One last post from Japan, this time from our extension, which started with a day in the Tokyo area, followed by an overnight ferry to the Izu Islands in the hope of albatrosses from the boat.
Oriental Turtle Dove
Meiji Jingu Shrine
Varied Tit
Barrels of Sake donated to the shrine
Black-faced Bunting
Brown-cheeked Rail
Wryneck
Chinese Bamboo Partridge, an introduced species
Chinese Hwamei, another introduced species
The Izu Islands ferry
The rising sun
Short-tailed Albatross
Short-tailed Albatross
Laysan Albatross
Black-footed Albatross
Streaked Shearwater
Pomarine Skua
Karen ponders the sunset
Mount Fuji peeks out of the haze