"The story of a goshawk, a bird of prey that has advanced into the city"
This blog introduces the life of a goshawk, a wild drama that unfolded in front of the caretaker in an urban park in Tokyo from July 2017 to December 2018.
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Female goshawk returning
At the end of October, a female goshawk returned to the goshawk forest for the first time in a while.
It's been three and a half months since I saw him at the beginning and end of July.
A female goshawk that I see for the first time in a while.
During the long rest, the female may have finished molting.
Feathers full of energy, and shining eyes looking into the distance.
Her gaze already seems to be for children born and raised next year.
Mother bird three months ago, on the verge of leaving the forest, just after breeding
The mother bird, which raised three young birds this year, lost its brilliance immediately after breeding, and was exhausted and exhausted.
However, while the brilliance of his eyes was lost, he felt a sense of relief that he had raised the children safely just before he finished breeding and went somewhere.
At the beginning of July, as the young birds fled and began to fly, they took care of their children completely and touched their father birds completely, and they flew away somewhere.
It seems that the reason was that they needed a long rest to complete the molting at the same time as taking medical treatment for breeding next year.
It probably takes longer than males to build a body to lay eggs.
During this long rest, he seems to have rested well, moulted and ready for the next breeding.
Where were you resting?
When the female returned, the young bird that was spending time with the male could no longer sit in the woods with her parents.
It seemed that the young birds were well aware of that.
The young bird plunged over the female's head and grabbed and flew.
Did the young bird come to greet her when she learned that the female (her mother) had returned?
The young bird speeded up from the sky, grabbing over her female head and flying.
The female flutters for a moment, but she doesn't specifically deal with her and doesn't chase the chicks.
The young bird also seemed to be trying to get rid of her mother, perhaps because she still wanted to spend some time with her dad.
It didn't seem to be the case.
The young bird flew away somewhere at the end of this approach
The young bird flew away somewhere at the end of this approach and never returned.
This is the last time I saw a young bird in the Otaka Forest.
It seems that he has left for the new world.
Both the young bird and the father bird had a short period, but it seems that they were able to enjoy the period when the father and son did not enter the water.
The young bird seems to be fully aware of the fact that his parents will breed here and that he will be in the way here.
The approach of the young bird to the mother bird was probably the last farewell greeting.
Next year, he said, "Born, raise our brothers safely!" "Goodbye!"
From now on, this young bird will have to leave the forest where he was born and raised and live on his own somewhere.
And in a few years, they will probably breed somewhere, just as their parents did, as well as their two siblings.
Couple flying without water
A male goshawk that has been around the goshawk forest for some time.
It seems that he has been waiting for this day when his partner returns.
I would have been very worried until I came back.
After seeing the young bird fly away, the male flew over with the female and flew away somewhere.
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the end
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