The Aichi Banch of Wild Bird Society of Japan
General Information
Colonial-breeding Egrets and Herons usually prefer nesting on forests of river/lakesides, or of temples/shrines. In Kanie and Yatomi city in Aichi prefecture Japan, six heron species have bred together in the forest of highway interchange loops since thirty or forty or more years ago.
Enjoy Observation of Egrets
Egret watching is very enjoyable. The Grey Heron, which reminds us of the descendant of the pterosaur, the Great White Egret, an elegant prima donna of the waterside, the Intermediate Egret, a white poetic charm in a greenly shining rural rise field in Japanese summer, the Cattle Egret, the prince and princess beauty with orange hair , the Little Egret, a comical clown, and the Black-crowned Night Heron, an indigo light purple work of art. All of them form a colony at a similar place, but feeding places and feeding behavior are different. The interest in Egrets does not run out.
Identification of flyig Egrets
Identification of Egret species in fly is very difficult but very enjoyable. Why enjoyable? Because we identify and count the Egrets with the fellow members while eating snacks, chattering, jokingly discussing the species like, that is a Great Egret, no, that is an Intermediate, no, that must be a Little Egret... We have fellow members, Egrets, and a sense of satisfaction for joining the survey. This set of element, not exist in usual birdwatching events, is the attractiveness of the Egret Count.
★★What's New★★
- 2016-8-14
- The English version of the website has been launched.
Membership
The Aichi Branch of Wild Bird Society of Japan is recruiting new members to join our many activities, such as Egret Count, Little Tern Protection, Management for bird watching activity, and other enjoyable projects.
Member's Goods
Member's goods for 2016 version is a muffler towel with egret illustration.
Member's goods for the 2014 version was a laminated sheet with an egret identification chart. The 2015 version was a round fan with an egret idemtification chart.
Other Activities
Egret Watching for Kids and Parents
In breeding season, we have held Egret Watching activities with kids and pearents since 2011.
Colony Relocation by Decoys>
See the blog on 04/17/2016、and the blog on 05/29/2016
