Winter in Imazu 3

Was it the cold that brought it out? My first Rail of the winter

Brown-cheeked Rail, クイナ. There was a Crake as well. It hurried into the reeds

Unlike their Black-faced relatives, the Eurasian Spoonbills, ヘラサギ like to take walks in the field.

But these 3 brought 1 Black-faced along

Young and adventurous - Black-faced Spoonbill, クロツラヘラサギ

In the middle of town, just somebody's garden, a Raccoon dog. タヌキ warms up in the sun. It has little hair on its sides. Skin disease? Poor thing, the wind is so cold!

Mr Kestrel at work. チョウゲンボウ

The Harlequin Ducks moved out further...