The Rabbit of Tsukuda

I met Indian spot-billed duck parent and child at Ishikawajima Park on July 28

Every year, you can meet 2 or 3 pairs of Indian spot-billed duck parents and children on the Sumida River Terrace in Ishikawajima Park. But it's not something I'm watching over Indian spot-billed duck, but a coincidence of taking a walk. Since I started with a chance encounter, it has been tracking for about two hours every year, but I am very happy to be able to report this year again. You can observe the Indian spot-billed duck parent and child so close in the middle of a big city.

 I met Indian spot-billed duck parent and child at Ishikawajima Park on July 28

When feeding, the side waves of the boat on the Sumida River are very dangerous for chicks. For if a large wave comes and gets soaked, it may lose the buoyancy of the wings and die.

 I met Indian spot-billed duck parent and child at Ishikawajima Park on July 28

Her mother, Indian spot-billed duck, guided her chicks to the land at once.

 I met Indian spot-billed duck parent and child at Ishikawajima Park on July 28

I have to dry the pecked wings quickly. The gentle stone on the Sumida River terrace is a great resting place. This is not the case in the razor dike. It is a scene unique to the coexistence of nature and humans.

 I met Indian spot-billed duck parent and child at Ishikawajima Park on July 28
 I met Indian spot-billed duck parent and child at Ishikawajima Park on July 28

Two chicks found a place under the stomach of mother Indian spot-billed duck. Did the wings dry and the head get hot?

 I met Indian spot-billed duck parent and child at Ishikawajima Park on July 28
 I met Indian spot-billed duck parent and child at Ishikawajima Park on July 28

All together, let's start.

 I met Indian spot-billed duck parent and child at Ishikawajima Park on July 28

Indian spot-billed duck's parents and children, who regained their energy, returned to a calm place on the Sumida River terrace.

 I met Indian spot-billed duck parent and child at Ishikawajima Park on July 28

Also next year, Ishikawajima Park and Sumida River Terrace will be waiting in an environment where you can meet parents and children in Indian spot-billed duck.