping me honest. (Photographs at Fukushimagata, Niigata, January 9, 2006) |
I thought this was my only ever encounter with the endangered Black-faced Spoonbill but actually it's my only encounter with an Eurasian Spoonbill. (Still a rare species for here!) The only spoonbill I've seen in Japan. I was taking a stroll with my camera at Fukushimagata, Niigata on a cold day back in January 2006 when I just looked up and saw it coming overhead. There it came, and there it went. Photos were taken with a Pentax *ist DS 6Mb DSLR with Pentax smc 400mm f5.6 lens. Not the best focussing setup but I was happy with it as my first digital SLR. I think a zoom lens with a focussing motor would have been better in this situation.
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| This "armpit" shot is my favourite. |
3 comments:
Looks more like a Eurasian Spoonbill to me, Russell... Any species of spoonbill would be a nice find still!
I was going to say the same as Ayuwat, it looks very similar to the first Eurasian I found this spring on my Japan list...........
Yes, I'm going to "pile on" and say it's a Eurobill - we get both European and Black-faced Spoonbills here in Hong Kong.
Still, nice photo sequence ..
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