Big in Japan - Sunday Special

 but just Wildlife this time with no Geisha's!

That first and still only visit to the Land of the Rising Sun in 2007 took me across all of the countries 5 main islands from Hokkaido in the north and beyond the southern-most island of Okinawa to the tiny off-shore island of Yakashima in hope of seeing the 2 endemic species there. Some of the Wildlife seen along the way included

BLACK-EARED KITE

YELLOW-BREASTED GREENFINCH

SLATY-BACKED GULL

HARLEQUIN DUCK
and yes even

TREE SPARROW
likely the most numerous species recorded there even in the bustling cities and highways!

JAPANESE WHITE-EYE

STELLA'S SEA EAGLE

likely familiar from the Stern-Sheets of

Our humble home ever dedicated to my magical hero

James Marshal Hendrix

(you can call him Jimi)

TERRAPINs

GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL

NIGHT HERON

RUFOUS TURTLE DOVE

and so to the tiny off-shore island of Yakushima at the toe of the most southerly main island of Okinawa for the 2 endemics.

YAKUSHIMA MAQUAC
which is often found riding on the back of the other

YAKUSHIMA DEER

 Winter's cityside, crystal bits of snowflakes

all around my head and in the wind.

I had no illusions, that I'd ever find

a glimpse of summer's heatwave in your eyes.

You did what you did to me, now it's history I see.

Here's my comeback on the road again.

Things will happen while they can, I will wait here for my man tonight,

It's easy when your big in Japan, when you're Big in Japan!

Alphaville