While I was out on a walk looking for a subject to photograph, I spotted several yukkuris peering into an irrigation canal.
Stealthily moving closer, taking care not to be noticed, I saw that a yukkuri Marisa was stuck in the filter grate.
In the agricultural off-season when there was no water flowing, if a yukkuri accidentally fell into the canal, it might be possible for it to jump out.
However, with the sluice gates open and water flowing through the canals, they became a deadly trap for yukkuris.
The Marisa in the canal had climbed onto her hat and was just barely keeping from being submerged.
The grate was set diagonally, so if she could just hop up on it, the Marisa might be able to escape, but since her hat was waterlogged, her feet were also soaking up water, making it hard for her to move.
Perhaps realizing her fate, the Marisa looked up at the other yukkuris with an expression of resignation.
~Yukkuris Around Town~
9. The Irrigation CanalWhile I was out on a walk looking for a subject to photograph, I spotted several yukkuris peering into an irrigation canal.
Stealthily moving closer, taking care not to be noticed, I saw that a yukkuri Marisa was stuck in the filter grate.
In the agricultural off-season when there was no water flowing, if a yukkuri accidentally fell into the canal, it might be possible for it to jump out.
However, with the sluice gates open and water flowing through the canals, they became a deadly trap for yukkuris.
The Marisa in the canal had climbed onto her hat and was just barely keeping from being submerged.
The grate was set diagonally, so if she could just hop up on it, the Marisa might be able to escape, but since her hat was waterlogged, her feet were also soaking up water, making it hard for her to move.
Perhaps realizing her fate, the Marisa looked up at the other yukkuris with an expression of resignation.