JUNE MEETING AND PROGRAM
A Month in Japan and One Night in Nebraska
By Keith and Jan Wiggers
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
7:00 Social; 7:30 Program
Padilla Bay Interpretive Center
10433 Bayview-Edison Road
Mount Vernon, Washington
Red-crowned Crane
Photo by Keith Wiggers
Keith and Jan spent the month of February 2003 in Japan. Palm trees swayed in the southern areas, solid sea ice gripped the northern parts, and deep snow blanketed the interior of the main island.
There was far more wildlife and open spaces than they had expected.
The island of Kyushu in the south hosts over 8,000 cranes (5 species) in the winter. Hokkaido in the north has a resident population of Red-crowned Cranes, which are considered by many to be the most beautiful species of crane.
White-tailed and Steller’s Sea Eagles and other wildlife also reside in the frozen north.
The “Snow Monkey,” the world’s northern-most monkey, and many resident bird species can be seen in the mountains west of Tokyo.
All of the sites can be accessed via plane, train, and /or rental car. There are many hotels and minshukus (B&Bs), and the food is a delight, both in its tastiness and in its artful presentation.
They will also show a short video of their night (during which there was a record low of 9 degrees F.) in a tiny, plywood, unheated blind on the banks of the Platte River in Nebraska.
Over 500,000 Sandhill Cranes make a stopover there at Rowe Audubon Sanctuary on their northward migration in March. It is one of North America’s wildlife spectacles.
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JUNE MEETING AND PROGRAM |
A Month in Japan and One Night in Nebraska
By Keith and Jan Wiggers
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
7:00 Social; 7:30 Program
Padilla Bay Interpretive Center
10433 Bayview-Edison Road
Mount Vernon, Washington
Red-crowned Crane
Photo by Keith Wiggers
Keith and Jan spent the month of February 2003 in Japan. Palm trees swayed in the southern areas, solid sea ice gripped the northern parts, and deep snow blanketed the interior of the main island.
There was far more wildlife and open spaces than they had expected.
The island of Kyushu in the south hosts over 8,000 cranes (5 species) in the winter. Hokkaido in the north has a resident population of Red-crowned Cranes, which are considered by many to be the most beautiful species of crane.
White-tailed and Steller’s Sea Eagles and other wildlife also reside in the frozen north.
The “Snow Monkey,” the world’s northern-most monkey, and many resident bird species can be seen in the mountains west of Tokyo.
All of the sites can be accessed via plane, train, and /or rental car. There are many hotels and minshukus (B&Bs), and the food is a delight, both in its tastiness and in its artful presentation.
They will also show a short video of their night (during which there was a record low of 9 degrees F.) in a tiny, plywood, unheated blind on the banks of the Platte River in Nebraska.
Over 500,000 Sandhill Cranes make a stopover there at Rowe Audubon Sanctuary on their northward migration in March. It is one of North America’s wildlife spectacles.
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Location of our meetings:
Padilla Bay Interpretive Center
10433 Bayview-Edison Road
Mount Vernon, Washington
