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

コノハズク、アオバズク恋の季節

リュウキュウコノハズクたちにも恋の季節がやってきたようであちこちで、カップルになろうとさえずりが聞こえます。姿を見せてくれた個体は全てオスでした。鳴き声はオスもメスも数え切れないぐらい聞こえてきます。やっぱり八重山のコノハズクの生息密度は濃い!!

リュウキュウアオバズクは、すでにペアになっているものやまだ1羽で狩りに精を出す個体などいろいろいます。

Elegant Scops Owl

A Ryukyu Scops Owl, male. It was calling persistently, trying to attract a female.

Elegant Scops Owl

Also a male. It was singing from inside a solitary tree in a car park. Nearby, several other males were also calling through the dark, competing for females.

Elegant Scops Owl

This one wasn't singing, but presumed to be a male Ryukyu Scops Owl.

Brown Hawk-Owl

A pair of Brown Hawk-Owls. Male on the left, female on the right.

Categories: 植物