今回は日本語学校の生徒さんが10名ほどきてくれたので、鳥見初心者の外国人が多めだった。初めての人に鳥を見せてあげるというのは、探鳥会慣れした日本人参加者はみな得意なことだったので、英単語3割、日本語7割くらいのチャンポン言語が飛び交い、けっこう会話できていた気がした。野外で鳥見をしながらのほうが、机に座って会話しろというより、よほど交流しやすいのは間違いない。
I joined "Bird Walk at Kasai Rinkai Park for English speaker" on Saturday as a volunteer. We watched and heard 37 bird species including this Far-Eastern Curlew, the endangered migratory shorebird.
At first, we found it walking and feeding with a Bar-tailed Godwit at the far corner of the mudflat. But while we were having lunch, it came nearer and nearer and in the end, we watched it very closely!
I tried to sketch it but since it has such an unusual shape and moves constantly, it was very difficult to put down on paper. Come to think of it, I haven't sketched Eastern Curlew much either. I need more practice on this type of bird.
数歩動いては、ちょっと首を傾げてくちばしを泥に突っ込み、しばらく首をひねったまま格闘したあげくに上手にカニを引っ張りだしていた。この首を捻る動きを捉えたかったのだけれど、ただでさえへんな形の鳥のへんな動き……難しすぎる！
It dug out crabs, putting its long carved beak in the mud, twisting its head. Someone said that this bird looks a bit slim for the Far-eastern Curlew. It was obviously hungry and there seems to be plenty of food because it was picking crabs almost every few minutes.
A female Bull-headed Shrike told us it is already autumn but as I drew this, I got bitten by so many mosquitos. Summer is still here.
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