thanks joachim- it surely is a beautiful little bird. danny > > > > -----Original Message----- >>From: whisp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>Sent: Dec 31, 2013 3:38 PM >>To: leasbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Looks clearly like long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus). In Europe, the > large amount of white would classify it as the Northern European version > (in contrast to the darker British and Western European). As I don't have > any Asian field guides, I don't know how far East this species normally > spreads, but there is a significant number of bird species that is found > all over Europe, Siberia, up to Japan. > > Hope this helps... > > Joachim >>Subject: [leasbirds] japanese bird >> >>i just received these images from a friend in japan of a white, i think >>small, bird. any thoughts on the specie??? i've researched it and can't >>find an answer. my guess would be a long-tailed titmouse in winter >>plumage-LOL. >>happy new year all. >> >> >> >> >> >>Âlife is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving >> safely >>in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, >>thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming-WOW-WHAT A >>RIDE! >> > > > life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming-WOW-WHAT A RIDE!