Seagulls - Kamomejiri

Japanese: カモメじり - かもめじり
Seagulls - Kamomejiri

...Their beaks and legs are brightly colored. They have webbed feet and are good swimmers. Many of them raise their tail feathers high when swimming, giving them the nickname "seagull-like creatures." They often breed in colonies on cliffs, rocks, grasslands, and marshes.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "seagull fly" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…くちばしと脚は鮮やかな色をしている。脚には水かきがあり,泳ぐのがじょうずで,その際カモメじりといわれるように尾羽が高く上がるものが少なくない。 繁殖は,崖,岩,草原,湿原などにコロニーをつくって行うものが多い。…

※「カモメじり」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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