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

リュウキュウアカショウビン3カ所で20羽

アカショウビンのポイントを3カ所回り、約20個体に出会えました。

新型コロナウイルスの影響で人の気配が少なく、アカショウビンの警戒心が緩んでいるようです。求愛給餌をしそうなペアもいたのですが、子連れバードウオッチングだったので粘れず…。^^;

Ruddy Kingfisher

Male Ruddy Kingfisher.

Ruddy Kingfisher

Female Ruddy Kingfisher. Paired with the individual above. The white feathering around the ear area is the distinguishing mark of this bird.

Ruddy Kingfisher

The female individual above caught a Sakishima grass lizard.

Ruddy Kingfisher

A Ruddy Kingfisher in splendid male plumage.

Ruddy Kingfisher

A Ruddy Kingfisher holding territory at the entrance to a forest track. Sex unknown.

Ruddy Kingfisher

A Ruddy Kingfisher perched high in a Giran strangler fig. Probably female.

Ruddy Kingfisher

A Ruddy Kingfisher in the park. Female. A parent and child were playing badminton nearby, but the bird didn't seem to mind much.

Ruddy Kingfisher

A Ruddy Kingfisher from the neighbourhood. Sex unknown. One of a pair that has already begun excavating a nest hole.

Categories: 野鳥