Category Archives: Rausu

22nd February: Hokkaido – Nemuro Strait (Day 2)

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

We arose again before dawn to go out to the ice floes on the open sea to photograph Steller’s Sea Eagles.  However, the sea ice had gone and conditions were too rough.  We still had a voyage in the boat, … Continue reading →

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21st February: Hokkaido – Nemuro-kaikyo Strait near Rausu

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

Before dawn we left Rausu in a boat for a rendezvous with Steller’s Eagles at the floating ice in the Nemuro-kaikyo Strait between Hokkaido and the Kuril Islands. The Kuril Islands, just north-east of Hokkaido, have been part of Russia … Continue reading →

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20th February: Hokkaido – Rausu

Posted on June 18, 2012 by

In the late afternoon we arrived at Rausu, a small fishing port near the north-east tip of Hokkaido.  We stopped for a while to take some photographs around the fishing boats. Fishermen organising their nets after returning for the day.  … Continue reading →

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