Blakiston’s fish owl

Let’s immediately start with the public admission that this beautiful night hunter was shot from a commercial and perfectly setup lookout (perfect from the photographic point of view, more rustic from the comfort point of view; But what do you expect when you come and visit to spend two full nights patiently waiting for this local fishing bird.

Blakiston’s fish owl, Grand Duc de Blakiston (Bubo blakistoni)
Hokkaido, Japan North island, January/February 2019.