On December 8, 2018, the sun was shining and a cold northwest wind was blowing clouds across the sky. Hoping to see an interesting horizon, I walked to the riverbank along Yasugawa (野洲川). The riverbed is mostly dry, but it supports vegetation near the left bank. On the riverbed I saw one low cosmos plant […]
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Little Egrets at Yasugawa
Little egrets (コサギ) are very active at Yasugawa (野洲川) in early August. When conditions are just right, many little egrets and a few great egrets (ダイサギ) and grey herons (アオサギ) feed on small aquatic creatures at the weir between Moriyama City on the left bank and Yasu City on the right. I recorded some of […]
Crows along Yasugawa
On Sunday, March 18, 2018, I was cycling down the north bank of Yasugawa when I heard some noisy crows perched in nearby trees. https://soundcloud.com/gpjp/crows-in-ichimiyake When I ride my touring bike, I carry a small audio recorder and microphones. For this recording I used a Sony PCM-M10 recorder and Clippy Stereo EM172 mics by FEL […]
Egrets in September
In September egrets actively hunt for fish and small aquatic animals at the Yasugawa bridge between Yasu City and Moriyama City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
Yasugawa Riverside Park
Just before noon on January 7, 2017, I made a field recording in a large park along Yasugawa in Shiga Prefecture, Japan (野洲川立入河川公園). The recording was made with a small Sony PCM-M10 digital recorder mounted on a tripod near the lower end of the park. I chose this location in order to reduce traffic and […]