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

公園のアカショウビンとズグロミゾゴイ

公園でリュウキュウアカショウビンのペアを観察。求愛給餌や交尾などは確認済みのペアですが、抱卵にはまだ至っていないようです。時折、近くの独身のオス個体が縄張りに入ってくるとペアのオスの方が激しく追い回していました。

近くにはズグロミゾゴイが餌探し中。繁殖中の個体と思われますが、巣はどこか分からず…。

Ruddy Kingfisher

An extremely close male Ruddy Kingfisher.

Ruddy Kingfisher

The female paired with the individual above. Equally relaxed around people. Mating confirmed during Golden Week.

Ruddy Kingfisher

A Ruddy Kingfisher nest separate from the pair above. It looks complete, but Ruddy Kingfishers often disappear for a while after finishing the nest, and this one hasn't been seen lately either. I can still hear it calling, so it seems to be somewhere nearby.

Malayan Night Heron

A female Malayan Night Heron, perhaps? The feeling is that it's raising chicks somewhere, but after it finished foraging and flew off I couldn't follow it.

Categories: 野鳥