I thought I should report this time in English as I have a passionate follower of this blog, who does not understand Japanese but enjoys checking where I went and what I found.
I was back again in Sanbanse, a precious wetland of Tokyo Bay. Very cold but good weather.
I walked on the jetty and found on my left hand a group of Greater Scaups, winter visitors to Japan. There were many of them, but people familiar to Sanbanse kept on saying "should be many more." This is what I hear at many sites these days.
I enjoyed watching Dunlins resting on another jetty far away. From time to time, scared by something, they flew around and came back to the same place.
Among the Dunlins, I found a few others such as Sanderlings, and in particular was impressed with a Saunders's Gull, a rare bird in this part of Japan. It is the big and white one in the photo.
I turned to the right side of the jetty where I was walking. In a distance, I saw a really long black dotted line just above the surface of the Bay with Mt. Fuji in the background.
I zoomed in a bit...
It was a crowd of Great Cormorants. This black 'line' on the Bay looked really long - a kilometer or so.
After more than an hour of watching from the jetty, I started to walk back to the shore. At a reed bed, my favorite Bull-headed Shrike showed up. This one should be female. As she stayed there, I was able to watch her for a long time. In fact, it was I who left this place first.
Tide was high most of the time I was there, but started to get low, creating small patches of 'land.' Shorebirds started to appear. This is a Kentish Plover.
This Dunlin has only one leg. Felt sorry but s/he walked and flew without any difficulty.
Sanbanse satisfied me. I felt good having visited there thanks to many spectacular scenes with birds. But, before the end of this article, I need to place this photo and remind us all about the garbage coming from our modern life.
Not a nice combination of the garbage and Northern Pintails.
I was back again in Sanbanse, a precious wetland of Tokyo Bay. Very cold but good weather.
I walked on the jetty and found on my left hand a group of Greater Scaups, winter visitors to Japan. There were many of them, but people familiar to Sanbanse kept on saying "should be many more." This is what I hear at many sites these days.
I enjoyed watching Dunlins resting on another jetty far away. From time to time, scared by something, they flew around and came back to the same place.
Among the Dunlins, I found a few others such as Sanderlings, and in particular was impressed with a Saunders's Gull, a rare bird in this part of Japan. It is the big and white one in the photo.
I turned to the right side of the jetty where I was walking. In a distance, I saw a really long black dotted line just above the surface of the Bay with Mt. Fuji in the background.
I zoomed in a bit...
It was a crowd of Great Cormorants. This black 'line' on the Bay looked really long - a kilometer or so.
After more than an hour of watching from the jetty, I started to walk back to the shore. At a reed bed, my favorite Bull-headed Shrike showed up. This one should be female. As she stayed there, I was able to watch her for a long time. In fact, it was I who left this place first.
Tide was high most of the time I was there, but started to get low, creating small patches of 'land.' Shorebirds started to appear. This is a Kentish Plover.
This Dunlin has only one leg. Felt sorry but s/he walked and flew without any difficulty.
Sanbanse satisfied me. I felt good having visited there thanks to many spectacular scenes with birds. But, before the end of this article, I need to place this photo and remind us all about the garbage coming from our modern life.
Not a nice combination of the garbage and Northern Pintails.
