
Happy New Year from Kushiro, Hokkaido! Red-Crowned cranes are a symbol of luck and longevity in Japan.
Every year in the spring, we have a few fledglings (young birds that have grown their flight feathers to make the first flight) on their flight lessons in our yard. What many people do not know when they find feathered young birds on the ground is that it’s possible that they are not orphaned birds.