Winter in Japan is the best season to observe migratory birds. Many migratory birds come to Japan to spend the winter. They give birth, and when the chicks are able to fly, they fly off to another location.
In fact when I do get to Japan eventually, I will make a special study of your ducks, Have you ever seen the wood engravings of CF Tunnicliffe, an English 20th century bird artist? He was good at ducks, peregrine falcons and puffins. He lived next to an estuary on my island of Anglesey. There is a causeway with the Cob Pools behind it, a a favourite place for ducks, swans and wading birds, as well as four near-mythical white horses. Have a look online and let me know what you think. Who are the best bird artists in Japan?
After reading your comment, I searched for the paintings of Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe. His birds are drawn with precision down to the smallest detail, and the paintings seem to tell a story. In Japan, birds have long been depicted on sliding doors and folding screens, and the most popular painter in Japan is Ito Jakuchu.
Ah thank you. Local people used to take dead birds to Tunnicliffe so that he could study them. He also did the illustrations for the Ladybird series What to Look for in Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn. The creatures are depicted very much in their natural settings and the images which we grew up with in the 1960s and 70s stay clearly in the mind years later.
Ducks are so cool!
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I don't think I've ever seen so many ducks clumped together like that in the first photo 😊
I also think it's an interesting sight. Perhaps there are lots of small fish right below them to feed on.
It's been a while since I've seen so many ducks! I have to get out more!
Winter in Japan is the best season to observe migratory birds. Many migratory birds come to Japan to spend the winter. They give birth, and when the chicks are able to fly, they fly off to another location.
I love ducks and these are special. I want that bunch as a screensaver so I can look at it all the time.
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In fact when I do get to Japan eventually, I will make a special study of your ducks, Have you ever seen the wood engravings of CF Tunnicliffe, an English 20th century bird artist? He was good at ducks, peregrine falcons and puffins. He lived next to an estuary on my island of Anglesey. There is a causeway with the Cob Pools behind it, a a favourite place for ducks, swans and wading birds, as well as four near-mythical white horses. Have a look online and let me know what you think. Who are the best bird artists in Japan?
After reading your comment, I searched for the paintings of Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe. His birds are drawn with precision down to the smallest detail, and the paintings seem to tell a story. In Japan, birds have long been depicted on sliding doors and folding screens, and the most popular painter in Japan is Ito Jakuchu.
Ah thank you. Local people used to take dead birds to Tunnicliffe so that he could study them. He also did the illustrations for the Ladybird series What to Look for in Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn. The creatures are depicted very much in their natural settings and the images which we grew up with in the 1960s and 70s stay clearly in the mind years later.