Masuda City, located at the western end of the Shimane prefecture, is a local town in the San’in region blessed with mountains, rivers, and the sea with 44000 people. It is home to a large number of wild birds, including the Hodgson’s hawk eagle (Name in Japanese “Kumataka”) and goshawk (Name in Japanese “Ootaka”), as well as seasonal spring birds, summer birds, and winter birds, which can be seen close to the clear waters of Takatsu River and Masuda River, as well as the mountains of the Chugoku Mountains. We will introduce you to the cute wild birds that live around Masuda with photos.
Apart from these precious things, there are also white herons, wild ducks, and so on, which you can enjoy in your daily life while walking around.
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In forests and farmland along rivers in autumn and winter
As a migratory bird chiefly in spring in fields filled with water
Resident bird; large bird of prey living in mountain valleys. Endangered I B species
Summer birds characterized by long tail and eye ring
Summer birds along the stream
Winter birds from around October in Takatsu River and Masuda River
Winter birds but can also be seen in summer in Hikimi areas
A summer bird that migrates and breeds in the countryside
A summer bird in Satoyama
Resident birds on the coast and in rivers. During the Ayu fish going downstream to spawn season in Takatsu River, they are often seen in the waters where Ayu fish lay their eggs