| Hokkaido - Kushiro Tsurui-Itou Tanchou Sanctuary
Tsurui-Itou Tanchou Sanctuary is a winter sanctuary of wild Tanchou (Japanese Crane, as known as Red-Crowned Crane) found by Mr Itou Yoshitaka (1919-2000) and Wild Bird Society of Japan, in Tsurui Village, Kushiro. The nearest train station is Kushiro station of JR Senmou Main Line. | ||
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| Tsurui-Itou Tanchou Sanctuary | Tanchou | Tanchou |
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| Tanchou | The array of cameras with tele-lens. Mine was one of the shortest and I have no tripod | Description of Tsurui Village. The blue board describe the work of Mr Itou Yoshitaka |
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| Description of Tsurui Village | Tanchou flying sequence A 1 of 5 | Tanchou flying sequence A 2 of 5 |
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| Tanchou flying sequence A 3 of 5 | Tanchou flying sequence A 4 of 5 | Tanchou flying sequence A 5 of 5 |
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| Tanchou flying sequence B 1 of 10 | Tanchou flying sequence B 2 of 10 | Tanchou flying sequence B 3 of 10 |
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| Tanchou flying sequence B 4 of 10 | Tanchou flying sequence B 5 of 10 | Tanchou flying sequence B 6 of 10 |
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| Tanchou flying sequence B 7 of 10 | Tanchou flying sequence B 8 of 10 | Tanchou flying sequence B 9 of 10 |
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| Tanchou flying sequence B 10 of 10 | Tanchou | Tanchou |
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| Tanchou dancing sequence A 1 of 5 | Tanchou dancing sequence A 2 of 5 | Tanchou dancing sequence A 3 of 5 |
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| Tanchou dancing sequence A 4 of 5 | Tanchou dancing sequence A 5 of 5 | An eagle checking out the Tanchou |
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| Tanchou group walking out of the woods | Tanchou group walking out of the woods | |