Thursday, 9 February 2012

Pochard

Common Pochard male
(Japanese: Hoshi-hajiro)
Hyoko, Niigata, Japan
January 2012


female Pochard








10 comments:

Noushka said...

WOW!
What a magnificent post!
These pictures are truly fantastic!
I especially like the one with the swan behind the flying male and..... well all the others!! LOL!!
Happy birding!

Stuart Price said...

Nice sharp shots Russell.

Snowing all week here, I have hardly left the house......

Friend of HK said...

Great captures! I love the one with a swan in the background.

Alan Pavey said...

Great shots, the one with the Swan caught my eye too, great stuff :-)

Millhouse Photography said...

Love the low flying shots mate, and I'd love to get a 'runner' like that one.

Tammy said...

Wow is right! Those are beautiful photos!

Ayuwat Jearwattanakanok said...

Wow great flight shots once again! I thought pochards fly really fast, but this post proves that they're still not too fast for you.

Phil Slade said...

I'm impressed by those pictures Russell. Over here Pochard are pretty much unapproachable.

Enrique Soto said...

I like those pics, I like those birds, I like this blog.
Regards since Spain

- Yvonaut -
Das sind Raphael und Yvonne
said...

Great shots! Beautiful photography!
Have a nice weekend
Yvonne & Raphael