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

やんばるでリュウキュウコノハズク、リュウキュウオオコノハズク、ヤンバルクイナなど

久しぶりにやんばるで夜探してきました。リュウキュウコノハズクの巣立ちがピークを迎えているようで7家族20羽の巣立ちビナを見つけることができました。ヒナたちはずいぶん大きくなり、自由に飛び回っていた。

リュウキュウオオコノハズクの餌場では、コノハズクとオオコノハズクのバトルが勃発。もちろんオオコノハズクが勝ち、コノハズクは退散しました。2羽同時に観察すると、図鑑などの数値で見るより大きさがずいぶん違いました。

ヤンバルクイナも7羽ほど確認。なぜか2羽は深夜0時ごろに連れ立って道路を横断していきました。何があったんだろう?

コノハズクのヒナたちは何時ごろまで起きているのか確認しようとある家族を観察していたのですが、あまりにも眠くなり2時ごろまでしか彼らが活動しているのを確認できませんでした。

Elegant Scops Owl

The facial expression is the same as an adult, but the juvenile plumage is still quite prominent.

Elegant Scops Owl

It received an Okinawa tree lizard from a parent.

Elegant Scops Owl

The tree lizard was about the same length as the Ryukyu Scops Owl itself, so it was struggling to swallow it.

Elegant Scops Owl

Two of them waiting for food from their parents.

Elegant Scops Owl

Here too, the two were sitting side by side together.

Elegant Scops Owl

Something seemed to be moving in the grass, so I watched it closely for a while.

Ryukyu Scops Owl

When I went to the Ryukyu Eagle-Owl's feeding ground, the usual individual was catching cockroaches and cicada larvae. The Ryukyu Eagle-Owl, which has finished raising its chicks earlier than the Ryukyu Scops Owl and Grey Nightjar, has already begun moulting from around the eyes.

Elegant Scops Owl

An adult Ryukyu Scops Owl that had strayed into the Ryukyu Eagle-Owl's territory and was being chased off.

Okinawa Rail

A Okinawa Rail sleeping in a tree. I'm not sure if it's the same individual, but it generally sleeps in the same tree.

Ryukyu kajika frog

There was light rain, so Ryukyu kajika frogs were calling here and there.

Holst's Frog

The next most commonly seen after the Ryukyu kajika frog is the Holst's frog. This is quite a large and impressive frog.

Barringtonia

The Barringtonia flowers were in full bloom, drifting a sweet fragrance through the air.

Categories: 野鳥