Hi blog.
We’re now just over halfway into April, and the weather has become quite warm, with some days topping out at over 25℃, the Japanese Meteorological Agency’s definition of summer.
Despite the lovely weather we’ve been experiencing for several days, I was worried about getting even a single post out this month. Work is busy, plus I am going to enter a karate competition at the end of the month, so wildlife has taken a back seat. Enter the “stumble upon” moment to save the day.
I arrived at work on the 16th, the first day of the official lesson timetable, to hear some squabbling. Through a gap in the bushes, I saw a crow with some kind of fibers in its beak, probably for building a nest. As I rounded the bushes, I realized it was, in fact, a pair of jungle crows (currently designated as the large-billed crow, Corvus macrorhynchos japonensis) raiding the bristles from a broom that had been left outside. Since neither crow immediately fled, I was able to pull out my phone and take a video.
I have a soft spot for crows. They are the “action stars” of the suburban avians. I sometimes see them defeat human’s attempts to stop them from raiding garbage disposal sites, and it brings a smile to my lips. Maybe it’s a combination of their problem-solving skill and attitude.
“You fools! Your puny yellow nets are no match for our superior intelligence and cunning!”
Plus, they are not evil, they are just wild animals trying to survive.
Hopefully, I will get a second post done this month.
Wild in Japan 