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:

• Many Japanese red crowned cranes.  (Great interaction between the cranes and the white-tailed eagles)
• White-tailed eagles
• Stellar sea eagle
• Red foxes

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