in a forest

I often take a stroll in a forest close to my house with my D-SLR. The forest is, exactly saying, a part of greens conservation area being  scattered with some parks, well-managed woods, traditional farming villages and a zoological garden, located in the north of Yokohama.
我が家から程近い森をカメラを抱えてよく散策する。緑化保全地域の類で、公園やら保全林やらが散在するエリアである。

Unfortunately, you can hardly see wild animals because it is an urban area. Though it is said that some Japanese raccoon dogs live there, what I have ever encountered seemed nonnative species introduced from Northern America or others from China.
残念ながら野生動物を見かけることはほとんどない。見かけるのも、まだ生息しているというタヌキではなく、外来種のアライグマかハクビシンである。
It’s winter. The forest is quiet and colorless. Even so, it is still interesting.
今は冬。音も色も少ないが、森はそれでも面白い。