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Black-legged Kittiwake, Japan
... and the distinctive adult Pacific (Black-legged) Kittiwake, surely a likely split (Pete Morris)
Thayer's Gull, Japan
Some diligent searching produced this adult Thayer's Gull (Pete Morris)
Thayer's Gull, Japan
Eventually the Thayer's Gull spread its wing to confirm its identity (Pete Morris)
Hooded Crane, Japan
It had been another great adventure to the land of the rising sun, here with Hooded Cranes flying in front of it at Arasaki! (Pete Morris)
Japanese Crane, Japan
Our 2009 Japan in Winter tour was another excellent adventure around this winter wonderland with great experiences with favourites such as Japanese Crane (Chikara Otani)
Steller's Sea Eagle, Japan
... and Steller's Sea Eagles on Hokkaido (Chikara Otani)
Northern Red-flanked Bluetail, Japan
We began in the Japanese Alps, where passerines such as Northern Red-flanked Bluetail (Chikara Otani)
Pallas's Rosefinch, Japan
...Pallas's Rosefinch (Chikara Otani)
Varied Tit, Japan
and Varied Tit all posed for the cameras (Chikara Otani)
Japanese Macaque, Japan
A stop with the Snow Monkeys (Japanese Macaques) was enjoyed by all (Chikara Otani)