Meiji Gardens, Tokyo |
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Home to Mandarin Duck, Pygmy Woodpecker, Varied Tit |
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Oi Bird Park: saw Daurian Redstart & Bull-headed Shrike here |
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Marshes at Oi held Marsh Sandpiper & Spot-billed Duck |
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Noni, my guide from the Japan Wild Bird Society |
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Noni, in formal costume |
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Tama R., Tokyo: home to Long-billed Plover & Japanese Wagtail |
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Map of Nikko National Park, 3 hours train ride north east of Tokyo |
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Nikko NP: winter home to Orange-flanked Bush-Robin and Pale, Brown-headed, & Dusky Thrush |
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Senjogohara Moor: winter home to Long-tailed Rosefinch and Rustic & Meadow Bunting |
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My guide in Nikko, a professor, found Long-eared Owl and Japanese Woodpecker |
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Peter, dressing warmly on Nov. 11, found Brown Dipper here |
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Imperial Compound at Nikko |
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Original "Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil" wall carving |
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Ancient Emperor |
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Sunday Dress |
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