Nature Done Wright

Friday, January 26, 8 p.m., in Allendale Borough Hall
Travels in Japan: Island Endemics and Winter Wildlife

Birder and photographer Kevin Watson has traveled the length of Japan, from the snowy mountains and rocky coast of Hokkaido in the north to the southern end of the tropical island chain that extends for over a thousand miles from Tokyo.

We’ll see some of the endemic birds of these islands, as well as some of the Asian migrants that populate the Japanese woodlands in Spring.

Japan’s northernmost island Hokkaido is one of Kevin’s favorite destinations, and over the course of three visits he has spent many hours photographing the winter landscapes, massive Steller’s Sea Eagles on the pack ice and elegant Red-crowned Cranes performing their courtship dances on the snow.

And of course, the famous Snow Monkeys (Japanese Macaques) at rest and play in their mountain hot springs.

The talk is free and open to the public. It is brought to you by the Fyke Nature Association and the Lee Memorial Library. The talk will take place in the Mayor and Council Meeting Room on the second floor of 500 W. Crescent Ave. in Allendale.

We will record it for those who cannot attend.