Ezo, the ancient name of the Hokkaido Island, has been kept locally to describe the Ural owl that is somewhat…
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Those Japanese macaques should have suffered long ago from the violent assaults of the harsh winters from Hokkaido; They should…
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Its latin name could not make it more nippon than that: Cervus nippon. Sika deer, Cerf sika (Cervus nippon)Hokkaido, Japan…
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Mallard, Canard colvert (Anas platyrhynchos)Hokkaido, Japan North island, January/February 2019.
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You’ve got to love the clown bird, the Atlantic puffin! Nice black and white plumage, but all the colors of…
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A few birds from all species, but all found in Scotland… Scotland, May 2018.
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