Yamagata, Feb 28 (News On Japan) –
The Shonai area of Yamagata Prefecture, often known as a wintering spot for swans, has witnessed the beginning of the swans’ “northward migration” about three weeks sooner than standard. The birds are leaving for his or her breeding grounds in Russia and different areas.
Experts counsel that the early migration is because of this winter’s mild snowfall, which made it simpler for the swans to seek out meals and feed sufficiently.
During this winter, the Oyama Upper Pond and Lower Pond in Tsuruoka City noticed over 5,000 swans at peak instances. As the interval for the “northward migration” again to breeding areas such because the Russian Far East approached, on the morning of the twenty seventh, amidst snowy winds, the swans huddled collectively and unfold their wings in preparation for departure. Starting round 7 a.m., they started to take off in flocks.
According to Mr. Bundo Tsunoda, a former director of the “Japan Swan Association,” the “northward migration” this 12 months began round February tenth, which is about three weeks sooner than in typical years. Mr. Tsunoda factors out that the explanations for the early migration embody the shortage of snow this winter, which made it simpler to seek out and eat meals, and that since February, the paddy fields have dried and hardened, making it troublesome for the swans to feed on the meals within the soil. The “northward migration” of the swans within the Shonai area is predicted to proceed till early March.
Source: NHK