"The story of a goshawk, a bird of prey that has advanced into the city Tokyo Japan"
This blog introduces the life of a goshawk, a wild drama that unfolded in front of the caretaker in an urban park from July 2017 to December 2018.
Dad, it's been a long time!
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In October, goshawks began to come to the forest frequently.
The first person to come back was my dad Goshawk.
Like last year, it may be to secure a breeding ground for next year.
At first, it will be a wait-and-see.
It seems that he is trying to confirm that his partner has not returned.
Breeding is not possible without a partner.
During this period, summer birds such as the Japanese Paradise Flycatcher and the narcissus flycatcher came from the north.
After staying here for a while, the little summer birds set out for the south.
In exchange for that, the appearance of winter birds also came here and there.
October is over, and the morning chill has become severe, and I strongly feel that the seasons have changed.
In the latter half of October, in the early morning just after sunrise, I saw a young goshawk for the first time in a long time.
Only one bird was visible, it looks like a female.
Is it the eldest daughter?
Perhaps the young bird tried to greet his father, he tried to approach her father in the air. (Upper photo)
In response, the father bird also approaches the child.
"after a long time!"
"What have you been doing?"
It seems to say.
It must be a greeting from a goshawk.
I couldn't even stop in the air, so my father started chasing his child.
However, it's not like attacking the opponent, it's like flying together.
The young bird chases after him, and he is surprised by his father's bird for a moment.
It became a form of escape and danced together for a while in the sky.
Parents and children flying in the sky
The father is behind and the child is flying in front.
Children look much bigger than fathers.
This difference in size makes the young bird look like a female.
It looks bigger than a splendid young bird and a mother bird
Even so, it grew up well.
It seems that he is teaching as the king of the sky without being damaged by the wings.
Looks even bigger than the mother bird.
He will be able to hunt himself, and he will be living independently.
Did the young birds who did not return find a new world somewhere?
I want you to live well somewhere.
Even if we are together, we don't talk to each other and are silent
After flying for a while, I left a short distance on a tree branch in the forest and stopped together with two birds.
The eyes of each other stare at the other person, and they seem to be very nervous.
As soon as I stopped on the branch, I started flying with him.
It seems that he didn't talk in particular.
And this time, chase.
The young bird becomes an oni, and the father bird runs away!
Parents and children playing in the air
Apparently, the young bird that was Oni caught the fleeing father bird.
The end of playing tag!
After playing in the air, both of them soared high in the sky and flew away.
For the next few days, the young birds will spend their time in the Otaka Forest.
I'm sure the male parents would have spent time together without having to kick her daughter out for a short while until their companion came.
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to be continued
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