HOKKAIDŌ, JAPAN
Hokkaidō Island offers great winter birding opportunities, delightful cuisine, and relaxing Japanese baths.
Hokkaidō Island in northern Japan is one of my favorite locations for photography in the world. I have been to this rather arctic island twice in February to photograph birds. The weather on Hokkaidō in winter resembles spring on the Varanger Peninsula in Norway, and some of the snowstorms can definitely be heavy!
Blakiston’s Fish-Owls, Red-crowned Cranes, and Steller’s Sea-Eagles are the main targets on Hokkaidō, but the island also offers good chances for Black Kites, White-tailed Eagles, Pintails, and Whooper Swans. The fishing ports attract Scaups, Red-breasted Mergansers, Goosanders, and Harlequin Ducks. ...
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