Japan 02Jan07

From Yamane

Happy New Year! I send pictures of Japanese birds in winter. They're my presents of New Year to you.

Black-headed Gull (Winter Type (It's no black head!))

Panorama of the pond

Shoveler (Male). It's a kind of "Marsh Duck".

Spot-billed Duck. It's a kind of "Marsh Duck". It's a resident. Others are migrants in winter.

Tufted Duck (Male). It's a kind of "Bay Duck".

Tufted Duck (Female)