After visiting Kasuga Park I went to the mountains behind Dazaifu. From the highest point I observed this Eastern Buzzard flying toward me. It continued on its path until it was fairly close but then must have spotted me and started spirally upward overhead before finally heading back to the east.
Eastern Buzzard
Eastern Buzzard
Eastern Buzzard
Eastern Buzzard
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John Andrew Wright
John Wright is an Australian wildlife photographer and bird guide based in Kyushu, Japan. John became seriously engaged in nature photography while living in Japan and then Thailand. He returned to Japan in 2008 and has since concentrated on wildlife photography, especially birds. John visits Southeast Asia and Australia regularly, but usually travels within the Japanese archipelago, where he also guides visiting birders and wildlife photography enthusiasts.
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