Big Bird Day (written by Will) This vacation, it was time for Big Bird Day 2015. Big Bird Day is when I and my friend try to see as many bird species1 as we can in a 24-hour2 period. Our biggest total – several years ago – was 82. We [...]
Swans Arrived! On the 14 of this month, the first bunch of1 swans came to the Hirose River. I had already heard that some had come to Sendai — Will said he saw some in the swamps2 when he went out for bird watching. One of my students also said she glimpsed3 [...]
Birds Around Us Now (written by Will) We birders1 (and many others who enjoy looking outside!) are seeing the many winter visitors who call Sendai home during the colder time of the year. The Daurian Redstart (Jobitaki) arrived a few weeks ago with their piping2 call3 that’s so easy to recognize if you listen for it. Here’s a [...]
A Yellow Golden Carpet It was a breathtaking1 moment! Last Sunday, when Will and I went to a home center to buy some food for Ichigo, the normal scenery2 next to the store had been enchanted3 while we were away from it for 2 weeks. [...]
An Avian1 Visitor Last night, this cute baby swallow visited us. Oh, boy! Ｉt was such a sweet, very modest2 little guest. This time again(I’ll explain this later), our dog, Ichigo, was an important key! On the way back from the night walk, Ichigo found this [...]
