Shunkunitai

Birds, fishing under the ice and a group of eagles

When Lake Furen is covered with 50cm ice, the Local fishermen can make a hole in the ice and set traps to catch Eleginus gracilis(fish)and a herring.  This is traditional fishing.  Valueless fish such as Cuttus pollux Gunther(fish) and Pholis nebulosa(fish) are also caught, but they are discard and left on the ice.  Therefore, Steller’s Sea Eagle and White-tailed Eagle come there to eat the fish left by the fishermen.  Middle of February, you can see the lively scene of 800〜900 eagles gather together at Lake Furan.

Animals, a group of deer

In the evening, a herd of deer appears on the seashore across the marsh.  There is a crossing road between the forest and the marsh near the rest house, you can see the group of them walking through the road in the sunset.  They come to the seashore, and dig holes to eat the roots of grasses and lick the salt to get nutrition.

Scene, floats come

February is the coldest season of year.  The floats come to Shunkunitai going around The Shiretoko Peninsula   They are formed in the Amour River in Russia.  They come to the eastern part of Hokkaido with the ocean current.  They reach Shunkunitai at about the end of February.  It is hard to imagine that it is the sea.  The floats stretch out as far as the Shiretoko Peninsula.  The wind sweeping across the sea might be expressed ‘more painful than cold.’  We hope you too can also enjoy the wind.

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