Stephne Tate
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Assorted ducks of various kinds, from Utoro, Kushiro and the final two are from the Notsuke Peninsula. I’m quite enamored with the red breasted merganser in the last photo with its punk rock hairstyle
February 9, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Assorted ducks of various kinds, from Utoro, Kushiro and the final two are from the Notsuke Peninsula. I’m quite enamored with the red breasted merganser in the last photo with its punk rock hairstyle
Another great spotted woodpecker, this one from Utoro, Hokkaido
February 9, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Another great spotted woodpecker, this one from Utoro, Hokkaido
Great spotted woodpecker hard at work
Kushiro, Hokkaido
Kushiro, Hokkaido
February 9, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Great spotted woodpecker hard at work
Kushiro, Hokkaido
Kushiro, Hokkaido
Maybe someday I’ll have a more suitable camera for long distance shots, but I’m proud of these. A crow, a Stellars sea eagle and then a juvenile of the same species. It was incredible
Utoro, Hokkaido
Utoro, Hokkaido
February 9, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Maybe someday I’ll have a more suitable camera for long distance shots, but I’m proud of these. A crow, a Stellars sea eagle and then a juvenile of the same species. It was incredible
Utoro, Hokkaido
Utoro, Hokkaido
Whooper swans (I believe a family with two juveniles?) followed by swan loafs
Photos from Kushiro, Hokkaido
Photos from Kushiro, Hokkaido
February 9, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Whooper swans (I believe a family with two juveniles?) followed by swan loafs
Photos from Kushiro, Hokkaido
Photos from Kushiro, Hokkaido
Back home again gonna rest and get back to art soon enough. Maybe post some more pics of birds today. Sabrina <3
February 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Back home again gonna rest and get back to art soon enough. Maybe post some more pics of birds today. Sabrina <3
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Eurasian Jay (Brandt’s Jay subspecies, native to Russia and northern Japan)
February 9, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Eurasian Jay (Brandt’s Jay subspecies, native to Russia and northern Japan)
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Tanchō, or the red crowned crane.
Picture taken in Kushiro, Hokkaido
Picture taken in Kushiro, Hokkaido
February 9, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Tanchō, or the red crowned crane.
Picture taken in Kushiro, Hokkaido
Picture taken in Kushiro, Hokkaido
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You could look at Sea Hawks…. Or you could look at sea eagles
Photos from Kushiro, Hokkaido
Photos from Kushiro, Hokkaido
February 9, 2026 at 1:17 AM
You could look at Sea Hawks…. Or you could look at sea eagles
Photos from Kushiro, Hokkaido
Photos from Kushiro, Hokkaido
Eurasian Jay (Brandt’s Jay subspecies, native to Russia and northern Japan)
February 9, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Eurasian Jay (Brandt’s Jay subspecies, native to Russia and northern Japan)
Tanchō, or the red crowned crane.
Picture taken in Kushiro, Hokkaido
Picture taken in Kushiro, Hokkaido
February 9, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Tanchō, or the red crowned crane.
Picture taken in Kushiro, Hokkaido
Picture taken in Kushiro, Hokkaido
You could look at Sea Hawks…. Or you could look at sea eagles
Photos from Kushiro, Hokkaido
Photos from Kushiro, Hokkaido
February 9, 2026 at 1:17 AM
You could look at Sea Hawks…. Or you could look at sea eagles
Photos from Kushiro, Hokkaido
Photos from Kushiro, Hokkaido
Leaving Hokkaido I can’t believe they send you off with Ogata
February 7, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Leaving Hokkaido I can’t believe they send you off with Ogata
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California quail butter dish, commission for a friend!
December 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
California quail butter dish, commission for a friend!
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Crane village located in the Kushiro Wetlands
February 5, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Crane village located in the Kushiro Wetlands
Crane village located in the Kushiro Wetlands
February 5, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Crane village located in the Kushiro Wetlands
Incredible birds standing off the road in a pile of manure 😂
February 5, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Incredible birds standing off the road in a pile of manure 😂
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Finished slug mugs, ready to be shipped <3
Note: these are all preordered; more will be made next month!
Note: these are all preordered; more will be made next month!
January 23, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Finished slug mugs, ready to be shipped <3
Note: these are all preordered; more will be made next month!
Note: these are all preordered; more will be made next month!
Stopped at a nature center in rural Hokkaido, watched other tourists with a camera that presumably cost more than my car jingling a bag of snacks intentionally to get a mangy fox to come over for close up pics and selfies. You can buy expensive gear but you can’t buy class I guess
February 4, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Stopped at a nature center in rural Hokkaido, watched other tourists with a camera that presumably cost more than my car jingling a bag of snacks intentionally to get a mangy fox to come over for close up pics and selfies. You can buy expensive gear but you can’t buy class I guess
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I came to the ends of the earth to see one thing, and here I am, at the edge of Utoro staring out over drift ice. A Stellars sea eagle
February 2, 2026 at 11:08 PM
I came to the ends of the earth to see one thing, and here I am, at the edge of Utoro staring out over drift ice. A Stellars sea eagle
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Shiretoko National Park, Hokkaido, Japan
February 3, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Shiretoko National Park, Hokkaido, Japan
Shiretoko National Park, Hokkaido, Japan
February 3, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Shiretoko National Park, Hokkaido, Japan
I came to the ends of the earth to see one thing, and here I am, at the edge of Utoro staring out over drift ice. A Stellars sea eagle
February 2, 2026 at 11:08 PM
I came to the ends of the earth to see one thing, and here I am, at the edge of Utoro staring out over drift ice. A Stellars sea eagle
Made it to local Abashiri landmark, the hat shaped rock. The drift ice is pretty cool too 😝
February 2, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Made it to local Abashiri landmark, the hat shaped rock. The drift ice is pretty cool too 😝
On a train to the most northern point of Japan, I just saw my first eagle out the window. Meanwhile my husband is sending me pictures of a bucket of soap from a Royal farms that, I’d assume, you dip your hands in communally bc the dispenser is broken
February 2, 2026 at 1:45 AM
On a train to the most northern point of Japan, I just saw my first eagle out the window. Meanwhile my husband is sending me pictures of a bucket of soap from a Royal farms that, I’d assume, you dip your hands in communally bc the dispenser is broken