Author: vc-dev

Day by day snow is melting.
Weather forecast says that it will be warm, temperature will be over 10°c.

Weather in Sounkyo is very unstable, but snow on the gorge started melting, it is getting spring. We found “Japanese butterbur scape” in the place where the snow melted.
Wild birds tasted a sweet “sap icicle” that is made by cold temperature in the morning and at night.

Center News vol.102 march has published.
This cover is “rolling snowball”
This is very rare to see at the flat ground.
And another topics are “Pteromys volans orii 〈Kuroda, 1921〉”, “Mustela nivalis”, “happnings when walking with snowshoe ”,”skavla”,”sap”.
Please watch from “Center news” on our home page.

Recently day time temperature is almost over 0°c.
It is about 1°c~5°, but it is getting warmer!!
Wild birds is getting active.
Today we came across “Megaceryle lugubris” around Ishikari river.
His voice is very characteristic, high-pitched voice.
In that day he dived into the river to catch the fish.
“Megaceryle lugubris” falls his far to the river deliberately, fish misunderstand it bait, and he gets fish, we heard.

Day by day season is changing spring.
We recommend to go out to field to see birds, trees, flowers and feel nature.

Temperature is still under 0°c in the morning and at night.
It is often rising up to over 0°c in the afternoon.
Weather forecast says that it will be cold day that is under 0°c, snowy.
Spring has not come yet.
Gradually snow is melting.
The photo is “sap icicle”
The sap of maple tree is dropping to be icicle by the coldness in the morning and night.
Many wild birds ,” Martes zibellina brachyura”, “Sciurus vulgaris orientis” and foxes come to lick them.
You can find “Sap Icicle “easily.
It is getting warm, shall we go out and do nature observation?

Temperature is 0°c now.
It is getting warm in the afternoon.
“Sciurus vulgaris orientis” in the picture was licking sap of maple tree.
This sap is little bit sweet.
Many wild birds come and lick.
After snow melt, and sap drip to the ground, “Ant” come and lick.