The corona virus outbreak has changed my daily life and routines. A few months has passed without hardly touching my camera. I have also totally neglected this blog. I considered uploading some old captures and writing a few lines, but since my son’s school closed and he has therefore been cut of his friends and hobbies, I decided to spend more time with him instead. Recently, however, I have taken a habit to wake up early in the morning while my family is still asleep and take a walk in nearby parks.
During one of those walks I found a Japanese sparrowhawk couple building a nest. In the mornings the sparrowhawks have been busy flying back and forth and bringing raw material for the nest. Later in the day they have not shown up much at all. Of course when they have detected crows too close to the nest they have vigorously chased them away.
I had been hoping to capture the sparrowhawks mating and therefore I kept getting up earlier and earlier for that. Today, I was finally early enough and was able to photograph them at the time when the first sun rays hit them. From where they were they must have seen a spectacular sunrise. I wonder if they appreciated the beauty of it?
Besides the sparrowhawks, I have been searching for migratory birds. On one morning I was happy to hear a narcissus flycatcher singing. For an hour and half, I could only hear the singing and I grew a bit frustrated thinking I would have to return home without any captures. Finally, 20 minutes before my self-imposed time limit to go home, my waiting was finally rewarded and I got a few captures of a young narcissus flycatcher.
新型コロナによって私も毎日の生活が一変しました。この２ヶ月間カメラを手に取る事はあまりなかったです。ブログも滞っています。過去の写真をアップして何行かを書くことを考えていましたが、学校休校によって息子はお友達や趣味のサッカーと離れ離れになった為、私はブログを書くよりなるべく遊びに付き添うことにしています。しかしながら、最近は朝早く家族はまだ寝ている間近所の公園で散歩するのは日課にしています。
ある散歩の時ツミのカップルは巣を作っているのを発見しました。朝を中心にあちこち飛び回って、巣の材料の枝などを運んで巣作りに励んでいます。その後姿を見せるのは少なくなります。しかし巣の近くにカラス発見したら、戻って激しく攻撃をすることがありました。
ツミの交尾を撮りたくて以前よりも早く起きて公園に行くことにしてたら、今朝はやっと太陽が登り始めるごろ木の天辺に交尾しているのを撮影できました。木の上からの日の出はきっと綺麗はずですが、鳥たちはその景色を享受していたかしら？
ツミの他渡り鳥も探しています。この間キビタキの泣き声が聞こえてきたが、姿が中々見つかりません。一時間半も探していまして、ガッカリして帰るしかないと思ったが、やっと若いオスの姿を発見出来ました。しかも比較的低いところでした。何枚かの写真を撮れて嬉しかったです。
What is going on here??
