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Successful shooting of swallows! Began nesting.

[The Rabbit of Tsukuda] May 10, 2018 18:00

It is a rabbit who plays birdwatching in Ishikawajima Park and Tsukuda Park in Chuo-ku. "Is it possible to see swallows in Chuo-ku, in the middle of Tokyo?" That was the question of summer when birdwatching started. As I grew up in a semi-urban area in a rural area, it was a definition of "I can see swallows = Inaka", so I never thought that I could see swallows in Chuo-ku.

 

I was surprised at the sight of cutting the sky above Ishikawajima Park, and for two years, I was able to shoot a swallow that stopped on an electric wire from below, but it was impossible to take a whole body.

 

At the end of April, I encountered swallows turning over Tsukuda Park and Tsukuda digging. As he continued to observe, he began to catch hay.

 

The front of the swallow. jpg 

It seems to be collecting hay for nesting. He jumps off in the evening, jumps off in the evening, and repeats every 15 minutes.

 

It's just a chance to shoot. Swallows are vigilant even with a little sign, so this is also a breathtaking shot.

 

The back of the swallow. jpg 

It was such a blue feather.

 

From nesting to incubation, chicks are born in about 3 weeks. When the chicks can fly, they can stop on the electric wires and observe the parent feeding quietly around June. Why don't you take a walk while watching the sky above Tsukuda Park and Tsukuda digging?

 

I was able to observe and photograph the swallows in Chuo-ku, and it was also an impressive walk in birdwatching that the matching between the city and nature was wonderful.