この数と近さはすごい！天売島は野鳥のワンダーランド！
The number and proximity is amazing! Teuri Island is Bird Wonderland!
ウミネコ / Black-tailed Gull
ウミネコの営巣地は道路のすぐ側。気をつけないとぬいぐるみのような雛を踏みそう・・
The nesting sites of Black-tailed Gulls were right next to the road. Had to be careful not to step on the plush chicks…
ケイマフリ/ Spectacled Guillemot
断崖絶壁に営巣するケイマフリ。タレ目の逆パンダ、足はおしゃれな赤色でとても可愛い。それにしても・・下を見ると足がすくむなあ
The birds nest on a bluff. They are very pretty with drooping eyes and fashionable red legs. Still…I froze up when I looked down.
ウトウ / Rhinoceros Auklet
ウトウは魚取り名人。潜って浮かんでくる時はたくさんの魚をくわえていました。よく落とすらしいですが・・
Auklet is a master fish catcher. When the bird dove and floated, it had many fish in its mouth. But I heard they often drop its prey.
ウトウの帰巣 / Back to the Nest
日没後に海から戻ってくるウトウ。その「着地？」はなかなかスリリング。スピードを落とさずに草むらに飛び込んでくる・・「おっと、危ない！」
Auklets returned from the sea after sunset. Their “landings?” was quite thrilling.. plunged into the bush without slowing down… “Oops, look out!”