At the start of the new year, we took a trip up to Cheorwon to see the cranes, both Red-crowned and White-naped. Cheorwon is one of the best places to see these birds in Korea, and possibly one of the best places in the world to see large numbers of them together. Aside from cranes, there were plenty of geese (Greater White-fronted), some buntings, and raptors (White-tailed Eagles, Eastern Buzzards, Kestrels, and Cinereous Vultures).
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| Greater White-fronted Geese |
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Thousands of Greater White-fronted Geese taking off at dawn, after being flushed by an eagle. An incredible sight!
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| White-naped Cranes taking off at dawn. |
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| White-naped Crane |
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More White-naped Cranes; they're a bit more numerous than the Red-crowned.
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| Red-crowned Cranes leaving their morning roost. |
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| The frozen Togyo Reservoir where cranes, geese, ducks, and eagles rest for the night. |
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| Red-crowned Crane with various ducks in the background (mostly Mallards). |
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| Red-crowned Crane, adult with juvenile. |
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| Red-crowned Crane coming in for a landing. |
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| White-naped Cranes feeding. |
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| Whooper Swans |
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| Red-crowned Crane, adult with juvenile |
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| Red-crowned Crane |
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