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

春の渡りのヤツガシラ、農耕地に4個体(動画あり)

ヤツガシラ3羽を農耕地で発見しました。遠くを飛び去る個体を入れると4羽。これで沖縄本島でのヤツガシラは今季10羽確認したことになります。

沖縄本島に赴任してきて3年目。1、2年目は全く見つからなかったヤツガシラは、今年は南部から北部まで各地で見つけられました。当たり年なのか今まで探す場所が悪かったのか…。

Eurasian Hoopoe

A Eurasian Hoopoe that struck a pose for me on the lawn.

Eurasian Hoopoe

There were two of them — one blurred in the foreground.

Eurasian Hoopoe

This Eurasian Hoopoe was alone. After feeding, it was relaxing up in a Chinaberry tree.

Eurasian Hoopoe

It was a little wary of the farmer, but didn't fly off — after a short while it was back to searching earnestly for food.

Eurasian Hoopoe

Whether it had just arrived from migration or not, even when a light truck passed right in front of it, this Eurasian Hoopoe sat down and stayed put for some time.

Eurasian Hoopoe

It was rooting out cockroaches from soil that a wild boar had turned over.

Eurasian Hoopoe

It drops prey it had tossed up and tried to swallow. Tired from the long journey, perhaps?

Eurasian Hoopoe

Startled by a motorbike, it flew up into a tree. Its body is sleeked down from the tension. ^^

Eurasian Hoopoe

A Eurasian Hoopoe in a flower field.

Eurasian Hoopoe

The two Eurasian Hoopoes moving together kept their distance from each other and wouldn't line up side by side….

Eurasian Hoopoe

Spotted a Eurasian Hoopoe flying in the distance. Including this individual, I was able to confirm four birds in the same area.

Categories: 野鳥