ブラック・バード

4月19日（土）快晴

日本で定番のスズメもカラスも豪州では外来種であまり見かけません。ゴミが無いせいか街にカラスはいません。豪州にはオウム、マグパイ、ワライカワセミなど気性の激しい鳥が多いので、郊外のハイウエーでひっそりと動物の轢死体を食べて生き長らえています。シティーにはオナガテリカラスモドキという美しく輝く黒い鳥が朝夕100羽前後の集団で, 黒い稲妻のように地面すれすれを猛スピードで飛び回ります。時には車に衝突して即死。あまり速く飛ぶのでデジカメでの撮影は困難。黒鳥はブラック・スワンと呼ばれ、郊外の湖沼に住んでいます。

オナガテリカラスモドキ

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Black bird
Sat. April 19 : fine

Sparrows and crows that are common in Japan are quite rare alien species in Australia. The reason why there are no crows in the cities is probably because there is no rubbish. As so many aggressive birds such as parrots, magpies, and kookaburras are in Australia crows live secretly in the suburbs eating carcasses on the highways. Hundreds of beautifully shinning black birds, metallic starlings fly skimming the ground of the City road in the morning and evening. Sometimes they crush to death into cars. They are too quick to shoot by the digital camera. Another black birds that are called Black Swans live on the lake in the suburb.

metalic starling