6 Feb 2020
Blue shed, Notsuke Peninsula
During my visits to Notsuke Peninsula I experienced, snow, blue sky, and a lot in between. This is shot when the wind was battering the landscape, making it…
5 Feb 2020
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Lake Kussharo, a caldera lake, is the home of many whooper swans during the winter months as a small part of it never freezes over due to hot springs. The sand…
5 Feb 2020
Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)
During the winter months male sika deer (bucks or stags) wander out to the coast, and in this case to the beautiful Notsuke Peninsula, seeking out the dense…
5 Feb 2020
Steller’s Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)
During the winter months the Steller’s sea-eagle follow their food source cod and pollock to the northern coast of Hokkaido. Where there’s fish also humans…
5 Feb 2020
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
During winter the white-tailed eagles are found together with the visiting Steller’s sea eagles on the northern coast of Hokkaido. Here they feast on leftovers…
4 Feb 2020
Blue shed, Notsuke Peninsula
The colors of the houses in Hokkaido are rather bland, dominated by beige, grey and off-white. Very different from what you encounter in the Norwegian…
4 Feb 2020
Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)
During the winter months male sika deer (bucks or stags) wander out to the coast, and in this case to the beautiful Notsuke Peninsula, seeking out the dense…
4 Feb 2020
Hokkaido Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes ssp. schrencki)
I encountered quite a few red foxes during my days in Hokkaido, but was surprised to see so many of them injured in various ways. One had a damaged front leg…
4 Feb 2020
Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)
During the winter months male sika deer (bucks or stags) wander out to the coast, and in this case to the beautiful Notsuke Peninsula, seeking out the dense…
