小林朋道公式ブログ:動物行動学者。野生生物と3日ふれあわないと体調が悪くなる。 主な著書は『先生、巨大コウモリが廊下を飛んでいます! 』、『通勤電車の人間行動学』、『人間の自然認知特性とコモンズの悲劇』など
2017/01/24
ケヤキにはトラツグミ.それまでは直に見たことは一度もなかったのに、今日は一目見て、すぐトラツグミだと分かった。白い世界にその端正な模様が映えたからだろうか。それより何より、まずは私は思ったのだ。寒いだろうなー。頑張れよ。私の生きる意味の一つは、きっと、こんなことを思うことなのだ。
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