

| ASIA: We will post our recent pictures here first. Look for series showing bird behavior. (Please email us with any corrections and name changes - we appreciate it!) |


| 3/17/12 Hokkaido, Japan: The star of our Japan visit had to be the dancing Red-crowned Crane (s), many of which we were able to see interacting. Click on "NEXT PAGE" below to see more cranes. |

| 3/17+18/12 Hokkaido, Japan: Caught some gulls as we wandered the coast: Slaty-backed Gull (+bathing) , Vega Gull (rock), Mew Gull (flight), Black-headed Gull (swimming), Glaucous-winged Gull (flight and post), Glaucous Gull (bust) , and a bird we see everywhere: Rock Pigeon . |

| 3/14/12 North of Tokyo, Japan: Little Egret , Japanes Wagtail preening ,Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker , Grey Wagtail , Daurian Redstart (m) , and a Black-faced Bunting . |