On a cold morning, a Japanese Wagtail was running around on the thinly frozen ice of the Moro River. Meanwhile, there was a time to make a big jump. January 12, 2021.
Month: January 2021
Birds in the Oppe river: A flock of great egrets and other birds.
A flock of great egrets waiting for fish to come upstream
At Kubo Weir, I witnessed the great egrets that flew away (7:49). When I followed those great egrets, there were 35 birds downstream of Miyashita Bridge (8:13). There was no noticeable movement for a while. The birds caught the Haya that had run up all at once (8:31). The birds were catching fishes for about 4 minutes. The birds can no longer catch fish. Shortly after, the birds began to move to the other side of the bridge (8:37). After catching the fish for a while, the birds returned to their original downstream side (8:44).
It is said that great egrets waiting for fishes to come upstream can be seen only at this time.