オシドリ /Mandarin Duck

春の訪れとともに、北大の水辺にやってくるオシドリ。♂は豪華な色合いで、間近でじっくり観察できます

Mandarin ducks come to the waterfront of HOKUDAI in spring. You can take a closer look at a gorgeous color of mandarin duck male at Hokudai.

美しいオシドリといえども恋のバトルは凄まじい・・・

Even for beautiful ducks, the battle for love is fierce…

2015/4撮影

仲睦まじいオシドリ夫婦の誕生・・

A loving mandarin duck couple is born..

雛が生まれた後、♂は育児放棄。今時、けしからん鳥です・・

After chicks were born, males abandon their family. It’s an unacceptable bird nowadays.

雛は６月生まれ。多い時には十数羽のヒナを引き連れた母ガモに出逢います。育児場所は大野池

Chicks born in June. Parenting location: Ohno Pond

ヒナはポプラの種や草を食べてどんどん成長。好奇心も旺盛です。

The chicks eat more and more and grow up fast. They are also curious.

北大にたくさんいるカラス。小さな雛の天敵です

Crows, of which there are many at Hokudai, are the natural enemy of the chicks.

八月。ひな鳥は立派に飛べるようになり、まもなく南に旅立ちます。来年も帰っておいで・・

Chickens have learned to fly by August and be leaving for the south. Come back next year…