High and dry, for now

Japanese cormorants taking refuge on the rocks. Nemoto Port, Minamiboso, Japan

Ushiku Daibutsu – 牛久大仏 (pics and blog)

How do you hide a 120-meter high statue? I suppose one way is to hide it in the middle of nowhere. Maybe not in the

Northern Shoveler Duck

Spotted at the Ushiku Daibutsu Japanese Garden, Ushiku, Japan

They do flock together

Eurasian tree sparrows, Yachiyo, Chiba, Japan

Kurosawaike Citizen’s Forest Birds

Most days when I head out with the camera I make a full day of it. I wasn’t in the mood for an epic journey

Brown-eared Bulbul

Kurosawa Pond Citizen’s Forest (黒沢池市民の森), Yachiyo, Chiba, Japan