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

コノハズク子育て中、アオバズク4巣目の巣立ち

初めてのポイントでリュウキュウコノハズクが営巣していました。営巣木ははっきりしませんが、オスもメスも巣の外に出ていると言うことはヒナはすでに大きく育っているのかもしれません。

別のコノハズクは「ホッホー、ホッホー」という鳴き声じゃなくて表現しにくい変な声で鳴いて何かを異常に警戒していました。カラスの姿は特に見当たりませんでしたので、ツミか何かでしょうか?

リュウキュウアオバズクは今季4巣目の巣立ちを確認しました。2羽が巣立っていてすでに森の中を飛び回っていました。

6月24日に1羽が巣立った近所のアオバズク は昨夜、3羽全てが巣立ったようです。

Elegant Scops Owl

A Ryukyu Scops Owl crouching down, eyes fixed on something it is wary of. The black spot on its right eye should make individual identification possible.

Elegant Scops Owl

It was calling with an unusual voice. Could there have been a far more dangerous predator around than crows or the like?

Elegant Scops Owl

A Collared Scops Owl encountered in a dim secondary forest. Probably a female, but it was calling with a soft, low "hoo" rather than "myat, myat." I wonder if it was wary of me because fledglings were somewhere nearby.

Elegant Scops Owl

A Collared Scops Owl that was with the individual above. This one is probably the male. It flew quietly up into the tree overhead.

Brown Hawk-Owl

A Brown Hawk-Owl fledgling found at a new spot. It looked to have been out of the nest for several days and was flying around freely. It was a little wary of people too.

Brown Hawk-Owl

The parent and a sibling of the individual above. The parent is probably the male.

Brown Hawk-Owl

The Brown Hawk-Owls in the neighbourhood have all fledged safely. Three siblings — there is one more nearby that didn't make it into the frame. Of the parents, the male is on the left and the female on the right.

Categories: 野鳥