そこ掘れチュンチュン！　スズメは“砂のシャワー”がお気に入り(2023年3月11日)

Here sparrows are busy digging sand! Sparrows like "sand baths" (23/03/11)

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このところの暖かい天気で、鳥たちも気持ちが良いのかシャワータイムを楽しんでいます。　
With the recent warm weather, the birds are enjoying their shower time, look like feeling good.
秋田市にある診療所の庭で、木の根元に群がるスズメたち。
Sparrows flock to the base of a tree in the garden of a clinic in Akita City.
よく見ると、砂地にちょうど自分の体にフィットした大きさの穴を掘って中に入っています。
Looking closer, you can see that they have dug a hole just the right size to put themselves in the sand and get inside.
まるで産んだ卵を温めているかのような様子です。　
It looked as if they were warming newly laid eggs.
一方、2羽は競い合うように砂ぼこりを巻き上げています。　
Meanwhile, the two birds are raising a dusting of sand as if competing with each other.
専門家によりますと、これは「砂浴び」という行動で、主に晴れた日や暖かい日に、体や羽に付いたダニやシラミなどを砂で落とすそうです。
According to experts, this is a behavior called "sand bathing," which is mainly done on sunny and warm days to remove mites and lice from their bodies and wings.
いわば、スズメたちのシャワータイムなのです。　
It can be said that this is the sparrow's own bathing time.
この庭の砂は造園業者が持ち込んだもので、そのさらさらとした質感をスズメたちは気に入って、たくさん集まってきたのではないかと専門家は話しています。
The sand in this garden was brought in by a landscaper, and experts suggest that the sparrows may enjoy its light texture and congregate in large numbers.

このところの暖かい天気で、鳥たちも気持ちが良いのかシャワータイムを楽しんでいます。　

気持ち

Feeling, sensation, mood; preparedness, readiness, attitude; thanks, solicitude, sympathy; just a little, somewhat, slightly

暖かい

Warm, mild, genial

良い

Good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable; sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer), ready, prepared; profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial; ok

シャワー

Shower

天気

Weather, the elements; fair weather, fine weather

鳥

Bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat), fowl, poultry

タイム

Time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
秋田市にある診療所の庭で、木の根元に群がるスズメたち。

市

City

診療

Medical examination and treatment, diagnosis

木

Tree, shrub, bush; wood, timber

所

Place, spot, scene, site; address; district, area, locality; one''s house; point; part; space, room; whereupon, as a result; about to, on the verge of; was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing

庭

Garden, yard, courtyard; field (of action), area

群がる

To swarm, to gather
よく見ると、砂地にちょうど自分の体にフィットした大きさの穴を掘って中に入っています。

見る

To see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe; to look over, to look on, to assess, to examine, to judge; to look after, to keep an eye on, to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try, to try out; to see that..., to find that..

穴

Ass, arse, buttocks; rear, end; acupuncture point; hole, notch

中

Inside, in; among, within; center (centre), middle; during, while

体

Appearance, air, condition, state, form

自分

Myself, yourself, oneself, himself, herself; i, me; you

大き

Great, grand, large; greater (of equal court ranks), upper, senior; a great deal, very much

フィット

Fit

砂地

sandy soil
まるで産んだ卵を温めているかのような様子です。　

様子

State, state of affairs, situation, circumstances; appearance, look, aspect; sign, indication

卵

Eggs, egg, spawn, roe; hen egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning, origin, infancy
一方、2羽は競い合うように砂ぼこりを巻き上げています。　

一方

One (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way, one direction, the other direction, one side, the other side, one party, the other party; on the one hand, on the other hand; whereas, although, but at the same time, meanwhile, in turn; just keeps, being inclined to ..., tending to be ..., tending to do ..., continuously ..., just keeps on ...ing, only

羽

Feather, plume, wing; blade (fan, propeller, etc.)

競い合う

To compete with, to vie for
専門家によりますと、これは「砂浴び」という行動で、主に晴れた日や暖かい日に、体や羽に付いたダニやシラミなどを砂で落とすそうです。

砂

Sand, grit; gold dust, silver dust

日

Day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event

暖かい

Warm, mild, genial

行動

Action, conduct, behaviour, behavior, mobilization, mobilisation

体

Appearance, air, condition, state, form

落とす

To drop, to lose, to let fall, to shed (light), to cast (one''s gaze), to pour in (liquid), to leave behind; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.), to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair), to lose, to spend money at a certain place, to omit, to leave out, to secretly let escape; to lose (a match), to reject (an applicant), to fail (a course), to defeat (in an election); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice), to lessen (e.g. production or body weight), to worsen (quality), to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity), to speak badly of, to make light of, to fall into straitened circumstances; to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin), to make one''s own, to have one''s bid accepted, to force surrender, to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle), to forcefully convince, to press for a confession, to deal with; to download, to copy from a computer to another medium; to make someone swoon (judo); to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line); to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)

家

House (e.g. of tokugawa), family

晴れ

Clear weather, fine weather; formal, ceremonial, public; cleared of suspicion

羽

Feather, plume, wing; blade (fan, propeller, etc.)

主

Head (of a household, etc.), leader, master; owner, proprietor, proprietress; subject (of a rumour, etc.), doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers), long-time resident (or employee, etc.); husband; you

専門

Speciality, specialty, subject of study, expert, area of expertise
いわば、スズメたちのシャワータイムなのです。　

シャワー

Shower

タイム

Time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
この庭の砂は造園業者が持ち込んだもので、そのさらさらとした質感をスズメたちは気に入って、たくさん集まってきたのではないかと専門家は話しています。

砂

Sand, grit; gold dust, silver dust

業者

Trader, merchant, vendor; manufacturer, contractor

家

House (e.g. of tokugawa), family

庭

Garden, yard, courtyard; field (of action), area

専門

Speciality, specialty, subject of study, expert, area of expertise

造園

landscape gardening

質感

feel of a material