Tomakomai Cruise -unexpected encount-

In this cruise, I saw three unexpected species.

White-billed Diver. I first saw its summer plumage.
It was very beautiful.

 There were two individuals.
White-billed Diver is a very large species, like White-tailed Eagle. But it had cautious at our boat and hided in the sea.


And...

Red-legged Kittiwake juvenile!!

It was very friendly, flied and hovered front of me.

Sea Turtle (species unknown) and Fulmer.
Sea Turtle is scarce in Hokkaido. Where does it come from?

Mamushi at Mihonoseki

At 17th-18th May, I went to Tottori and Shimane prefecture.
I had time to go birding, I drove around Nakaumi.

At first, I went Mihonoseki which was famous of bird migration site.
Unfortunately I could not see interesting bird, but I noticed a Mamushi (Gloydius blomhoffii) which had the most dangerous poison in Honshu at my foot.

It formed alert position.

After a while, it solved alert position and went somewhere.

Baby lizard

Japanese grass lizard (Takydromus tachydromoides) hatched.


Photo in Tomakomai, Hokkaido. 29/Aug/2009.