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2020 Ishikawajima Park "Travel Bird" Kyojo Shigi

 2020 Ishikawajima Park "Travel Bird" Kyojo Shigi

 In the metropolitan area, Tokyo and three prefectures, the cancellation of the declaration of a state of emergency under the Special Measures Law for Measures against COVID-19 has been postponed. However, small walks around the home are one of the changes in mind. In particular, strolling along the waterside, which was developed as a "Shinsui-Koen Park" facing the Sumida River, feels peace in mind. Ishikawajima Park, located along the Sumida River School River (Harumi Canal), which splits east from the Sumida River downstream of the Eitai Bridge, is a place for residents to relax in the vicinity because of the adoption of Super dike.

During this season, at low tide, if you look closely at the rocky shores and seawalls near the water, you can see the Kyojo Shigi (ruddy turnstone) moving around and foraging. The name comes from reddish brown·Black·It is said that the unique summer feather with a white spot pattern was regarded as the luster of a Kyoto woman's kimono. Female summer feathers are pale reddish brown, and winter feathers and young bird are grayish brown. The neck, beak, and feet (orange) are short as perilla.                       In summer, it breeds in the Tundra area in the northern hemisphere, and is said to winter over the Southern Hemisphere in winter.In Japan, it flies as a transit point in spring and autumn, and is observed on tidal flats, coasts, paddy fields, etc. . It has the habit of turning or shifting the souls of pebbles, earth lumps, shells, and seaweed with a beak to catch small animals lurking under it.