Yushan Kazuto and Izumi Sagiri had already put on their veils long ago, and next to them, Doma Mai also put on the veil reluctantly.
She always felt that the shape of the veil was a little strange, but since it was a mandatory requirement of the guide, she had no choice.
At the entrance, you can also rent binoculars to better observe the movements of birds.
Of course, this telescope is definitely not as clear as the astronomical telescope in the courtyard, but compared to the astronomical telescope, binoculars have one advantage - they are portable.
The rental fee for a telescope was only 300 yen. Without much consideration, Kazuto Hayama rented three telescopes and distributed them to Mai Doma and Sagiri Izumi.
There is a rope on the telescope that can be hung around the neck, but the rope is too thin and the telescope is a little heavy, so it feels a bit painful to hang it around the neck, so both Tsuchima Mai and Izumi Sagiri chose to hold it in their hands.
The guide gave each person a bottle of mineral water and repeatedly reminded them not to destroy the environment of the Wild Bird Forest. Then he led everyone into the entrance.
Not long after entering, Domama Mei understood what the solid part of the gauze cover was used for.
An old man walking in front, as soon as he entered the forest, received the enthusiasm of wild birds, and a pool of white stuff appeared on his head.
Fortunately, the gauze mask is disposable and the protective effect is quite good. When you go out, just throw away the gauze mask.
If it falls directly on the head without a veil, the other party might want to leave immediately.
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Although it is called a "wild bird forest natural ecology observation tour", in fact, in addition to wild birds, many other species will be observed.
It is summer now, and there are many tadpoles in the stream, as well as some frogs that have completed part of their metamorphosis, which attracted many people to stop and observe for a long time.
As for wild birds, there are not many to be seen.
Although the chirping of wild birds can be heard everywhere, and there are many kinds of them, when you look around, you can't find any trace of them.
After all, it is summer now and the trees are lush and green.
Winter is actually the best time to observe wild birds.
Although in winter, the number of birds is obviously much less than it is now.
But by then, the trees will be bare, which will make it easier to observe.
Occasionally, you can see a few elves passing through the woods.
However, the other party disappeared too quickly. Before everyone could raise their telescopes, it had already disappeared from sight.
However, everyone did not feel regretful. After all, walking in the wild bird forest and breathing in the fresh air was still very comfortable.
While taking a walk, we could observe various creatures. We felt very comfortable and followed the guide, going deeper into the forest.
Chapter 2003 Picchio
After walking for about half an hour, we came to a river beach with a wider view, and the guide stopped.
"You can take a rest here and observe. There are quite a few picchios around here. If you are lucky, you might be able to see picchios eating insects!" said the guide with a smile.
The crowd scattered, but they didn't go too far. After all, there were black bears and wild boars in the Wild Bird Forest, and if one was not familiar with the road, it would be easy to get lost if one walked around alone.
Doma Mai followed Hayama Kazuto and said, "Kazuto-senpai, what is picchio?"
"Picchio means woodpecker in Italian," said Yushan Kazuto.
There is a well-known fashion brand in Italy called Picchio.
"Woodpecker?" Tsuchima blinked. "Why can't we say it in Japanese?"
Doma Mai felt a little annoyed by the guide's showing off his Italian.
Doesn't this question reveal that I don't understand Italian at all?
"Maybe it's because they are affiliated with the Picchio Ecological Center, so we're used to it?" Yushan Heren said angrily.
The Picchio Visitor Center at the entrance is actually named after Picchio.
Next to it, there is a Picchio Ecological Center, which organizes the "Wild Bird Forest Natural Ecological Observation Tour", also known as "Bird Exploration" or "Pichio Ecological Tourism Activity".
While Yushan Kazuto was chatting with Tsuchima Mei, Izumi Sagiri heard some strange noises.
"Kazuto-nii, did you hear the 'tap-tap' sound?"
After Izumi Sagiri said this, Yushan Kazuto pricked up his ears. There seemed to be a faint "tap tap" sound in the air, and there seemed to be more than one source of the sound.
"Is it Picchio pecking at the trees?" Tsuchima asked.
Yushan Kazuto gave Domama a blank look. She had previously complained that the guide called the woodpecker "picchio" and was showing off his Italian, but now he was doing the same.
