The snow continues to melt.

Day by day snow on Daisetsuzan is melting.
“Ishikari river” that is the biggest river in Hokkaido flows very hard and quick.
I guess it won’t snow.
As the temperature is rising, snow melts more quickly.
But there are a lot of snow in mountain area.
If you plan to climb mountains, you need full gear and experiment for hiking mountains in winter.

In June and In July slip accidents occur frequently.

Cyanoptila cyanomelana

Green leaves are growing day by day.
It is difficult for find wild birds.
The picture is “Cyanoptila cyanomelana”.
She is getting used to me, she comes down to my eyesight.
She has a very beautiful voice.
Her voice is called “top three beautiful voice birds in Japan” with “Luscinia akahige” and “Horornis diphone”.

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Sounkyo Gorge today

Today’s Sounkyo
“Fresh green” season has come.
Seeing from route 39, gorge is turning to green color many place.
Long long winter finished, spring has come.
And we got a lot of snow in May this year.
But Now is sprin , flesh green spring.

Warning

The picture is excrement of brown bear.
That is old, but bear may eat Japanese butterbur.

I found this not so far, very close to forest road.
Be careful when picking wild plants.
I found brown bear’s excrement many times and very close village.

Now they walk around to find foods very close village.