Sädesärla - M. a. lugens - White_wagtail , Black-backed wagtail

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Sädesärla - M. a. lugens - White_wagtail 

© NF Photo 160125  Arasaki Crane Center , Kyushu, Japan

  Kyushu is a subtropic island so I think the wagtail did not expect all this snow. It did seem a bit lost in it. The snowflakes are almost as big as the bird. 

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Black-backed wagtail or kamchatka/Japanese pied wagtail, similar to M. a. yarrellii, but has a black eyestripe and white remiges; might have a claim to constitute a distinct species.

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Glasögontrana - Grus vipio - White-naped crane

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Glasögontrana - Grus vipio - White-naped crane

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This species of cranes are endangered but in this place there was a lot. Actually most of the worlds population. A large and beautiful crane. 

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Munktrana - Grus monacha - Hooded crane

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Munktrana - Grus monacha - Hooded crane 

© NF Photo 160125  Arasaki Crane Center, Kyushu, Japan

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The island were hit by a snowstorm when we was scheduled to go there. These birds are not used to snow so my images are quite rare. The one with colored head is juvenile the others are adult.

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Fiskgjuse - Osprey

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Fiskgjuse - Osprey

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First bird out to post from my trip to Japan is a bird familiar to most birders, the Osprey. Yes, it lives in Japan as well. Here on the island in the south, Kyushu. And this location was close to the Arasaki Crane Center.

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