Blakiston's Fish Owl
Washi-no-yado, Hokkaido, Japan.
Possibly the highlight of my trip to Japan. With a wingspan of around 6ft this beautiful creature is the largest of the Owl family and also probably the rarest.
An all-night vigil of the stream was required to obtain views of a couple of different birds, with 5 visits at various times during the night.
Note: Thomas Blakiston was a. 19th century English naturalist who first collected a specimen of this Owl in 1883
Blakiston's Fish Owl
Washi-no-yado, Hokkaido, Japan.
Possibly the highlight of my trip to Japan. With a wingspan of around 6ft this beautiful creature is the largest of the Owl family and also probably the rarest.
An all-night vigil of the stream was required to obtain views of a couple of different birds, with 5 visits at various times during the night.
Note: Thomas Blakiston was a. 19th century English naturalist who first collected a specimen of this Owl in 1883