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| Peregrine Falcon Fukushimagata, Niigata, Japan November 24, 2014 |
Today was a national holiday and I enjoyed a walk around Fukushimagata. (It was a dull day as you can see in the photos, but no rain!) More and more, I'm not surprised when finding birds that I think are from the North Pacific region. The above peregrine is a return visitor, the locals call, "O-hayabusa". (Great Peregrine) I'm sure it is the same one in the same location seen the last few winters. I think it is a Peale's Falcon as in this past post.
Not long after I photographed the "Northern Pacific Peregrine", some "Lesser Canada Geese" flew over. I've reported them before as well as seen here.
I've also included an American Wigeon, which I photographed at Hyoko back on November 8, 2014.
According to my field guides, all these guys are supposed to be rare visitors to Japan. I'm lucky to meet up with them again!
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| Fukushimagata, Niigata, Japan |
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| American Wigeon Hyoko, Niigata, Japan November 8, 2014 |
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| Fukushimagata |
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| Lesser Canada Goose Fukushimagata, Niigata, Japan November 24, 2014 |
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| Lesser Canada Goose (top) with Bean Goose (below) |
6 comments:
I've never seen Canada Goose here in Japan. Nice one!
I think that's just a normal Eurasian Wigeon though: some of them have the green on the face, or it may have a hybrid in its ancestry...................
That Widgeon shot is just so appealing with the soft light on it.
Hi Stu. I think you could be right about the wigeon being a hybrid but I don't think it is a normal Eurasian Wigeon. This actually isn't the best shot of it and I found that opening the raw file into photoshop CS5 from iPhoto changed the colours a lot. The head was much paler, and I think the brown on it side also adds to my American claim. I didn't think it as a normal American Wigeon either so I'd regard your 'hybrid' observation as true. I got a more obvious American Wigeon as the same location the past two winters so I think it could possibly be from it. Many Eurasian Wigeon at Hyoko with green on the heads but darker brown heads with no brown path on the side. This one really stood out. I'll post more of it later and ask for opinions. Thanks for your comment:)
The Peregrine picture is simply superb. Can't imagine ever getting a picture of any peregrine like that as they are highly unapproachable here.It helps that it is a young one I guess.
The wigeon looks very much like American in the Crossley Guide but we rarely see them here in the UK>
Thank you. I think ducks are very attractive when we study them up close.
Thanks, Phil. It really is a big beautiful peregrine and I hope I can keep an eye on it all winter. Hmmn, also thanks for the wigeon support!
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