１週間の旅程での関西〜中国路の旅、昨日は神戸に入りました。本日は関西を発って札幌に帰還予定。
　全国あちこち飛び回る人生行脚ですが、そのなかでも最近は神戸の訪問回数は多い。たぶん東京での滞在に次いで多いかも。親しくしている知人が神戸出身で縁が深いこともあるけれど、札幌人には「明治以降に急速に世界に開かれた」都市としての親近感があるかもしれない。少し「帰ってきた」感がある。ただ最近神戸は人口減少が進んでいて、全国規模の「投資」活動では高層ビルなど、現在は関西では大阪一極集中なのだそう。ややさみしい話題。
　さて一方、旅の間、写真のようなツバメたちの群舞に各地で遭遇していた。初夏のツバメさんたちの「子育て」時期に遭遇していたということでしょうが、札幌ではほとんど見かけない光景に癒され続け。山陰〜中国路の観光地の木造建築などでかれらの巣作りに出くわし、巣のなかの子ツバメに親鳥が活発に餌やりする乱舞を観察。わたしが遭遇した範囲では人間との衝突は起こらず、ただ微笑ましく観察させていただいていた。２枚目の写真では決定的に「餌やり」の一瞬の光景もウォッチさせていただけた。
　そんな様子が読売新聞のWEB版で報道されていた。〜解体工事中の富山県砺波市内の家屋で、ヒナがかえったばかりのツバメの巣が見つかった。業者は工事を延期、その成長ぶりを温かく見守っている。＜6/14(土) 17:37配信＞〜という記事。親ツバメの餌やりの決定的瞬間の写真がありましたが、わたしの上の写真とほぼ同様。わたしのiPhone写真でも負けていないと勝手に自己満足（笑）。
　この時期、札幌市のLINE広報などもっぱら「ヒグマ情報」ばかり流れてくる昨今ですが、こちらではおだやかな人間側の対応といい、平和な地域性を実感させられますね。

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Swallows entertain us on our journey from Kansai to the Chugoku region.
In the Honshu region, we encountered the gentle scene of swallows raising their young. The cute swallows kept us entertained. On the other hand, brown bear warnings were frequently issued in Sapporo. Now, let’s go home. ……..

　I entered Kobe yesterday on my one-week itinerary Kansai-Chugoku route trip. Today I will leave Kansai and return to Sapporo.
　I have been traveling all over the country, but recently I have been visiting Kobe more often than anywhere else. Perhaps second only to my stay in Tokyo. This is partly because one of my close acquaintances is from Kobe and I have a close relationship with the city, but it may also be because Sapporo people feel a sense of familiarity with the city that was “rapidly opened to the world after the Meiji period. There is a sense of “coming home. However, Kobe’s population has been declining recently, and nationwide “investment” activities, such as high-rise buildings, are now concentrated in Osaka in the Kansai region. A somewhat sad topic.
　On the other hand, during my trip, I encountered swallows dancing in groups, as shown in the photo, in various places. I guessed that I was encountering swallows in early summer when they were raising their young, but I was continually soothed by the sight that I rarely see in Sapporo. I came across them nesting in wooden buildings in sightseeing spots along the San’in and Chugoku routes, and observed their wild dance as the parents actively fed their young in the nests. In the second photo, I was able to watch a decisive moment of “feeding.
　The Yomiuri Shimbun reported the scene in its web edition. 〜A swallow nest with newly hatched chicks was found in a house in Tonami City, Toyama Prefecture, which was under demolition. The contractor has postponed the construction and is warmly watching its growth. ＜The article was published on Saturday, June 14 at 17:37. There was a photo of the decisive moment of the feeding of the parent swallows, which is almost the same as my photo above. I was pleased with myself that my iPhone photo was not inferior to it (laugh).
　I am very proud of myself that my iPhone photos are as good as the ones above (laugh).

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Posted on 6月 15th, 2025 by 三木 奎吾
Filed under: 出張＆旅先にて