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

シロチドリのヒナ誕生

開発にも負けず抱卵していたシロチドリ の卵が孵化しました。卵は三つあったのですが、ヒナは2羽だけ。孵らなかったのか、ネコにやられたのか。この地域は、野良猫が大変多く、わざわざ餌をやりにくる心無い人までおり、捕食されるヒナもいるようなシロチドリたちには厳しい環境。無事に育つことを願っている。

Kentish Plover

A Kentish Plover chick. Perhaps 3–4 days after hatching?

Kentish Plover

A female Kentish Plover hiding her chick under her belly as a passer-by walks nearby.

Kentish Plover

The parent bird stands up once the danger has passed.

Kentish Plover

The parent bird stood up right on top of the chick. ^^;

Kentish Plover

It was wandering through the grass, catching small insects on its own.

Kentish Plover

A male courting a female. She wasn't having any of it. ^^;

Blue Rock Thrush

The parent bird was very wary of the Blue Rock Thrush. It would probably attack a newly hatched chick.

Blue Rock Thrush

A male Blue Rock Thrush hatched this year.

Categories: 野鳥