Japan: Winter Wildlife Safari 2013: Day 2

There was as much clicking of the cameras on the second day as there was on the first! We started off with the very elegant whooper swans set against a spectacular backdrop, followed by a quick stop off at a smaller crane sanctuary, where the owner, an elderly lady has (now famously) been feeding the cranes for over fifty years! That is a great personal effort, and one which has certainly helped this rare species bounce back from the brink of extinction. We moved on through the marsh lands, and spent some time looking for and photographing Sika deer. Ending off another great day, was another crane sunset shoot, which delivered big time.

Major sightings of the day:

Many whooper swans
Many Japanese red crowned cranes
Sika deer
Red foxes
White-tailed eagle

Japan: Winter Wildlife Safari 2013: Day 1

A truly amazing start to an amazing safari! Starting early with the rare and endangered Japanese red crowned cranes in the river, we moved timeously to catch their arrival at a nearby crane sanctuary, before the real highlight of the day, the interaction between several white-tailed eagles and the cranes. We finished up with a sunset shoot, watching and photographing the cranes as they flew over the sunset.

Major sightings of the day: