March 20th, 2025-March 24th is Spring-First stage of SHUNBUN (Spring equinox)-10th KOU “SUZUME start to nest.” Today is the Spring Equinox. For many living creatures, this is the season when new life is born. In the 10th KOU, SUZUME have begun to build their nests.
There is a lovely wooden hut with a tiled roof on my walking route, and I see the same sparrow, I guess, on the exactly same beam of the roof as always. They must be a pair, and the attics of this hut seems like the perfect place to build a nest.
MUKUDORI (starlings) also come here. They are noisy as they compete for the nesting spot, but for some reason they don’t fight with these sparrows.
Forgotten straws in the rice fields are perfect for building nests. If you fly to the river bank, there are lots of dead reeds, so it looks like you can build as many nests as you like.
And after the spring equinox, the days will get longer. You will have to work harder than ever.
In a few weeks, TSUBAME (swallows) will arrive. Please leave some materials for them ^^