"It should be." However, Yushan Heren didn't say much in the end, but just replied lightly.
Tsuchima couldn't help but blink, looking for the source of the "tap tap" sound, but when she looked up, there was no trace of the woodpecker.
"Look upwards." Yushan Heren had a sharp vision and quickly caught sight of the woodpecker working hard.
In fact, the sound of a woodpecker pecking at wood is quite loud. The woodpecker sound heard by Yushan and the other two was very small, which actually means that the woodpecker was quite far away from them.
Tsuchima Mai raised her head slightly, but still couldn't find any trace of the woodpecker. However, after Yushan and others finished talking, Izumi Sagiri immediately saw the appearance of the woodpecker.
If you look directly with the naked eye, you can only see a small black dot working hard. At this time, the binoculars that have always been used as a burden come in handy.
"Kazuto-nii, is that the one?" Looking in the direction where Sagiri Izumi raised her hand, there was indeed a woodpecker working.
"A little to the right and a little higher, there are others." Yushan Heren said.
Izumi Sagiri couldn't help but blink, put down the binoculars in her hand, looked a little to the right, and a larger woodpecker came into view.
"This woodpecker is so big!" Comparing it with the woodpecker she saw before, Izumi Sagiri couldn't help but exclaimed.
"They should be two different types." Yushan Heren blinked and said.
He didn't know much about woodpeckers, but the size difference between different species of the same animal was often quite large.
On the side, Tsuchima Mai couldn't help but become a little anxious. Yushan Kazuto and Izumi Sagiri all saw two different woodpeckers, but she didn't see any.
Noticing the change in Tsuchima Mai's expression, Izumi Sagiri took the initiative to speak: "Sister Mai, just look in this direction now, and you should be able to see it if you look a little higher."
Tsuchiya blinked slightly, raised her head again, and a small black dot appeared in her eyes: "Is it so high?"
"The other one is taller and a little to the right." said Sagiri Izumi.
As she spoke, Izumi Sagiri raised her binoculars and observed the movements of the two woodpeckers.
In fact, woodpeckers do not peck at wood very often. Most of the time, they are preying on insects such as ants. It is indeed very lucky to see two different species of woodpeckers working at the same time.
Watching the conversation between Izumi Sagiri and Tsuchima Mei, Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but smile knowingly.
The two of them had been able to communicate normally a long time ago, but this time was different. This time it was Izumi Sagiri who took the initiative to communicate with Tsuchima Mei, which was of great significance.
Seeing the two people observing the woodpecker carefully, Yushan Kazuto also picked up the telescope and started watching.
The woodpecker in the lens' field of view is not very clear, but the pattern can be seen clearly.
The smaller one has a large white pattern on its back and many white spots, while the larger one is pure black, with a tuft of red hair on its head.
On the other side, seeing Yushan and the other two picking up binoculars, he roughly guessed that Yushan and the other two had found the woodpecker.
"Have you seen Picchio?" The guide asked as he approached Yushan Kazuto.
asked.
"In that direction, there are two different species of woodpeckers." Yushan Kazuto is still not used to calling them "picchio", although he speaks Italian very well, even closer to the Florentine accent than the Conte father and daughter who are from Italy.
"Over there?" The guide picked up the telescope and looked, and sure enough, he saw two different woodpeckers.
"We are so lucky that we can see two different types of picchio at work!" said the guide.
He has been a guide here for more than ten years and has seen all kinds of rare birds, but this is the first time he has seen something like this.
"Do you know what species they are?" the guide asked.
Yushan Kazuto shrugged, "Not sure."
Although it is obvious at a glance that the two woodpeckers are not of the same species, it is still a bit difficult for Yushan and others to tell the specific species.
It's almost the same unless you open your phone, enlarge the camera, take a picture and search for it.
"The one on the left is called White-backed Woodpecker, and the one on the right is called Black Woodpecker." Izumi Sagiri said.
The guide couldn't help but blink. He was just about to show off, but he didn't expect a little girl to say it out.
"Sagiri, how did you know?" Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but be surprised.
"I took a photo with my phone and then searched for it." said Sagiri Izumi.
