It is Tsukuda's Usako who observes the fixed point of wild birds at the Sumida River Terrace in Ishikawajima Park. This year, three Indian spot-billed duck parents and children came together! This time, the photo shows two of them.
First of all, on a rainy day on June 10, I found four chicks taken by a female parent on the reed grass on the Sumida River Terrace. There is no shadow on the terrace due to the falling rain. By the way, many birds grow chicks with their parents, but Indian spot-billed duck is only female. It seems that they are eating algae attached to the pillar while being watched by female parents, such as 2 or 3 days old.
Since boats often pass through the Sumida River, there is a higher risk of being rubbed by waves and losing the buoyancy of feathers than chicks growing in ponds and rivers, but they also boarded well-treated waves. It's safe.
Even though he had a camera, the rabbit still seemed like a rock, came nearby.
It is unique to the Sumida River Terrace where you can see adorable figure so close. It is the charm of the terrace, which has a point of contact with the river very close.
The other group is on the morning of June 14. The runners also stopped and were photographed with a mobile phone camera. Because such a big family! And can you say it's a chick? That's the size.
There are nine chicks. My parents are big in front of me. Even if you say chicks, it's this size, is it 2-3 weeks old? The fact that nine birds have grown up together so far is a very excellent female parent and mother, given that crows are often targeted.
Parents can see some of the wings behind them blue. This is the characteristic of Indian spot-billed duck, and it is called Kyokyo. There is no chick, so it is brown all over. Suddenly, my parents flew away suddenly and suddenly. Leaving chicks is an impossible thing you have ever observed!
My body is big, but it is still a chick, and everyone started to scream all at once. This is “Crying”!
After about 30 minutes, my parents finally joined me. In the meantime, another pair, Indian spot-billed duck, comes and says, "I'm not your parents." Was this a pre-running exercise soon?
This year's Indian spot-billed duck parents and children observed only one day and did not appear the next day, but we were able to report last year and this year for the second consecutive year. "A morning walk on the Sumida River Terrace, something happens on a rainy day."
