Murin-an Wild Bird Mini-lecture

On December 4 (Wed.), we held a lecture on the Copper Pheasant. This is an endemic species living only in Japan characterized by its males’ long pheasant-like tail. They live in the dim light of the Higashiyama forest and have long been cherished birds in Japanese tanka poetry and in the famous Ogura Hyakunin Isshu poetry anthology. Today we discussed the Copper Pheasant’s various charms, including how it beats its wings as a mating call.

Murin-an’s weekly Wednesday “Wild Bird Mini-lecture” is held from 2:00-2:30 PM in the 8-tatami mat space in the main house of the first floor. We choose a wild bird species and discuss interesting characteristics about it and its ecology while also looking out at the garden and explaining any wild birds that happen to fly by.

Our first twenty participants get an original postcard featuring the Murin-an wild bird discussed that week! Feel free to drop in.
https://murin-an.jp/wildbird/