I have lost track of how many of these I have written, AND of how many I have posted to my blog. So, forget the numbers. Forget the lists. Let’s just do this thing.
This column went out early this month and describes my joining a local birdwatching excursion to see the hooded cranes/ใใใ ใซ of Yashiro district. These birds are not particularly rare, and over 10,000 nest down south in Kagoshima Prefecture. However, the only spot on the island of Honshu where any come to spend the winter is in this tiny farming town in the mountains here. This year, 13 birds came, and the local birders all had to go try to get good pics. I have discussed this before, but technically we are only supposed to watch and photography from a designated “observation post” which is often a real pain, as sometimes the birds don’t come anywhere near. This time, though, was different.
Eight birds in two groups came close on either side, and a few even flew right over our heads. It was quite a chance.




ใใใ ใซใฎๅคงใตใผใใน
ใฉใคใชใณใธใใผ
2ๆ23ๆฅใฎๅๅใๅจๅๅธๅ ซไปฃ็บใง15ไบบใฎ้้ณฅๆ้ณฅๅฎถใ้ใพใใพใใใๆฅๆฌ้้ณฅใฎไผๅฑฑๅฃ็ๆฏ้จใฎๆข้ณฅไผใฎใคใใณใใงใใใ ใซใๅงใใจใใๅฐๅใฎ้้ณฅใ่ฆณๅฏใปๆฎๅฝฑใใใใจใ็ฎ็ใงใใใใใกใใๅใๅๅ ใงใใใ
ไปฅๅใไปใฎ้้ณฅใฎไผใคใใณใใซใฏๅๅ ใใพใใใไปๅใฏๅใใฆ็ใใใจใใใ ใซใๆขใๆฉไผใงใใใๅฑฑๅฃ็ใฎๅฎ็ฉใงไธใค็้ณฅใงใใใใใ ใซใฏ่ญฆๆๅฟใ้ซใๆใใ่ฆๅฎใในใฟใณในใๅคงไบใงใใฎใงๅ ซไปฃใง้้ณฅ่ฆณๅฏใใใฎใฏใฉใกใใใจ่จใใจ้ ๆ ฎใใใกใงใใใงใไปๅใฏใใกใใจใใใใใผใๅฎใฃใฆๆกๅ ใใๅฝขใงใใใฎใงๅใใง่กใฃใฆใฟใพใใใ
ใพใใฏ็ใงๅทๆทปใฎๆฃๆญฉๆ่ฆใงๅฐ้ณฅใ่ฆณๅฏใใพใใใใใคใใใชใธใญใใซใฏใฉใใฏใปในใบใก็ญใ่ฑๅฏใงใใใๅใซใจใฃใฆใฏๅใใฆใฎใขใใชในใใใใฃใณใฐใไธ็ชใใใใใฃใใงใใ
ใใฎใใจ็ใใใจใใใ ใซ่ฆณๅฏๆใซๅใใใพใใใใใใ ใซใ้ฉใใใชใใใจใๅคงไบใชใฎใงใๅบๆฌ็ใซใฏ่ฆณๅฏๆๆทๅฐๅ ใใใฎใฟใจใใใฎใฏ่ฆณๅฏใฎๆฑบใพใใงใใใจใใใใจใฏ่ฆใซ่กใฃใฆใ่ฟใใชใใใจใๅคใ้ใๆชใๆใฏๅ จ็ถ่ฆใใชใใจใใไบใงใใใงใไปๅใฏใชใใจ๏ผ๏ผ่ฆณๅฏๆ่ฟใใซใฏ8็พฝใใพใใ๏ผ
่ฆณๅฏๆใใ้่ทฏใซๅใใฃใฆ5็พฝใๅใฎ็ฐใใผใง3็พฝใฎ่ฆชๅญใใใพใใใๆข้ณฅไผใฎ็ใใใๅคง่ๅฅฎใใชใใๆฎๅฝฑใใฆๆ้ ้กใง่ฆณๅฏใใฆใใพใใใ
ใงใใใใใใงใใ5็พฝใฎใใใ ใซใใใ้ฃใณๅบใใฆใ้ ญใฎไธใพใงๅฏใฃใฆใใพใใใใพใใซใๅคงใตใผใในใใงใใใ
้้ณฅ่ฆณๅฏ่ ใจใใฆใฏๅคงๆบ่ถณใ ใฃใใฎใงใใใฎใใจใฏ่ฟใใฎๅฑฑใพใง่กใใพใใใๅ ซไปฃใฎ็พใใ่ช็ถใฎไธญใๆญฉใใชใใ้้ณฅใฎใใใใใ่ใใใใใใฎใฏๆฌๅฝใซ็ใใใพใใ
้ชใ้ใฃใฆใใใฎใงใใ่งฃๆฃใจใชใใพใใใ็ใ็ฎ็้ๆใใฆๅใใงๅธฐใฃใใจๆใใพใใๅใฏ็ขบใใซใใใงใใใ
ใกใชใฟใซๆฅๆฌ้้ณฅใฎไผๅฑฑๅฃ็ๆฏ้จใฏ็ๅ ๅๅฐใงๅฎๆ็ใซๆข้ณฅไผใ้ๅฌใใใฎใงๆฏ้ใใใใงๆค็ดขใใฆ็ขบ่ชใใฆใฟใฆใใ ใใใ่ฟใใฎๅ ดๆใงๅฏๆใ้้ณฅใ่ฆณๅฏใใฆ่ช็ถใฎไบใๅญฆใถไบใใงใใใจใฆใ่ฏใใใฃใณในใงใใ
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