The guide couldn't help but blink and had to walk away silently. Looking at Izumi Sagiri, Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but smile and gently touched the other's little head.
Chapter 2004: Borrowing a Mirror
With the information provided by Yushan and the other two, the other tourists also began to observe.
There are many chances to see two woodpeckers at the same time, and the probability of seeing two different species of woodpeckers is also good, but the probability of seeing two different woodpeckers working is very low.
Seeing everyone holding binoculars and observing the woodpecker, Mai Sakurajima, who was standing nearby, felt a little uncomfortable.
The gauze hood is fine, you can pick it up from the basket next to the entrance of Jiazhu Restaurant, but you need to pay to rent the binoculars, and there is no self-service payment method.
So now, Mai Sakurajima can only raise her head and observe the two woodpeckers with her naked eyes.
However, because the woodpecker was located too high, no matter how hard Sakurajima Mai tried, she could only see two black dots, one big and one small.
"Senior Kazuto, what is that red and green bird over there?"
After looking around with a telescope, Domama seemed to have discovered a new kind of bird.
"That? That's a green pheasant." Yushan Kazuto moved the telescope to the direction pointed by Doma Mai and saw a beautiful bird.
The green pheasant is a type of pheasant and is also the national bird of Japan. Currently in the J2 league, there is a team named after the green pheasant - Okayama Green Pheasant.
"It's quite rare to see a green pheasant flying into a tree," Yushanhe said.
Pheasant is actually commonly known as wild chicken. This family, and even the entire Galliformes, can fly, but they are not good at it. They generally walk on the ground, so they are also called land birds.
When we see pictures or videos of pheasants flying, in most cases, it is not real pheasants flying, but they are artificially thrown to create the illusion of flying.
Therefore, it is quite rare to see a green pheasant flying to the top of a tree, even though the treetops are not very high.
"Green pheasant? It looks a bit like a peacock." Tsuchima blinked and said.
Hayama Kazuto couldn't help but blink. There were no wild peacocks in Japan, but the invasive species peacocks were not counted.
"The green pheasant is a short-tailed pheasant, and it is not considered good-looking among the Pheasant family." Yushan Heren said.
"Then? Where can we see long-tailed pheasants?" Tsuchima asked involuntarily.
"As for the long-tailed pheasant, you can only go to China to see it." Yushan Heren said with a slight blink.
“Or maybe some zoos have introduced them.”
"What's so interesting in the zoo?" Tsuchima couldn't help but pout and said.
Yushan Heren shrugged. In fact, he only had a vague understanding of these things. It was just that a few days ago, when he was flipping through a picture album in the library, he saw the photo of the green pheasant.
Like the woodpecker that he didn't see that day, he didn't know anything about it.
On the other side, Izumi Sagiri took out her mobile phone again and recorded the appearance of Midori Pheasant.
I saw quite a lot of creatures today, but without any photo records, if I were to rely solely on my memory, the results might be a little incomplete.
The green pheasant was also very cooperative. Just when Izumi Sagiri took out her mobile phone to take a picture, it turned its body, allowing Izumi Sagiri to record its full appearance on the mobile phone.
On the other side, Sakurajima Mai looked at Yushan and the other two, and felt envious.
Although the green pheasant did not fly high, it was on the other side of the stream. Although the stream was not wide, the water was still quite turbulent and difficult to cross, so it could only be observed from a distance.
However, without binoculars, Mai Sakurajima could only barely see that the other party was a colored black dot.
After thinking for a long time, Sakurajima Mai picked up her mobile phone and checked the signal status.
Although we have gone deep into the wild bird forest, fortunately, there is still a cell phone signal, otherwise Izumi Sagiri would not be able to search for information about the woodpecker, right?
Looking at the two bars of signal, Mai Sakurajima finally breathed a sigh of relief, opened Line, and sent a message to Kazuto Yushan.
Feeling the vibration of the phone in his pocket, Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but blink and glanced at Tsuchima Mai and Izumi Sagiri beside him.
Both of them were conscientiously looking for new birds and did not pay attention to themselves. Yushan Kazuto then took a step back, took out his mobile phone, and just happened to see the message from Sakurajima Mai.
"Brother Kazuto, can you lend me your telescope?"
