A daily journal.
Mainly introducing wild birds of Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, through photos.

となり同士のアオバズクの営巣

アオバズクがお互い見通せる場所で営巣していました。その距離たったの30メートル。 リュウキュウオオコノハズクの巣はそこから50メートル ほどで、この林にはアオバズク2ペアとオオコノハズク1ペアが半径40メートルほどの範囲で繁殖していることになります。

現在、観察中のアオバズクの営巣は、6ペアです。

Brown Hawk-Owl

Looking up from below at what appeared to be the nesting tree — a Casuarina — I caught the eye of the female Brown Hawk-Owl. The hollow looks quite shallow.

Brown Hawk-Owl

Visible from the side as well.

Brown Hawk-Owl

This is the pair of the Brown Hawk-Owl above. Keeping guard near the nest.

Brown Hawk-Owl

A Brown Hawk-Owl nesting in another Casuarina about 30 metres away. The entrance to the hollow faces upward, so there's no way to see what's inside.

Categories: 野鳥