Near Torino, in the middle of the hills,there is a small lake, the lake of Arignano. The place is not a natural park and it is not particularly famous. But it is known by birdwatchers as one of the spots in the province of Torino where a great number of species can be seen. In the lake, ducks, cormorants, grebes, herons and sandpipers can be seen. The countryside around the lake is not woods or anything looking like a primeval environment, but simple, old style countryside, where small patches of wood are mixed with fields and meadows. The special thing of this place is that it is different. Different from modern countryside where development is almost industrial and only corn fields can be seen. In this special place, you can see species, like the red-backed shrike my wife took a picture of, that are fast disappearing elsewhere.
I hope we can preserve some parts of those very human, yet natural, places.
Looking at the sunset reflected on the lake, while grebes were fishing and only sounds from nature could be heard, we cannot forget nature surrounds us, however modified or used by man, and we can use its resources without destroying it.
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いつも最後まで読んでくださってGRAZIE MILLE！）