Soaring Mind

ten takashi 天高し high autumn sky - the soaring hawk takes my soul November 2004 Individuality bright autumn sky the eagle soars high above the doves leaving the chicken back in the nest - Father eagle soars for Akegarasu Sensei, November 2004

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The birds are not hawks, but Tonbi 鳶, black kite, Milan noir.

Father and Mother Tonbi live in our woods and we see the chicks start their first ride in the air every year. Since we live high up in the valley, we use to say:

tobi no senaka o mite kurasu

鳶の背中を観てくらす。。。

We live looking down at the back of the Milan. Of course more often they soar above us, not below us.

鳶、学名は Milvus migrans

http://www.hum.ibaraki.ac.jp/kano/peper/piya/35en.htm


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