At 6 o'clock in the morning in Tsukuda, Chuo-ku, there is a lively time for birds singing.
The water surface of the Sumida River reflected in the windows of the building shines as usual in the morning sun.
Today, only the sound of cars coming and going is low.
The bird appeared in front of me when the air that made me think something was different.
Eastern buzzard.
Eastern buzzard of the hawk family is a kind of raptor.
raptor catches prey that feeds with its excellent flying power and sharp beaks and claws.
Falconry is a method of taming with using that ability.
It has been held all over the world since ancient times.
Takahayabusa is the representative of that.
Looking at the connection between Shoguns in the Edo period and falconry, I found that
The first Ieyasu Tokugawa saw it as a curing method that trains the body beyond the area of hawk lovers.
The third generation Iemitsu set up "Takabo" to keep hawks in Edo Castle.
He said he had falconry hundreds of times during his tenure.
The current Hamarikyu Onshi Park was a place for shoguns to hunt for falconry during the eleventh Ieyoshi and the twelveth Ieyoshi.
However, Eastern buzzard, a hawk family, is an useless hawk that cannot be used for hunting.
"Magusotaka" and "Kisotobi" were called with a very sorry name.
Because Eastern buzzard's food is not small wild birds, but mainly rats and snakes.
The fearless face, strong feet, and the appearance of stopping the roof of a 10-story building.
It seems that there is even pride that was free without being tamed with by humans at all times.
It's over Tsukuda at 6 o'clock in the morning where you can see such a gliding of Eastern buzzard.